 Medical
Homes in New Mexico
This page is designed to keep you informed about events
and activities happening in New Mexico 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 Mexico
Medical Home Initiatives
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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 Mexico
Medical Home Contact:
Name: Javier Aceves, MD, FAAP
Contact: Phone: 505-272-5215 | Email:
jaceves@salud.unm.edu
 UPCOMING EVENT: October 3-5, 2007
Southwest Conference on Disability / Albuquerque, NM /
http://cdd.unm.edu/swconf/index.htm
New Mexico Statewide Medical
Home Implementation Plan - Promise
to the State
MCHB Medical Home Grant: Abstract
Purpose: to make the Medical Home Initiative
operational in 10 New Mexico clinic sites so that the seven
essential elements are fully functional for all CSHCN and
their families at these sites .STRATEGY 1: To increase knowledge
about the seven components of medical home in 10 identified
clinic sites around the state .project. STRATEGY 2: To facilitate
assessment of and incorporation into practice of improvements
in the seven components of medical home in identified clinic
sites around the state .STRATEGY 3: To increase collaboration
between primary care clinic sites who care for CSHCN and
other community services that enhance their care .STRATEGY
4: To increase collaboration between primary care clinic
sites who care for CSHCN and other community services that
enhance their care.
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.
Hemophilia Grant: Abstract
Project Period: June 1, 2002 through
May 31, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this proposal is
to continue the family-centered, community-based comprehensive
hemophilia care supporting the successful existing structure
of Hemophilia Treatment Centers (HTCs) in MCHB Region VIII.
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.nmpeds.org
American Academy of Family Physicians
(AAFP) Chapter:
www.familydoctornm.org/
Title V CSHCN Program: www.health.state.nm.us/mch.html
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: Susan Chacon
Contact: Phone: 505-476-8860 | Fax: 505-476-8896
E-mail: schacon@doh.state.nm.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: Andy Gomm,
Program Manager
Contact: Phone: (505) 827-0103
| Fax: (505) 827-2455
Email: agomm@doh.state.nm.us
Web Site: www.health.state.nm.us/ltsd/fit/index.html
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: Harriet
Forman, Preschool Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (505) 827-6462
| Fax: (505) 827-6791
Email:
hforman@sde.state.nm.us
Web site: www.sde.state.nm.us/div/learn.serv/spec.ed/index.html
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: Diane Rivera-Valencia, ICC Chair
Contact: Phone: (505) 528-2240 | Fax:
(505) 523-1756
Email: dvalencia@trescoinc.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
Family, Infant, Toddler ASD Program
Project SET (Specialized Early Teaching for Young Children
with Autism) was funded in
2000 to begin training and technical assistance throughout
the state for very young
children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their families.
Project SET is a
jointly funded project of the Department of Health - Family
Infant Toddler (FIT)
Program and the Public Education Department,Special Education
Bureau. Project SET
September 25, 2007 University
of New Mexico -
Center for Development & Disability.
http://www.health.state.nm.us/ddsd/fit/pdf%5CAutism-Spectrum-Disorders.pdf
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
September 25, 2007
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