 Medical
Homes in New Jersey
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in New Jersey that will help improve
access to medical homes for children with special health care
needs (CSHCN).
Click on a topic below to learn more about what's
going on in New Jersey
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.
New Jersey Medical Home Contact:
Name: Gloria Rodriquez - Director, Special Child,
Adult and Early Intervention Services
Contact: Phone: (609) 292-4043 | Email:
grodriquez@doh.state.nj.us
Transitions Champions Incentive
Grant - Incentive
Award FAQs
Goal: To utilize information obtained from parents,
youth, health care providers, and community /intergovernmental
organizations to develop a transition roadmap which will
provide a guide for youth transitioning to adult services
within a culturally competent medical home.
For more information contact:Diana Autin,
Ex. Co-Director
Phone: (973) 642-8100 | Email: Diana.autin@spannj.org
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 for Systems of Services for Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs Awarded to Statewide Parent Advocacy Network of New Jersey
Project period: June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2012
Purpose: To implement the President’s New Freedom Initiative (NFI) by improving access to a quality, comprehensive, coordinated community-based system of services for CYSHCN and their families that are family-centered and culturally competent. The initiative supports grants to assist State Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) programs, family organizations, providers, and other partners to implement the six core outcomes of a system of services based on evidence based practices for CYSHCN. These six core outcomes are as follows: 1) families partner in decision making and are satisfied with the services they receive; 2) CYSHCN receive coordinated ongoing comprehensive care within a medical home; 3) families of CYSHCN have adequate private and/or public insurance to pay for the services they need; 4) children are screened early and continuously for special health care needs; 5) community-based service systems are organized so families can use them easily; and 6) youth with special health care needs receive the services necessary to make transitions to adult life, including adult health care, work, and independence.
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.aapnj.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
www.njafp.org/
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:
Celeste Andriot Wood
Assistant Commissioner
Address: PO Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Phone: (609) 292-4043 | Fax: (609) 292-9599
Email: Celeste.Andriot-Wood@doh.state.nj.us
For contact information on the CSHCN Contact please view the Medical Home Contact at the top of the page.
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: Leslie M. Beres; M.S.
Contact: Phone: 609-292-5676 | Fax: 609-292-9288
E-mail:
Leslie.Beres-Sochka@doh.state.nj.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: Terry Harrison
Contact: Phone: (609) 777-7734 | Fax:
(609) 292-0296
Email: terry.harrison@doh.state.nj.us
Web Site:
www.nj.gov/health/fhs/eis
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: Barbara Tkach, 619 Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (609) 984-4950 | Fax:
(609) 292-5558
Email: btkach@doe.state.nj.us
Web Site: www.state.nj.us/education/
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: Katherine Doyle, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (877) 909-7422
| Fax:
(732) 247-4701 | Email: njsicc@aol.com
Name: Denise Murray, ICC Vice Chair
Contact: Phone:(856) 848-4700 Ext. 141 | Fax:(856) 853-9066 | Email: dmurray@sjogcs.org
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.
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
Other Related Resources for Families of Children with Special Health
Care Needs Website
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
June 1, 2009
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