Medical Homes in Indiana
This page is designed to keep you informed about events and activities happening in Indiana that will help improve access to medical homes for children with special health care needs (CSHCN).

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.

Indiana Medical Home Contact:

Name: Ed Bloom, Title V Director
Contact: Phone: 317-233-1252 | Email: ebloom@ISDH.state.in.us

Dyson Community Pediatrics Training Grant
Indiana University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency Program
Through the Initiative, pediatricians will improve the health of their patients and their communities by connecting patients and families to community resources and services, and by acting to address community concerns by helping to improve systems of care. Residents partner with multi-disciplinary faculty, family representatives and leaders of community based organizations to provide a medical home for families throughout their residency training, emphasizing family centered and culturally competent care with links to community and school resources.

The ultimate goal of the Dyson Initiative is the development of pediatric professionals with greater skills and interest in community-based medicine, advocacy, and the capacity to improve the health of children in their communities. Here you can learn how diverse programs around the country are educating residents about community pediatrics and fostering practical community experiences. www.aap.org/commpeds/cpti/grantees.htm

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: www.indiana.edu/~iaap/

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter: www.in-afp.org

Title V CSHCN Program -Children's Special Health Care Needs Services: www.in.gov/isdh/programs/cshcs/history.htm

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.

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: Julie R. Schulte, M.S., CCC-A
Contact: Phone: 317-234-3358 | E-mail: jschulte@isdh.state.in.us

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: Lanier DeGrella, Part C Director
Contact: Phone: (317) 233-9229 | Fax: (317) 232-7948
Email: jdegrella@fssa.state.in.us
Web site: www.eikids.com/matrix/default.asp

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: Sheron Cochran, 619 Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (317) 232-0567 | Fax: (317) 232-0589
Email: scochran@doe.state.in.us
Web site: ideanet.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced/welcome.html

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: Denise Arland, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (317) 462-0653 | Fax: (317) 467-0814
Email: iccindiana@insightbb.com

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.

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.

Screening Initiatives
This section provides information on surveillance and screening initiatives in the state.

Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy Implementation Project (D-PIP)
Wishard Primary Care Center from Indianapolis, IN 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.

Additional information on the D-PIP is available at: www.medicalhomeinfo.org/screening/DPIP.html

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

Family Corner
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Information for Parents:
Description of EHDI Program | Babies Referred from Screening | Babies Diagnosed with Hearing Loss
www.medicalhomeinfo.org/screening/State/indiana.html

Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/IN.htm
Partnering with professionals and families to advocate for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent.

NAMI of Indiana (National Voice of Mental Illness): www.namiindiana.org/
Education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders (mental illnesses) and their families.

Family Village: www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. This site offers informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology,adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!

Indiana Parent Information Network(IPIN): www.ai.org/ipin/
Provide information on: Local, state and national resources given by phone and mail to answer questions about disabilities, laws, health, education and social services. Offer a quarterly newsletter and statewide directory of resources for CSHCN. They offer peer support in the way of: Practical information and emotional support provided by connecting families by phone and in person; Directory of Support Groups
Directory of Family Leaders. IPIN also provides education through: Individual problem solving, workshops, and conferences for parents, family members, services providers and policy makers.

Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs: www.insource.org/
Provides parents, families, and service providers in Indiana with the information and training necessary to help assure effective educational programs and appropriate services for children and young adults with disabilities.

State Resources on the Internet: www.medicalhomeinfo.org/states/index.html#res

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.

http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/states/state /indiana.html
Last Updated August 10, 2006