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).

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 Team Contact:

Name: Gregory Yopp - Children's Special Services
Contact: Phone: 615-741-0361 | Email: gregory.yopp@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.

Transitions Champions Incentive Grant
Goal: To establish community-based transition councils that will formalize, gather, and utilize resources and services needed for successful transition, including adult health care, vocational raining, post secondary education, recreational opportunities, and employment for CYSHCN.
For more information contact: Gregg Yopp, Director Children?s Special Services
Phone: (615) 741-0361| Email: gregory.yopp@stae.tn.us


Genetics Grant
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 CSHCN Program "Children’s Special Services (CSS)":www2.state.tn.us/health/MCH/css.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, 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: 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: tennessee.gov/education/speced/TEIS/

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.aspmedicaid/waivers/tnwaiver.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