MEDICAL INFORMATION:
Medicaid Managed Care For DYFS Children
New Jersey Care 2000+

www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/managedcare.html

Amerigroup NJ, Inc.                       1 800 600 4441
Health Net of New Jersey, Inc.        1 800 555 2604
Americhoice of New Jersey, Inc.     1 800 941 4647
Horizon Mercy,                               1 800 656 3729
University Health Plans, Inc.            1 800 564 6847

TO LOCATE A MEDICAID PROVIDER click on this very helpful link  http://www.njmmis.com/

DYFS NUMBERS:DCF Bergen Central                           240 Frisch Court, 2nd Floor                                      Paramus, NJ 07652                                                         (201) 291 0579
(201) 909 5178 fax

Manager: Erlinda Mendoza
Family Resource Contact: Lydia Tatekawa, ext 2109

DCF Bergen South                                                        125 State Street, 2nd Floor                                             Hackensack, NJ 07601

(201) 996 8900 or 1 800 531 1096
(201) 342 1375 fax

Manager: Marisol Naranjo
Resource Family Support: Audrey Malec, ext. 375

DYFS Northern Region Foster Care Unit:  1 800 297 7110

DYFS Emergency Line: In State 800-792-8610

DYFS Emergency Line: Out-of-state 609-292-8799

Bayonne D.O. - 800-982-7396

Bergen D.O. - 800-531-1096

Central Passaic D.O. - 800-531-1260

Jersey City D.O. - 800-982-7397

Morris D.O. - 800-392-9518

North Hudson D.O. - 800-982-7410

North Passaic D.O. - 800-847-1743

Sussex D.O. - 800-392-2654

Warren D.O. - 800-531-1229

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCE NUMBERS or WEB ADDRESSES

Foster and Adoptive Family Services: 1 800 222 0047 www.fafsonline.org.  Jennfer Mathias is Bergen Area Rep

Care Plus NJ ... long involved in the DYFS supervised visit program and offers many other services to bio, foster, and other families.  www.careplusnj.org or (201) 265 8200

Poison Control Hotline: 800 222 1222

WIC: 800 328 3838       http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/wic/index.shtml

Sex Offender Registry www.familywatchdog.com

Law Guardian Offices (201) 996 8065 http://www.state.nj.us/defender/bergenregionaloffice.shtml

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) (201) 843 6700 http://www.bergencasa.org/

National Foster Parents Association                  
http://www.nfpainc.org/

Additional Information:

RECEIPTS: Bergen Central and South Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) would like to be sure that all approved Foster parents provide actual receipts for items that qualify for reimbursement purchased by the Foster Parent such as:

Medicines, Car Seats, Strollers 

Initial Clothing Allowance: The Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) will provide Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes for returning and processing receipts