Where to Start-Idaho

IDAHO EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM

Idaho Infant Toddler Program provides early intervention services, including educational and therapeutic services, designed to increase the ability of families to nurture and meet specific needs of infants and toddlers with developmental delays. The goals of the services are to enhance the child's development and to reduce the child's delay in development.

800-926-2588
http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Children/EarlyChildhoodInfo/PregnancyPrenatalCare/tabid/166/ctl/ArticleView/mid/1398/articleId/711/Early-Intervention-Services.aspx

 

EASTER SEALS:

Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain provides services for children and adults with disabilities and other special needs, and support to their families.

Or contact us by telephone or fax:
406-761-3680 - Corporate Headquarters
800-253-4093 - TDD Voice Relay
406-761-5110 - Fax
800-771-2153- Toll-free
To contact us by mail:
Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain
4400 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT 59405-1641

http://esgw-nrm.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NRMM_idahoservicelocations

 

MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAM:

http://www.pascenter.org/state_based_stats/medicaid_waivers_info.php?state=idaho

TEFRA: (Tax, Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982)

Under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), states may provide Medicaid coverage to children with severe disabilities, disregarding their family income, if these children require care at an institutional (hospital, nursing home or intermediate care facility) level.

When a child receives extended care in an institutional setting, family income is disregarded as a qualification for Medicaid. The TEFRA State Plan Option makes it possible to do the same for a family whose child requires care at the level provided in an institution, but who choose to care for their child at home. Currently, 18 states and the District of Columbia have chosen to implement the TEFRA State Plan Option. Because states vary widely in the availability of institutional care for children and the clinical criteria for admitting children to these institutions, the numbers of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) who receive Medicaid benefits under this option also varies widely from state to state.

Please check with your state office to see if TEFRA is offered in your state.

IDAHO GENETICS CLINIC:

The past decade has seen an explosion of information on the human genome, and the medical community recognizes that genetic information and testing has the potential to affect medical care for all individuals, not just those with birth defects or rare genetic conditions.

General Pediatric Genetics and Metabolic Clinics


Appointments: Telephone: (208) 381-7339

These Clinics Provide Services In: General Genetics and


Metabolics

Prenatal Genetic Counseling


St. Alphonsus Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Genetics Board Certification: Genetic Counseling

Appointments: Telephone: (208) 367-5544

Patricia Dock MS CGC, patrdock@sarmc.org (208)367-5597

St. Luke’s Maternal Fetal Medicine

Perinatal Services, Boise, ID

Genetics Board Certification: Genetic Counseling

Other Board Certification: Obstetrics-Gynecology

Appointments: Telephone: (208) 381-3088 Fax: (208) 381-4314

This Clinic Provides Services In: Prenatal Diagnosis

Questions: Contact Heidi Nagel MS CGC (208) 381-3088


nagelh@slrmc.org or Heather Hussey husseyh@slrmc.org or


Amber Mathieson mathiesa@slrmc.orgo affect medical care for all


individuals, not just those with birth defects or rare genetic


conditions.


TREASURE VALLEY DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION

PO Box 1404
Meridian ID 83680-1404Phone: 208-954-7448

http://idahodownsyndrome.org/

DS CONNECTIONS

Ds Connections co-founders Susan Villelli and Cheryl Roberts are two Moms who believe in keeping their children, their families and their friends connected to each other through the love of their children diagnosed with Down syndrome.

http://www.dsconnections.com/index.html

SOUTHEAST IDAHO DS SUPPORT GROUP

Pocatello ID

208-232-2259

email:  bookitnowvacation@gmail.com

IDAHO PARENTS UNLIMITED


Idaho Parents Unlimited supports, empowers, educates and advocates to enhance the quality of life for Idahoans with disabilities and their families.

By Phone
Toll free: (800) 242-IPUL (4785)
Boise (local call): (208) 342-5884
Fax: (208) 342-1408

Mailing Address
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc.
500 S 8th Street
Boise, ID 83702

Central Office Location
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc.
500 S 8th Street
Boise, ID 83702

www.ipulidaho.org