GEORGIA PEDIATRIC PROGRAM (GAPP)
GAPP is a Medicaid / Katie Beckett program that provides no-cost services to medically fragile children under the age of 21 who need skilled nursing care and personal care support in the comfort of their homes. Services are approved based on the child’s medical needs. Families eligible for Medicaid can apply for GAPP at any time. Services under GAPP include:
- Assistance with daily living activities – bathing, meals, and housekeeping
- Monitoring of vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration and temperature
- Assistance with ambulatory service and transfers
- Intravenous (IV) therapy
- Wound care
- Tube feedings
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- And more...
