The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) distributes funds to many organizations throughout the state to provide health care services to patients who lack the funds or insurance coverage to pay for vital health services.  Below is a list of the organizations and programs that are funded by ODH, along with contact information for finding a clinic, hospital or other provider.

The Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC)
OACHC distributes funds to the Ohio Federally Qualified Health Centers to pay for the following: 

• Uninsured Care Program
  
  The Uninsured Care Program (UCF) distributes funds to FQHCs and FQHC look-alike clinic organizations.  These funds pay for primary health care services to any uninsured person who presents at a health center in need of health care.  An uninsured person is defined as a person with no medical insurance, public or private, who has an annual income within 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines.  The Uninsured Care Program is defined in Amended Substitute H.B. No. 283 of the 123rd General Assembly.

The Ohio Association of Free Clinics (OAFC)

OAFC distributes funds to free clinics around the state.  The funds pay for routine infant, child and adolescent exams; vaccinations and immunizations; and the treatment of patients suffering from hypertension, diabetes and tobacco-related illness.  You can find a free clinic by calling the OAFC at (614) 221-6495.  OAFC lists 41 free clinics serving 51 Ohio counties at its Web site at http://www.ohiofreeclinics.org/.

Mailing Address:
Ohio Department of Health
Uninsured Care Program
Primary Care and Rural Health
246 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Telephone: (614) 644-8063
Fax: (614) 564-2432

E-mail: BCHS@odh.ohio.gov

Last Updated: 1/13/12 

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