 Medical
Homes in Nevada
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in Nevada 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 Nevada
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.
Nevada Medical Home Contact:
Name: Gloria Deyhle - Bureau of Family
Health Services
Contact: Phone: 775-684-4285 | Email:
gdeyhle@nvhd.state.nv.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 Mountain States Regional Collaborative (AZ, CO, MT, NM, NV, TX, UT & WV) 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.
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:
Beverly Neyland MD, FAAP
NV AAP Chapter President
702/671-2231
bneyland@medicine.nevada.edu
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
www.cmenevada.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
Judith Wright
Bureau Chief
Address: 3427 Goni Road, STE 108
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775 684-4285 | Fax: 775 684-4245
Email: jwright@health.nv.gov
Internet site: http://health.nv.gov
CSHCN Contact
Brad Towle
CSHCN Manager/Health Program Specialist 2
Address: 3427 Goni Road, STE 108
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775 684-4285 | Fax: 775 684-4245
Email: btowle@health.nv.gov
Internet site: http://health.nv.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.
Name: Becky Ellis
Contact: Phone: 775-684-3478 | Fax: 775-684-4245
Email: bellis@nvhd.state.nv.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: Wendy Whipple, Administrator
Contact: Phone: (775) 684-3464 | Fax:
(775) 684-3486
Email: wwhipple@nvhd.state.nv.us | Website
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: Keith Allred, 619 Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (775) 687-9170 | Fax:
(775) 687-9123
Email:
kallred@nsn.k12.nv.us
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: Keith Allred, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (775) 687-9170 | Fax:
(776) 687-9123 | Email: kallred@nsn.k12.nv.us
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.
The Division of Health Care Policy and Finance Early Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program has an ongoing
program to train providers regarding the "medical home".
Contact: Name: Tammy Ritter
Phone: (775) 684-3763 | Email: tritter@dhcfp.state.nv.us
The Health Division Bureau of Family Health Services was
awarded a systems change grant that has enabled them to
work with parent and community groups to educate parents
about the medical home and a variety of available programs.
Contact: Name: Debra Wagler
Phone: (775) 684-4285 | Email: dwagler@nvhd.state.nv.us
Screening
Initiatives
This section provides information on surveillance
and screening initiatives in the state.
Nevada has had a long time Newborn Screening program. In
2004, the program expanded to utilize new technology to
screen for a total of 31 disorders, making Nevada one of
the leaders in newborn
screening programs.
Birth Defects Registry
Nevada recently re-initiated its Birth Defects
Registry. The program identifies children ages 0-7 years
with major anomalies that will impair normal growth and
development and concentrates on assisting families to gain
access to services by entering these children into the Children
with Special Health Care Needs program.
Contact: Name: Gloria Deyhle, RN
Phone: (775) 684-4285 | Email: gdeyhle@nvhd.state.nv.us
Nevada initiated a Newborn Hearing Screening program for
newborns which has successfully screened 96.4% of babies
born in the state. Infants found to have a hearing problem
are referred to the
Children with Special Health Care Needs program for assistance
with diagnosis and treatment.
Contact: Name: Frank Luchetti
Phone: (775) 684-4285 | Email: fluchetti@nvhd.state.nv.us
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
August 21, 2008
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