Delaware SNAP
You are not alone.
What is SNAP?
WHAT: SNAP identifies children ages 0–21 with special health care needs. The SNAP poster is available in PDF format or text-only version .
Prepare Before a 911 Call
WHO: SNAP lets families meet with Emergency Medical Service (EMS) staff in the family’s home before they have to make a 911 call. This includes ambulance drivers, paramedics and other professionals.
Who May Enroll?
No family will be excluded if they feel they would benefit from SNAP. Families can enroll in the SNAP program at anytime. Any child with special emergency care needs may enroll. This includes, but is not limited to children with: tracheotomies, IV therapy, and feeding tubes. This includes premature and low birth weight babies.Participation is strictly on a voluntary basis. You may cancel enrollment at anytime. The SNAP letter to the parents is available in PDF format or text-only version .
Why Should You Enroll Your Child?
WHY: Together, the family and emergency medical service team will determine the child’s most important needs in the event of a 911 call. The SNAP program is free of charge!
How to Enroll Your Child
To enroll your child in the Special Needs Alert Program (SNAP), please complete the following forms:
- The Enrollment Form (PDF format or text-only version)
- The Home Visit Information (or Home Information) Form
- For New Castle County (PDF format or text-only version )
- For Kent / Sussex County County (PDF format or text-only version )
- The Emergency Information Form (PDF format or text-only version)
- The Consent Form (PDF format or text-only version )
Let’s look at a SNAP call to 911
The family calls 911.
The address is flagged in the 911 system when the call is placed from the home phone.
All responding emergency services units are notified that this is a SNAP child.
This project was supported in part by grant number 1 H33 MC00112-03 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
For more information, please contact the program office.
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