The North Carolina Sickle Cell Syndrome Program provides clinical treatment, care coordination and educational services to the adult sickle cell population in our state. The DPH-Sickle Cell Benefit Plan (DPH-SC; formerly known as Purchase of Medical Care Services or POMC) is available to eligible adult sickle cell clients with low or no income and/or health insurance coverage and are in need of coverage for clinical care.  Adult services include:

• Education to sickle cell clients about the disease and how to reduce death and illness
• Care coordination, counseling and support is available from regional sickle cell educator counselors and contracted community based sickle cell staff
• Clinical care is provided by hematologists and other clinical staff at six contracted medical centers

This service contracts with one community based organization and six medical centers throughout the state.