Finding health care providers can be a time consuming and difficult task. This online resource can help to solve these problems. The directory includes general pediatricians, family physicians, pediatric specialists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, audiologists, mental health specialists, pediatric dentists and other health care providers who serve Illinois children with special health care needs. Children with special health care needs are those who have or are at an increased risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and who require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children in general.  

Provider Finder
If you, or someone you know, is in need of pediatric health care services, we offer our Provider Directory to help you meet your needs. Click the Provider Finder link to begin your search. You can narrow your search by selecting the health service you need, by selecting the type of health care specialty you need, or by selecting the city or county where you want to obtain health care services.

Provider Login - for New Applicants and Existing Provider Members
Health care providers in Illinois and the surrounding states that serve Illinois children with special health needs are invited to click the Provider Login button on the left side of this page and complete an online application to establish a member listing in the directory. This is a free service, the only requirement is an e-mail address. All communication is managed via e-mail.

The Provider Directory allows you to enter information about your professional credentials and your practice information. You will receive an e-mail to confirm your record submission and inform you of the review and publication process. You will receive a second e-mail containing your personal password when your record is published. Your personal password will allow you to login to the Directory and manage your listing. Members have complete control over the information provided in their Directory listing and can change their information, at any time, by logging into the Directory and modifying their member listing.

About the Illinois Provider Directory for Children with Special Health Care Needs & their Families 
The development of this directory was a collaborative effort among many interested parties and organizations that serve and care for Illinois children with disabilities. The combined efforts of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), the Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC), and the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) helped to make the directory a reality. Many other organizations and individuals have helped to enrich and expand the directory and to help ensure that the directory becomes a meaningful resource for Illinois families and providers. Everyone involved in this project is motivated by the common goal of establishing a single source for locating information about providers who care for children with special health care needs.

Ongoing support for the directory is made possible by the Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP). ICAAP is a not-for-profit professional membership organization representing 2300 pediatricians in the state of Illinois who dedicate their work to the health and well being of children and adolescents. With physicians in private practice, public health institutions and academic centers of excellence, the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics represents the diversity of health care providers.

The implementation of the Illinois Provider Directory for Children with Disabilities was made possible, in part, through the generous support of the Ronald McDonald House Charities.