Medical Homes in Kansas
This page is designed to keep you informed about events and activities
happening in Kansas 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.
Kansas Medical Home Team Contact:
Name: Jamey Kendall - Director, Services for Children w Special Health Care Needs
Contact: Phone: 785-296-1316 | Email: jkendall@kdhe.state.ks.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.
Champions for Progress Center: State Incentive Award
Health Care
Delivery
Quality
Assurance
Goal: to develop and implement both medical home and transition
measurement strategies with Kansas Stakeholders and to integrate this information
into the health care
delivery system currently available at the local level.
For more information contact:|
Mary Ann Bechtold, RN, BSN, CCM
1000 SW Jackson Suite 221
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Phone: 785-296-1311
Email: mbechtol@kdhe.state.ks.us
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 Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter: kafponline.org/
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter: www.aapkansas.org/
Title V CSHCN Program: www.kdheks.gov/shs/
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: Kim M. Sykes; M.A., CCC-A
Contact: Phone: 785-368-7167 | Fax: 785-296-8626
E-mail: ksykes@kdhe.state.ks.us
Web site: www.soundbeginnings.org
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: Deanna Peterson
Contact: Phone: (785) 296-6134 | Fax: (785) 296-8626
Email: dpeterson@ksde.org
Web Site: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/its/
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: Marguerite Hornback, Early Childhood Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (785) 296-1944 | Fax: (785) 296-1413
Email: mhornback@ksde.org
Website: www.ksbe.state.ks.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: Doug Bowman, Coordinator
Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services
1000 SW Jackson Ste 220
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Contact: Phone: (785) 296-1329 | Fax: (785) 296-8616
Email: dbowman@kdhe.state.ks.us
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
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Information for Parents:
Description of EHDI Program www.medicalhomeinfo.org/screening/State/kansas.html
Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/KS.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 Kansas (National Voice of Mental Illness): web.nami.org/about/namiks/
Education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders (mental illnesses) and their families.
Families Together, Inc: www.familiestogetherinc.com/
A parent training and information center (PTI) serving families in Kansas with a son or daughter with a disability .A PTI serves families of children and young adults from birth to age 22 with all disabilities: physical, mental, learning, emotional, and attention deficit disorders. They train and inform parents and professionals, help families obtain appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities
work to improve education results for all children, resolve problems between families and schools or other agencies and connect children with disabilities to community resources that address their needs.
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!
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
/kansas.html
Last Updated
August 10, 2006