 Medical
Homes in Delaware
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in Delaware 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 Delaware
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.
Delaware
Medical Home Contact:
Name:
Julia Pillsbury, DO, FAAP
Contact: Phone: 302-678-8333 | Email:
julia@cpam.pcc.com
AAP CATCH Medical Home Planning Grant 2001-2002:
Abstract
Purpose: In 1999, the Delaware Chapter
of the American Academy of Pediatrics applied for and received
a CATCH Planning Funds grant to bring the Medical Home Training
to Delaware. The purpose of
this proposal is to expand the network of physicians providing
medical homes to CSHCN in the community by developing credentialing
criteria to insure that a true Medical Home is provided
to Medicaid eligible children. The grant funds will be used
to develop credentialing criteria and educational tools
for providers explaining the process of becoming a designated
medical home, identifying CSHCN and utilizing appropriate
billing techniques. Effective July 1, 2001, Delaware Medicaid
will provide enhanced reimbursement for case management
services for CSHCN to Medical Home Providers. All community
partners have agreed to develop credentialing criteria with
the guidance of the Chapter.
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.
No information is currently available
for this category
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:
katiehamilton@juno.com
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
http://delfamdoc.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:
Alisa Olshefsky, M.P.H
Section Chief
Address: 417 Federal Street, Jesse Cooper Building
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-741-2944 | Fax: 302-741-2995
Email: alisa.olshefsky@state.de.us
Internet site: http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/index.html
CSHCN Contact:
Lora Lewis
Director, Children with Special Health Care Needs
Address: 417 Federal Street, Jesse Cooper Building
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-744-5455 | Fax: 302-741-2995
Email: Lora.Lewis@state.de.us
Internet site: http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/index.html
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, ensure a medical
home for all newborns and strive to eliminate geographic
and financial barriers to service access.
Name: Crystal Sherman
Contact: Phone: 1-800-262-3030 | Fax:
302-739-6653
E-mail: Crystal.Sherman@state.de.us
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: Rosanne Griff-Cabelli, Part C
Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (302) 255-9135 | Fax:
(302) 255-4407
Email:
rosanne.griff-cabelli@state.de.us
Web site:www.state.de.us/dhss/dms/birth3/director/directry.htm
Section 619/Special Education for ages 3-5 Coordinators:
This program provides free appropriate public education
(FAPE) for children, ages 3 through 5 years, with disabilities:
Name: Martha Toomey, 619 Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (302) 739-4667 | Fax:
(302) 739-2388 | Email:
mtoomey@doe.k12.de.us
Web
site
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: Beth MacDonald, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (302) 697-1976 | Fax:
(302) 698-1778 | Email: bmacdonfv@juno.com
Resources
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
August 27, 2008
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