 Medical
Homes in Idaho
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in Idaho that will help improve access
to medical homes for children with special health care needs
(CSHCN).
Click on a topic below to learn more about what's
going on in Idaho
Medical Home Initiatives
This section
provides information on state medical home initiatives/programs.
States that are a part of the mentorship
network will have a "Promise to the State"
which outlines how they will achieve ensuring that all children
have a medical home by 2010. This is based on the Healthy
People 2010 goals which is a 10 year action plan to
achieve and
measure
success for all CSHCN.
Idaho Medical Home Contact:
Name:
Brett Harrell - Director, Children's Special
Health Program
Contact: Phone: 208-334-5963 | Email:harrellb@idhw.state.id.us
Related Grant Initiatives
This section provides information
on current state grants that are working on medical home
initiatives. This includes the grant abstract as well as
key contacts for the grant.
 The Western States Regional Collaborative (AK, CA, Guam, HA, ID, OR, & WA)) was awarded a Medical Home Visting Professorship (2008)
Medical Home Visiting Professorship Pilot Program
The American Academy of Pediatrics National Center for Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs and the American College of Medical Genetics' National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Service Collaboratives (NCC) in partnership with the ACMG and MCHB recently developed a pilot visiting professorship program. This program focuses on the specific topic areas of genetics and medical home and also establishing linkages between Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Services Collaboratives (RCs) and AAP Chapters.
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children
Grants 2005-2010
Treasure Valley Children’s Mental Health Project (TVCMPHP)
Warm Springs Counseling Center, Boise, ID
Purpose: (TVCMPHP) will increase access
to mental health services for high risk, low-income children
by enhancing the capacity of primary care physicians to
serve these children and train primary care physicians in
best practice, research-based protocols and evaluation/assessment
tools regarding mental health issues. A clinical psychologist/case
manager will coordinate contact between participating physicians
and the consulting psychiatrist(s), with bi-lingual evaluation
available in Spanish. Monthly training sessions will offer
continuing education credits for physicians in children’s
mental health issues and will include bi-monthly updates
on new psychotropic medications.
For more information on the Healthy
Tomorrows Grant Program click
here. For
more information on this HTPCP project, please e-mail your
name, address, telephone, and fax numbers with your specific
request to healthyt@aap.org.
Partners in the State
This section provides information on who in the state
(individuals and agencies) are working together to create
medical homes for children.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter: E-mail:
Iversons@slrmc.org
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
www.idahofamilyphysicians.org/
Title V Block Grant to States
Title V of the Social Security Act is one of the largest
Federal block grant programs. It leads the nation in ensuring
the health of all mothers, infants, children, adolescents,
and children with special health care needs (CSHCN). Title
V is administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(MCHB) as part of the Health Resources and Services Administration,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Title V and Children with Special Health Care
Needs
MCHB Objective: Support development and
implementation of comprehensive, culturally competent,
coordinated systems of care for the estimated 18 million
U.S. children who have or are at risk for chronic physical,
developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and
who also require health and related services of a type
or amount beyond that required by children generally.
MCH Contact
Dieuwke A. Spencer, RN, MHS
Chief, Bureau of Clinical & Preventive Services
Address: 450 W. State Street
Boise, Idaho 83720
Phone: 208-334-5930 | Fax: 208-332-7307
Email: spencerd@dhw.idaho.gov
CSHCN Contact
Mitch Scoggins, MPH
Manager, Children's Special Health Program
Address: 450 W. State Street
Boise, Idaho 83720
Phone: 208-334-5963 | Fax: 208-334-6581
Email: scogginm@dhw.idaho.gov
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Contact(s):
State EHDI programs promote
universal newborn hearing screening, develop effective tracking
and follow-up as a part of the public health system, promote
appropriate and timely diagnosis of the hearing loss, prompt
enrollment in appropriate Early Intervention,
link newborns to a medical home and strive to eliminate
geographic and financial barriers to service access.
Contact: Phone:208-334-0879 | Fax: 208-332-7331
Address: 450 W. State St., Boise, ID 83720-0036
Web Site: www.cdhh.idaho.gov/ehdi.htm
Birth to Three - Early Intervention/Part C Coordinator:
The Program for Infants and Toddlers
with Disabilities (Part C of IDEA) is a federal grant program
that assists states in operating a comprehensive statewide
program of early intervention services for infants and toddlers
with disabilities, ages birth through age 2 years, and their
families.
Name: Mary Jones, Program Manager
Contact: Phone: (208) 334-5523 | Fax:
(208) 334-6664
Email:
jonesm@idhw.state.id.us | Web
site
Section 619/ Preschool Grants
Program of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). This program provides free appropriate public
education (FAPE) for children, ages 3 through 5 years, with
disabilities:
Name:
Mary Bostick, 619 Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (208) 332-6915 | Fax: (208) 334-4664
Email: mbostick@sde.state.id.us
Website:
www.sde.state.id.us/SpecialEd/
State Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) Chairs:The
ICC advises appropriate agencies on the unmet needs in early
childhood special education and early intervention programs
for children with disabilities, assists in the development
and implementation of policies that constitute a statewide
system, and assists all appropriate agencies in achieving
full participation, coordination, and cooperation for implementation
of statewide system.
Name: Mary Dunne, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (208) 934-4457 | Fax:
(208) 934-8352
Email: mdunne@isbd.state.id.us
Name: Lisa Richards-Evans, ICC Vice
Chair
Contact: Phone: (208) 762-3484 | Email:
lisarevans@aol.com
Resources
Idaho Parents Unlimited:
http://www.ipulidaho.org/
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL) is a parent mentoring organization
whose goal is to educate parents of children with disabilities
to become strong advocates for their children.
Information is available in Spanish.
State Waiver Information: www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidStWaivProgDemoPGI/08_WavMap.asp
Waivers are the result of a process
that allows state Medicaid agencies to apply for and receive
permission from HCFA to provide services not otherwise covered
by Medicaid and/or to do so in ways not described by the
Social Security Act. Most Medicaid managed care programs
require Waivers. The Waivers, which can differ greatly,
are known by their numbers (1115, 1119), or as home-and
community-based, or as Katie Beckett Waivers.
Educational Initiatives
This section provides information
on training initiatives on the medical home. Some states
will discuss their outreach projects in relation to physicians,
families, and the community.
No information is currently available for this category.
Screening
Initiatives
This section provides information on surveillance
and screening initiatives in the state.
State Newborn Screening & Genetics Programs:
genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/resources.htm
- State Newborn Screening Program Links
- State Genetics Program Links
- Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaborative
Links
- Newborn Screening State Contact Fact Sheet
State Resources on the Internet
Note: The information provided on the state pages was submitted
by the state medical home teams.As this is not an exhaustive
list, please let us know if you have additions for your
state resource page. You can contact us at: medical
home@aap.org.
Last Updated April 2, 2009 |
