 Medical
Homes in Nebraska
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in Nebraska 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 Nebraska
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.
Nebraska Medical Home Contact:
Name: Ginger Goomis- Medically Handicapped
Children's Program
Contact: Phone: 402-471-9185 | Email:
ginger.goomis@dhhs.ne.gov
Name: Joni Thomas - Unit Manager
Contact: Email: joni.thomas@dhhs.ne.gov
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.
Genetics Grant: Abstract
The major goal for the first year is to complete a comprehensive
genetic services and newborn screening infrastructure needs
assessment. The major goal for the second year is to develop
a state genetics plan for the provision of family focused,
community-based, culturally competent, comprehensive genetic
health care, outreach, intervention and education integrating
the public health and private sector arenas for children
with special health care needs and genetic disorders.
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: www.nebraska-aap.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
www.nebrafp.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
Paula Eurek
Title V/MCH Director
Address: 3rd Floor, PO Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-0196 | Fax: 402-471-7049
Email: paula.eurek@hhss.ne.gov
Internet site: http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/fah/fahindex.htm
For the CSHCN Contact please view the Medical Home Contact at the top of the page.
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.
Name: Jeff Hoffman, CCC-A
Contact: Phone:(402) 471-6770 Fax: (402)
471-1863
E-mail: jeffrey.hoffman@hhss.state.ne.us
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: Joan Luebbers, Part C Co-Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (402) 471-2463 | Fax:
(402) 471-5022
Email:
joan.luebbers@nde.ne.gov
Website: www.nde.state.ne.us/edn/
Name: Amy Bunnell , Part C Co-Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (402) 471-9329 | Fax:
(402) 471-6352
Email: amy.bunnell@hhss.state.ne.us
Web Site: www.nde.state.ne.us/edn
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: Jan Thelen, 619 Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (402) 471-4319 | Fax:
(402) 471-5022
Email:
jthelen@nde.state.ne.us
Website: www.nde.state.ne.us/ECH/ECH.html
Parent Training and Information (PTI) Nebraska
The mission of PTI Nebraska is to provide training, information and support to parents in Nebraska who have a child birth through twenty six with special needs. Resources are provided for parents, other family members, school personnel and interested others.
Name: Nina Baker, Health Information Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (402) 346-9233
Email: nbaker@pti-nebraska.org
Website: http://www.pti-nebraska.org/
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: Ruth Miller, EC ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (402) 887-5041 | Email: ruth@esu8.org
Address: Educational Service Unit 8, P.O. Box 89, Neligh, NE 68756
Resources/Documents
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.
Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy
Implementation Project (D-PIP)
Boys Town Pediatrics from Omaha, NE is
participating in the Developmental Surveillance and Screening
Policy Implementation Project (D-PIP). The D-PIP has selected
17 practices from across the United States to implement
the AAP policy statement (scheduled for publication in July
2006) “Identifying Infants and Young Children with
Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm
for Developmental Surveillance and Screening” to 1)
determine if the algorithm is efficiently and effectively
implemented into pediatric practice; 2) recognize strategies
for implementing the algorithm; and 3) examine outcomes
of implementation. Following the project, information and
outcomes will be shared with pediatric clinicians and other
health care professionals who are seeking to improve the
delivery of developmental surveillance and screening.
Click
here for additional information on the D-PIP.
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
ASD: Nebraska State Plan
Nebraska State Plan For Children with
Autism Spectrum Disorders: :http://www.nde.state.ne.us/autism/documents/autsp.pdf
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
August 26, 2008
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