Virginia Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS)

Program Description
FAMIS is Virginia's health insurance program for children under age 19. It provides access to quality health services for children of working families. As parents, you want to provide the best for your children - but the high cost of health insurance today is keeping many families, including working families, from providing their children with the important medical care they need. FAMIS can help!
FAMIS covers all the medical services growing children need to avoid getting sick, plus the services that will help them make a speedy recovery if they do become ill or get hurt.
Services covered by FAMIS include: Doctor visits, Well-baby checkups, Hospital visits, Vaccinations, Prescription medicine, Tests and x-rays, Dental care, Emergency care, Vision care and Mental Health benefits.
There are no enrollment costs or monthly premiums for FAMIS. When your children get care there may be a small fee called a co-pay for some services. Most co-payments are just $2 or $5 - FAMIS covers the rest. You do not pay for well-baby or well-child checkups.

General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, under 19 years of age, not covered by health insurance (including Medicaid), a US national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident, and you must have an annual household income before taxes of less than $17,961 if one person lives in the household; $24,241, if two people live in the household; $30,521 if three people live in the household; $36,801 if four people live in the household; $43,081 if five people live in the household; $49,361 if six people live in the household; $55,641 if seven people live in the household; $61,921 if eight people live in the household; $68,201 if nine people live in the household; $74,481 if 10 people live in the household; $80,761 if 11 people live in the household; $87,041 if 12 people live in the household; and $93,321 if more than 12 people live in the household.

Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.

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Applying for FAMIS is quick and easy. Families may either:
1) Call the FAMIS Central Processing Unit to apply right over the phone, or
2) Apply at their local Department of Social Services

Families wishing to apply at the FAMIS Central Processing Unit can do so by dialing the toll free number:
866-873-2647

Mailed or faxed applications are also acceptable. Faxed applications can be sent to 1-888-221-9402. Mailed applications can be sent to P.O. Box 1820, Richmond, VA 23218-1820.

If you would like to print an application to fill-out and return, just click here:

http://www.famis.org/apply.cfm

Families may also apply for FAMIS through their local Department of Social Services. Applications may be mailed in, or taken in person to the Social Services office.

For a listing of your local Department of Social Services, please visit:

http://www.dss.state.va.us/localagency/index.html

Some families may also have the option of applying for FAMIS with the assistance of a community outreach project. Click here for the listing of community outreach projects:

http://www.famis.org/materials/Outreach_Projects.pdf

For more information visit,

http://www.famis.org

En Espanol

http://www.famis.org/welcome.cfm?lang=Spanish

Families can speak with a representative who will begin the enrollment process over the phone.
Call center hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Friday ; 9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday

TDD users ONLY call:
888-221-1590

Interpreters are available.

Mailed applications can be sent to:
P.O. Box 1820
Richmond, VA 23218

Managing Agency
Virginia
http://www.myvirginia.org

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