Medical Homes in Nevada
This page is designed to keep you informed about events and activities happening in Nevada 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.

Nevada Medical Home Team Contact:

Name: Gloria Deyhle - Bureau of Family Health Services
Contact: Phone: 775-684-4285 | Email: gdeyhle@nvhd.state.nv.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.

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: dclark@med.unr.edu

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter: www.cmenevada.org/

Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs programs: health2k.state.nv.us/cshcn/

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: Becky Ellis
Contact: Phone: 775-684-3478 | Fax: 775-684-4245
Email: bellis@nvhd.state.nv.us

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: Wendy Whipple, Administrator
Contact: Phone: (775) 684-3464 | Fax: (775) 684-3486 |
Email: wwhipple@nvhd.state.nv.us | Web site: www.health2k.state.nv.us/BEIS

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: Keith Allred, 619 Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (775) 687-9170 | Fax: (775) 687-9123
Email: kallred@nsn.k12.nv.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: Keith Allred, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (775) 687-9170 | Fax: (776) 687-9123 | Email: kallred@nsn.k12.nv.us

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.

The Division of Health Care Policy and Finance Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program has an ongoing program to train providers regarding the "medical home".

Contact: Name: Tammy Ritter
Phone: (775) 684-3763 | Email: tritter@dhcfp.state.nv.us

The Health Division Bureau of Family Health Services was awarded a systems change grant that has enabled them to work with parent and community groups to educate parents about the medical home and a variety of available programs.

Contact: Name: Debra Wagler
Phone: (775) 684-4285 | Email: dwagler@nvhd.state.nv.us

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

Birth Defects Registry
Nevada recently re-initiated its Birth Defects Registry. The program identifies children ages 0-7 years with major anomalies that will impair normal growth and development and concentrates on assisting families to gain access to services by entering these children into the Children with Special Health Care Needs program.

Contact: Name: Gloria Deyhle, RN
Phone: (775) 684-4285 | Email: gdeyhle@nvhd.state.nv.us

Nevada initiated a Newborn Hearing Screening program for newborns which has successfully screened 96.4% of babies born in the state. Infants found to have a hearing problem are referred to the
Children with Special Health Care Needs program for assistance with diagnosis and treatment.

Contact: Name: Frank Luchetti
Phone: (775) 684-4285 | Email: fluchetti@nvhd.state.nv.us

Family Corner
Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/NV.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 Nevada (National Voice on Mental Health): www.nami-nevada.org
Education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders (mental illnesses) and their families.

Family TIES of Nevada (Training, Information, & Emotional Support): www.familytiesnv.orgFamily TIES mission is to increase the hope, confidence and independence of people with disabilities and chronic health conditions and their circle of support through training, information, emotional support and advocacy.  This organization includes Family Voices of Nevada, a chapter of Family Voices, Inc.

PEP (Parents Educating Professionals. Parents Educating Professionals. Parents Encouraging Parents): www.nvpep.org/
Nevada's statewide parent information and training center for families who have children with disabilities. They offer information and referral, a lending library, quarterly newsletter, conflict resolution support, training workshops, advocacy and mentor support and individual assistance.

Project ASSIST is a Nevada central resource directory for anyone seeking information about organizations, programs or agencies that provide services and supports for children and young adults up to 21 years with disabilities, and their families.  Statewide Toll Free Number: 1-800-522-0066

The Arc of Nevada Family Resource Guide www.thearc.org/familyguide/nevada.doc
This guide is written for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. It tells families about benefits, supports and services in their state that might help their child.

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 /nevada.html

Last Updated August 15, 2006