Introduction

Medical Home - Paying for Services Children and youth with special health care needs typically require more services than other children their age. Figuring out how to get everything paid for that is needed may feel overwhelming to you as a parent or young adult. Other families in the same situation have developed tips and guides to answer many of your questions.

Hotline Help

Help Me Grow Washington Hotline
Toll-free, statewide child and family health Information and Referral Line from WithinReach. Get connected to services in your community including free or low-cost health insurance, food resources, immunizations, breastfeeding support, family planning services, parenting support, child development screening services, and many other social and health programs, including information for children with special health care needs. Access to interpretive service for 50 languages.
Help Me Grow Washington Hotline: 1-800 322-2588 or 1-800-833-6388 (tty relay).

Tips for Understanding Your Insurance Plan

Insurance benefits can be very complicated. It is important to understand your health insurance coverage so that you can be an active advocate for your child. The rights you have depend on how you get your insurance, the type of plan you have, and the state in which you live.

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ HealthyChildren.org website has helpful articles in English and Spanish to help you understand the pediatric-related benefits of your insurance plan. However, the information should not be used as a substitute for the information found in your specific health insurance contract.

Other Resources

Washington Assistive Technology Act Program (WATAP)
WATAP is housed at the University of Washington, Center on Technology & Disability Studies.
WATAP can help you learn about and figure out how to fund assistive technology through through extensive resources on their website, or by calling their toll free statewide information and referral phone number (for In-State Inquiries only):
1-800-214-8731; 1-866-866-0162 TTY

Washington State Prescription Drug Program (WPDP) Discount CardThe WPDP Discount Card provides prescription drug discounts for those who don’t have prescription drug coverage. All Washington State residents are eligible for the WPDP Discount Card. There are no age or income restrictions. The Discount Card does not cover prescription drugs prescribed to animals.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that’s right for them. Many will get them free or nearly free. The Partnership’s mission is to increase awareness of patient assistance programs and boost enrollment of those who are eligible. The site offers a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 150 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.To access the Partnership for Prescription Assistance by phone, you can call toll-free, 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669).

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

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 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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