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How to apply for Halifax Health Patient Assistance (Halifax Hospital Medical Center District)
Halifax Hospital Medical Center Taxing District d/b/a Halifax Health — a public hospital district created by special act of the Florida Legislature, funded by a hospital-district property tax
Who it's for
Halifax Health is run by the Halifax Hospital Medical Center District — one of the few remaining true public hospital districts in Florida (along with Sarasota Memorial). The District is funded by a dedicated property tax levied on residents within the Halifax Hospital Medical Center Taxing District boundaries, which include Ormond Beach, Holly Hill, Daytona Beach, South Daytona, Port Orange, Ponce Inlet, and Harbor Oaks. Importantly, the Taxing District does NOT cover all of Volusia County — western Volusia (DeLand, Deltona, Orange City, Lake Helen) and southern coastal Volusia south of Ponce Inlet are outside the District and Halifax Health Patient Assistance is not available to those residents (they should seek care at AdventHealth Daytona Beach, AdventHealth Fish Memorial in Orange City, or AdventHealth DeLand). For District residents, Halifax Health Patient Assistance (HHPA) provides discounts on medically necessary care based on gross monthly income for the past 3 months measured against Federal Poverty Guidelines. Applicants must have resided in the District for at least 90 days prior to applying and must provide three months of consecutive mail to verify residency. Patients must also first apply for any other coverage they may be eligible for (DCF, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid). Excluded services include ambulance transportation, cosmetic, bariatric, dental, pain management, specialist office visits, vision, home health, chiropractic, mental health, and hospice. Call (386) 425-1391 for questions about discounts, financial assistance, or estimates.
Halifax Health Patient Assistance is GEOGRAPHICALLY LIMITED to residents of the Halifax Hospital Medical Center Taxing District — Ormond Beach, Holly Hill, Daytona Beach, South Daytona, Port Orange, Ponce Inlet, and Harbor Oaks. If you live in western Volusia (DeLand, Deltona, Orange City, Lake Helen) or south of Ponce Inlet, this program does NOT apply to you — seek care at AdventHealth facilities (which have their own §501(r) financial assistance policies). For District residents: you must have resided 90 days prior to applying, provide three months of consecutive mail proving residency, and apply for any other coverage you might qualify for (DCF, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) before HHPA is approved. Excluded services include ambulance, cosmetic, bariatric, dental, pain management, specialist office visits, vision, home health, chiropractic, mental health, and hospice — even for qualifying patients.
What you'll need
- Documentation of gross monthly income for the past 3 consecutive months
- Three months of consecutive mail addressed to you at your Halifax Hospital Medical Center Taxing District address (proof of 90-day district residency)
- Proof of family size
- Photo identification
- Documentation that you have applied for or been denied other available coverage (DCF, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid)
- Completed Halifax Health Patient Assistance application
Where to apply
Apply online: official application
By phone: 386-425-1391
Renewals
per encounter; annual recertification for ongoing patients
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