Health Works of Illinois

(630) 682-7979 ext.7098

Physical health care services for foster children

Foster parents are responsible for:

• Obtaining an initial health screening (IF it is not completed BEFORE placement)
• Selecting a primary care physician
• Scheduling a comprehensive health evaluation
• Obtaining routine medical examinations, including immunizations
• Making the child's Health Passport available to ALL medical providers at each health visit
• Bringing the child's Health Passport to each Administrative Case Review
• Taking children for follow-up medical appointments or referrals for further medical assessment, treatment or services
• Informing the child's caseworker, of medical problems or the need for medical services, as they occur

Foster Parents can call the DuPage County Health Department at (630)682-7979 ext.7098 to obtain referrals for needed medical services, and have access questions answered.

Foster Parents must contact DuPage County Health Department on the same day a child in to DCFS custody is placed in their home. The purpose of the call is to select a primary care physician in order to schedule a Comprehensive Health Evaluation WITHIN 21 DAYS OF TEMPORARY CUSTODY. The child's caseworker must provide the foster parent with an Encounter Form and Medical Consent to take to the Comprehensive Health Evaluation.