The Washington State Medical Home Partnerships Project and our website, www.medicalhome.org, work closely with our funders and partners.

Funders

The Washington State Department of Health, Children with Special Health Care Needs Program through a contract with the Medical Home Partnerships Project and the Clinical Training Unit at the University of Washington’s Center on Human Development and Disability.
The Institute on Human Development and Disability, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, University of Washington

Partners

American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington State Chapter
Autism Center, University of Washington (UW)
Institute on Human Development and Disability, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, UW
Children with Special Health Care Needs Communication Network (WA)
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, UW
Division of Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UW
Family Voices of Washington’s Family to Family Health Information Center
Fathers Network
Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT), Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families
LEND Program – Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Center on Human Development and Disability, UW
Local Public Health Departments and Districts
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network
Medical Home Leadership Network team members and their organizations
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NNLM-PNR)
Northwest Autism Center
Open Doors for Multicultural Families
Parent to Parent Support Programs of Washington State
Partnerships for Action, Voices for Empowerment (PAVE)
Seattle Children’s
Seattle Children’s Autism Center
UW READI Lab –Research in Early Autism Detection & Intervention
Washington Autism Alliance and Advocacy
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Family and Community Health Improvement
- Access, Systems and Coordination Section including the Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs Program
- Community Health Care Improvement and Linkages Section
Washington State Frontiers of Innovation
Washington State Health Care Authority
Washington Statewide Leadership Initiative (WSLI)
WithinReach (Family Health Hotline, Parenthelp123.org)
Yakima Children’s Village

Additional funding for the initial development of the website was contributed by:

The US Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, grant #HO2MC00079
The National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs at the American Academy of Pediatrics

06dec8:30 am4:30 pmWA State Autism Center of Excellence Certification Training Event Organized By: WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training Unit Event Type:TrainingIn-person or Online:Online

Event Details

University of Washington experts provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA). As of July 2024, we are contracted to provide 4 general trainings a year.

Purpose of the COE Training

To increase the number of qualified clinicians (COEs) across Washington State who can appropriately diagnose children and youth with autism who have Medicaid insurance.
To foster collaboration between providers and systems serving autistic children and youth and their families
Help children and families access needed services as appropriate, including writing a Medicaid/Apple Health prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). COE required for Managed Care Organization (MCO) prescription approval.

Who is Eligible to Become a COE

The HCA determines which primary care and other clinicians can become COEs. Currently the list includes medical physicians working in primary care, specialty physicians, clinical psychologists, ARNPs and pediatric naturopaths. Physician Assistants (PA-C) whose supervising clinician is a COE are eligible as of Jan 1, 2023.

Who is Eligible to Attend the Training

Clinicians who serve patients with Washington State Medicaid insurance or support clinicians doing this work. We welcome others interested in learning more about autism who are providing provide assessments, care coordination, peer support, mental or behavioral health services etc. There are limited spots for out of state providers interested in learning more about this approach to training primary care providers to diagnose autism.

More information and registration

Registration

Time

(Friday) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location

Online

Organizer

WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training UnitWA INCLUDE Collaborative- Interdisciplinary Network of Community Leaders with a focus on the Underserved and Disability Education -Improving systems of care by supporting education, training, and connections within a growing community of champions -Promoting quality of life and health equity within underserved communities at the intersection of developmental disability, mental health, and physical health -Increasing accessibility, variety, and amount of trainings and support for providers strained by high workloads -Creating and facilitating state-wide networks that empower local regional champions through access to expertise from each other and state partners -Embedding supports within schools, medical homes, mental health clinics, and communitieshttps://wainclude.org/

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31jan8:30 am4:30 pmWA State Autism Center of Excellence Certification Training Event Organized By: WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training Unit Event Type:TrainingIn-person or Online:Online