 Medical
Homes in Mississippi
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in Mississippi 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 Mississippi
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.
Mississippi Medical Home Contact:
Name: Lawrence Clark, Director, Children's
Medical Program (CSHCN)
Contact: Phone: 601-987-3965 | Email:
Lawrence.clark@msdh.state.ms.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 Pediatric Respite Network
is a respite reimbursement program for the families of children
with special health care needs. This program allows families
to choose their own respite provider and receive reimbursement
for up to 24 hours of respite care per month. Up to 30 families
in the state benefit from this program. Families enrolled
in this program are referred through the state's Children's
Medical Program. For information on this project, contact
Cynthia Huff at 601-502-4656 or email:msacad@bellsouth.net.
This program is out of The Mississippi Chapter of the AAP
through a grant from the MS State Department of Health (MSDH).
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Grants
2005-2010
Pontotoc CATCH Kids Expansion Project
CATCH Kids, Inc. Tupelo, MS
Purpose: The goal of the Pontotoc Expansion
Project is to provide comprehensive, high quality medical
and dental care for children with barriers to assessing
care. CATCH Kids will establish both school-based clinics
and evening community-based clinics in which free medical
care and medications will be provided. Preventive dental
care instructions along with oral hygiene care products
and pre-determined restorative dental care will also be
provided. Families will be assisted in enrolling for Medicaid
and CHIPS when appropriate.
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:
www.aapms.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
www.msafp.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:
Daniel R. Bender
Director of Health Services
Address: Mississippi State Department of Health
Jackson, Mississippi 39215
Phone: (601)576-7472 | Fax: (601) 576-7825
Email: dbender@msdh.state.ms.us
Internet site: www.msdh.state.ms.us
For the CSHCN Contact please view the Medical Home Contact at the top of the page.
Healthy Futures: Adolescent Transition in Mississippi:
www.mscoalition.com/page19.html
Healthy Futures: Adolescent Transition in Mississippi will
provide the catalyst to establish a strong, responsive system
of transition services for adolescents with special health
care needs in Mississippi, bringing together diverse groups
and individuals, building community infrastructure, and
resulting in successful transition to adult health care,
employment, and independent living.
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: Danita Munday (Interim Director)
Contact: Phone: (601) 576-7427 | Fax:
(601) 576-7540
Email: Danita.Munday@msdh.state.ms.us
State Genetics Program: www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm/41,0,101,html
First Steps - 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: Danita Munday (Interim Director)
Contact: Phone: (601) 576-7427 | Fax:
(601) 576-7540 |
Danita.Munday@msdh.state.ms.us
Web Site: www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm/41,0,74,html
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: Allison Moffett, Program Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (601) 359-3498 | Fax:
(601) 359-2198
Email: amoffett@mde.k12.ms.us
Website:
www.mde.k12.ms.us/Special_education/
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: Louis Aldridge, ICC Co-Chair
Contact: Phone: (601) 842-3569 | Email:
laldridge@dixie-net.com
Name: Rep. John Moore, ICC Co-Chair
Contact: Phone: (601) 366-4100
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.
FREE One Day Training on Juvenile Justice and Disability
Greenville, MS
Friday, August 26, 2005 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
"Family Network is a family-driven nonprofit organization.
We believe that fully informed parents make the most effective
advocates for their children, and that only by working as
a team can parents and professionals help maximize every
child's unique potential. Family Network on Disabilities."
Look for details and registration information at www.mspti.org
or call 800-825-5736 and ask for Candace.
Brochure
Topics opics Will Include:
- Legal rights under IDEA 04 as it relates to Juvenile
Justice
- How to conduct a Functional Behavior Assessment under
IDEA 04
- Developing & Implementing a Positive Behavior Support
Plan
- How to provide effective, consistent discipline at home
- What you need to know about the Juvenile Justice System
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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