Family Planning Services

The Jefferson County Dept. of Health provides a wide range of confidential and professional family planning services (birth control) for all Alabama residents, both women and men ages 14 and up. These services are provided regardless of income. Low income women may be eligible for the Medicaid Plan First Program.

Plan First
Alabama's Plan First Program is a family planning program for women ages 19 to 55 who do not have private health insurance coverage.

Plan First provides:
  • a yearly family planning exam
  • care support from a social worker or nurse
  • some type of birth control such as, birth control pills and Depo-Provera shots
  • tubal ligation (tube tying) for women 21 years or older
  • lab work such as, testing for pregnancy and STDs
  • help in planning when to have a baby
You are automatically enrolled in the Plan First Program when your children are approved for SOBRA Medicaid. If you do not have children, and are between the ages of 19 and 55, you may apply for Plan First by completing a Plan First application.

To print a Plan First or SOBRA application click here: http://medicaid.alabama.gov/apply/apply_application.aspx?tab=3

For more information about Plan First, call the Plan First Hotline toll-free at 1-888-737-2083 or call one of the Jefferson County Health Centers and ask for a Plan First Care Coordinator. To learn about the various methods available click here: http://adph.org/FamilyPlanning/Default.asp?id=1441