 Medical
Homes in Connecticut
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in Connecticut that will help improve
access to medical homes for all children and youth..
Click on a topic below to learn more about what's
going on in Connecticut
Medical Home Initiatives
This section
provides information on state medical home initiatives/programs.
Connecticut
Medical Home Contact:
Name:
Robin Tousey-Ayers
Phone: 860/509-7391 | Fax: 860/509-7669 | E-mail: robin.tousey-ayers@po.state.ct.us
Web
site
Name: Dorothy Pacyna
Supervisor, Family Health Division
Director CYSHCN
E-mail: dorothy.pacyna@po.state.ct.us
Name: Ann Gionet
Family Advocate
E-mail: ann.gionet@po.state.ct.us
CT Medical Home Learning Collaborative:
Name: Paula Coutre, MD
Address: Pediatric Center
126 Morgan St.
Stamford, CT 06905
Phone: 203/327-1055 | Fax: 203/323-6177 | E-mail: couturepmd@aol.com
Name: Sandi Carbonari, MD
Children's Health Center
Address: 133 Scovill Street
Waterbury, CT 06706
Phone: 203/709-7084 | Fax: 203/709-7754 | E-mail: scarbonari@stmh.org
Connecticut Medical Home Poster (2004):
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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.
State Implementation Grant (D70) for Improving Systems of Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) - Abstract
Grantee: State Department of Public Health
Grant Period: 2008-2011
Program Director: Lisa A Davis
Phone: 860/509-8074 | E-mail: Lisa.Davis@ct.gov
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
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter
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:
Name: Lisa Davis, Title V Director
Address: 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11FHS
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860/509-8074 | Fax: 860/509-7720 | E-mail: lisa.davis@ct.gov
Web site
CSHCN Contact:
Name: Mark Keenan, CSHCN Director
Address: 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11FHS
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860/509-8057 | Fax: 860/509-7720 | E-mail: mark.keenan@ct.gov
Web site
Family Voices of Connecticut Web site
Family Voices of Connecticut (FV CT) engages families in a number of ways to promote quality of health care services for CYSHCN. These include assistance provided through individual support, training, parent matching, support groups, listservs, conferences, and materials such as a Care Notebook.
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: Donna C. Maselli, RN, MPH
Phone: 860/509-8081 | Fax: 860/509-8132 | E-mail: donna.maselli@po.state.ct.us
Birth to Three System - 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: Linda Goodman
Phone: 860/418-6147 | Fax: 860/418-6003 | E-mail: linda.goodman@po.state.ct.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: Maria Synodi
Phone: 860/807-2054 | Fax: 860/807-2062 | E-mail: maria.synodi@po.state.ct.us
Web Site
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: Laurel Ross, Acting ICC Chair
Phone: 203/629-1880 ext 132 | Fax: 203/629-4390
| E-mail: ross@arcgreenwich.org
Web site
Resources
State Waiver Information
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.
Screening
Initiatives
This section provides information on surveillance
and screening initiatives in the state.
State Newborn Screening & Genetics Programs:
Connecticut Newborn Screening Program and Contact Information
Connecticut Genetic Services and Contact Information
Newborn Screening and Genetics Collaborative – HRSA Region 1
Autism Service Guidelines
Guidelines for the Identification
and Education of Children and Youth with Autism
These Guidelines, published in 2005, address critical issues and current research
important to individuals who are concerned about children
and youth with autistic spectrum disorders. New to the
Guidelines are chapters on —Assessment and Eligibility“ and —Transition
Planning.“
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
January 7, 2010
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