About Mathews County Health Department

Hours of operation:

• Between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM on Monday to Friday

Services offered: 

•     Lead screening - testing, referral, follow-up (Environmental Health Specialist assists with abatement)
•     Pre-admission nursing home screenings
•     School based preventive (dental sealant) program in King & Queen, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland schools depending on availability of local funding.
•     Children's Dental Clinic in Richmond County
•     HIV Primary Care and Supportive Services:
•     Infectious Disease Clinics for HIV, 2 clinics/month (in collaboration with the Eastern Virginia Medical School)
•     AIDS Drugs Assistance Program
•     Medical and Social Case Management
•     Prevention education and counseling
•     HIV testing and referrals
•     HIV Outreach and Case Finding
•     TB screening, testing & follow-up services
•     Communicable Disease outbreak investigation, treatment, referrals, prevention of further outbreaks.
•     Rabies titers and pre-exposure vaccinations, post-exposure followup.
•     Health promotion consultation and programs
•     Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition services

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Insurance Coverage For Mental Health

Obamacare purchased from the Health Care Marketplaces covers Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Under the Health Care Law there are 10 categories of benefits. Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment are two of the 10.

If you have Affordable Care Act Coverage you will have mental health care coverage.