Q: When will the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) portion with the Health and Education Passport (HEP) be available?
A: Like CWS/CMS, Public Health Nurses (PHNs), Case Management Workers, and Emergency Response (ER) Workers will be able to document foster children and youth's medical needs in CWS-CARES. This includes documenting medical referrals, screenings, medical exams and tests, diagnosed health conditions, disabilities, medications, hospitalizations, immunizations, summary of current health conditions, and more.
CWS-CARES workers will then be able to generate the HEP document. The existing HEP template from CWS/CMS has been developed for use in CWS-CARES. This functionality will be available in CWS-CARES when we go live in October 2026.
CWS-CARES workers will then be able to generate the HEP document. The existing HEP template from CWS/CMS has been developed for use in CWS-CARES. This functionality will be available in CWS-CARES when we go live in October 2026.