Do you need a surgery?

First you must visit a community clinic and be seen by a medical provider
The medical provider will then determine if you are eligible to be referred and then send the completed referral form to Access OC.
An Access OC staff person will call and screen you to make sure you qualify for the program.

In order to qualify, a patient must:

Not have health insurance or Worker's Compensation coverage, spousal/partner coverage
Be ineligible for any publicly sponsored programs Medi-Cal, Medicare, MSI, Healthy Families or California Children's Services
Earn less than 250% of the Federal Poverty Level- $26,000 for individual $53,000 for a family of four
Be referred by a doctor or nurse for a medically necessary, low-risk, outpatient surgery
Live in Orange County
Not require ongoing care by surgeon for successful recovery (referring clinic maintain responsibility for care beyond surgery, after post-op appointment)