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 Medical
Homes in Wyoming
This page is designed to keep you informed about
events and activities happening in Wyoming 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 Wyoming
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.
Wyoming Medical Home Contact:
Name: Paul Ramirez - Children's Special
Health Program (CSH)
Contact: Phone: 307-777-7941 | Email:
paul.ramirez@health.wyo.gov
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.wyoming-aap.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chapter:
E-mail:rmalm@uwyo.edu
Title V CSHCN Program -Children's Special Health (CSH):
wdh.state.wy.us/csh/index.asp
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: Nancy Pajak
Contact: Phone: 307-721-6212 | Fax: 307-721-5982
| Email: nanpajak@aol.com
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: Jason Jones
Contact: Phone: (307) 777-6972 | Fax:
(307) 777-3337 | Email:
jjones1@state.wy.us
Web Site: ddd.state.wy.us/Documents/mitch1.htm
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:www.ectac.org/contact/619coord.asp#WY
Name: Joan Gaston
Contact: Phone: (307) 214-5337 | Fax:
(307) 856-3390 | Email:
jgasto@educ.state.wy.us
Name: Pam Frisby, Part B Preschool Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (307) 235-1182 | Fax:
(307) 266-3859 | Email: pfrisb@state.wy.us
Website: ddd.state.wy.us/Documents/childr1.htm
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: Morita Flynn, ICC Chair, WY Early Intervention Committee
Developmental Preschool
715 Shields Street
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307) 742-6374
Fax: (307) 721-5982
Email: mflynn@wyoming.com
Resources/Documents
Wyoming Department of Health:wdhfs.state.wy.us/wdh/
The Wyoming Department of Health is the primary state agency
for providing health and human services. We administer programs
maintaining the health and safety of all citizens of Wyoming
and our primary approach in solving health problems is prevention.
Wyoming Kid Care Health Plans: kidcare.state.wy.us/
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
March 18, 2008
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