AccessKC helps Kansas City area residents with financial need access specific health services.

AccessKC is now available online. It’s easy and user-friendly!

Register at the link below. If your registration is approved, you’ll complete a form to request vouchers for the services you need.

Empower yourself and take charge of your health!

Welcome to AccessKC

NOTE: Only, Hearing Aid and Optical Care (Eye Exam and Glasses) vouchers are available online. If you need vouchers for Durable Medical Equipment/supplies, prescriptions, or emergency dental care in addition to hearing aid and optical vouchers, visit one of our partner agencies. If you apply online, you will not be able to get vouchers in person for 12 months.

Step 1: Register as a Client

Register to be an AccessKC client. You will need a valid email address to complete the online application.

The following are the required documents for eligibility:

  • Proof of household income up to 200% of the federal poverty level for the past 30 days

  • Social Security card, ITIN card, or other document (birth certificate, consular ID, etc.)

  • Photo Identification

  • Proof of address for past 30 days

    • Missouri—Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte or Ray county

    • Kansas—Johnson, Leavenworth or Wyandotte county

  • Current prescription (or medical order) — Not applicable to Hearing Aids or Optical Services

For a list of accepted documentation, please click here.

Authorization for Release of Data

As part of the AccessKC registration process, you will be asked to waive your rights under HIPAA so we can communicate with the vendor(s) you select to provide the service(s) you need. The online registration offers a simplified Authorization for Release of Data. To review and execute a more formal authorization and consent for information, click here to access that form. After you print and physically sign the form, email it to Administration@AccessKC.org.

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Step 2: Find a Vendor

While you wait for confirmation of your registration, find an optical or hearing aid vendor.

  • Vendors cannot issue vouchers.

  • Vouchers are issued only for AccessKC vendors.

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Step 3: Request a Voucher

Have your Client ID number, valid email address you registered with, and the name and location (if necessary) of the vendor you wish to visit available.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • No. AccessKC covers the cost of an eye exam and one pair of glasses every 24 months (2 years).

  • Lens upgrades require a note of medical necessity. This note must specify a medical condition. As with many health insurance plans, anti-reflective coating (ARC), transitions lenses, or progressive lenses may only be:

    • Necessary for and appropriate to the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or relief of a health condition, illness, injury, disease or its symptoms; and/or

    • Not solely for cosmetic purposes or for the convenience of the client or the provider.

  • No. AccessKC does not assist with the cost of contact lenses.

  • Vouchers are issued only for AccessKC vendors.

Optical/Vision Services

Other Services

  • At this time, you must request a voucher for dental care at one of our partner agencies.

  • At this time, you must request a voucher for Durable Medical Equipment at one of our partner agencies.

  • At this time, you must request a voucher for a prescription at one of our partner agencies.

  • At this time eligible individuals can only get a voucher for optical care and hearing aids on our website. Vouchers for emergency dental care, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and prescriptions can be obtained only at one of our partner agencies.

  • An email address is required to allow for communication about your application and to provide you with the acceptance or denial email for the next steps.

  • Registering as a client allows us to set you up in the system and check your eligibility. After you are set up in the system, you will receive a Client ID that you will use for requesting a voucher.

  • Vouchers can only be issued 1 time every year (or every 2 years for optical care- eye glasses & exams).

    If you need assistance with more than hearing aids and optical care at this time, you will need to visit a partner agency.

  • As part of the AccessKC registration process, you will be asked to waive your rights under HIPAA so we can communicate with the vendor(s) you select to provide the service(s) you need. The online registration offers a simplified Authorization for Release of Data.

    To review and execute a more formal authorization and consent for information, click here to access that form. After you print and physically sign the form, email it to Administration@AccessKC.org.

General Questions