 Medical
Homes in Tennessee
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in Tennessee 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 Tennessee
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.
Tennessee Medical Home Contact:
Name: Jacqueline Johnson, Program Director- Children's Special
Services
Contact: Phone: 615-741-0361 | Email:
Jacqueline.Johnson@state.tn.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.
Genetics Grant: Abstract
Project Period: June 1, 2001 to May 31,
2003
The goals are: 1) early identification
of children with genetic disorders and special health care
needs; 2) integration of the systems of early identification
with those of early intervention; 3) development of a system
for retrieval of this information by case managers and primary
care providers; 4) collaboration between public health programs
and between these programs and community health professionals
and the public.
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.tnaap.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter: www.tnafp.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
Theodora Pinnock, MD
Director of MCH
Address: 425 5 TH Avenue North, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-7353 | Fax: (615) 741-1063
Email: Theodora.pinnock@state.tn.us
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, ensure a medical home for all newborns and
strive to eliminate geographic and financial barriers to
service access.
Name: Jacque Cundall, MCH/CSS
Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (615) 262-6161 | Fax:
(615) 262-6159
Email: Jacque.Cundall@state.tn.us
Name: Bruce Ellard
Project Coordinator, EHDI
Contact: Phone: (615) 741-7454 | Fax:
(615) 253-5187
Email: bruce.ellard@state.tn.us
Web site: www2.state.tn.us/health/womenshealth/NBS/index.htm
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: Brenda Bledsoe, Director/Acting Part C Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (615) 741-3537| Fax:
(615) 532-9412
Email: brenda.bledsoe@state.tn.us
| Web
site
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: Janice Bridwell, 619 Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (615) 741-2851| Fax:
(615) 532-9412 | Email:
janice.bridwell@state.tn.us
Web site:
tennessee.gov/education/speced/
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: Lynne Harmon
Contact: Phone: (865) 584-5558 x101 |
Fax: (865) 584-6607
Email:
lynneh@parent-childservices.com
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.
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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