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Medical Homes in South Dakota
This page is designed to keep you informed about events and activities happening in South Dakota that will help improve access to medical homes for children with special health care needs (CSHCN).

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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.

South Dakota Medical Home Contact:

Name: Barb Hemmelman
Contact: Phone: 605-773-3737 | Email: barb.hemmelman@state.sd.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
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter:
E-mail: drmckercher@aol.com

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

Title V CSHCN Program - Children’s Special Health Services (CSHS): www.state.sd.us/doh/Famhlth/child.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: Teresa Disburg
Contact: Phone:605-773-4476 | Fax: 605-773-5942 | E-mail: teresa.disburg@state.sd.us

Birth to Three Connections - 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: Susan Sheppick, Director, Birth to 3 Connections
SD Dept. of Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Contact: Phone: (605) 773-4478
Email: susan.sheppick@state.sd.us
Web Site: www.state.sd.us/deca/Special/Birthto3/index.htm

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:www.ectac.org/contact/619coord.asp#SD

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: Dr. David Calhoon, ICC Chair

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

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 February 25, 2008

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