Welcome Bliss

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you for joining the listserv. I'm sure you will

make wonderful contributions here.

Upon joining, automatically sent you four or five pdf

files explaining in detail the Medicaid law for children (EPSDT) and

how it specifically relates to HBOT. So as to demonstrate the

explanation is not just theory, included in those pdfs are a number

of court decisions, primarily (I think) from Freels vs the Georgia

Department of Community Health (DCH) (Georgia Medicaid).

In order for to achieve his greatest success, I cannot

encourage you enough to review those documents and the others found

at medicaid/files/

It is essential for you to know and understand Medicaid law and EPSDT

better than anyone you speak with at Georgia Medicaid. It is also

essential that you become well-educated and knowledgeable on the

attributes of hyperbaric therapy and its potential for healing

. The documentation at

medicaid/files/ is freely available to you to help you.

Further, because 90+% of your work is already done by Freels v DCH,

take full advantage of this. 's condition is somewhat more

complicated than most; however, Georgia DCH has three times

officially recognized the unparalleled expertise of Dr Harch, MD

on treating pediatric brain-injury with HBOT. He is the person who

could best assess and prescribe the most beneficial HBOT protocol for

.

I think it's wonderful that you have a family friend who operates

hyperbaric chambers, but most likely s/he will not know the most

appropriate treatment protocol for .

Dr Harch's website is http://www.hyperbarics.org . His practice is

located in New Orleans. EPSDT mandates HBOT if it is " necessary to

correct or ameliorate " . Further, EPSDT also mandates coverage

of your transportation costs as well.

Again, welcome.

DF

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HI my name is we live in Atlanta GA, my husband is Kent we

have 4

wonderful children or youngest is age 4 with: Down syndrome,

tetrology of Fallot Repaired (will need new pulmonary valve in 2

yrs)

severe left pulmonary stenosis with 2 stents in his LPA,

Hirschsprungs

Diease with colostomy, Autism, PDD, NON verbal, asthma,seizures

and how

having syncope episodes for no reason and he on a heart monitor

24/7

because he passes out, and arrests. 2 times so far in a month.

None of

the Docs have a clue why.

Okay so there it all is. My best freind Jim is in the Navy NPN

Naval

hospital VA,and is a HBOT doc of sorts (I am not good with

ranks!) We

have talked about HBOT for and both feel it would

bennefit him

greatly.

Here are my questions, has Medicaid in GA, we have BC?BS as

Primary and Medicaid 2nd. He also has a MRWP waiver and we are

switching to a GAPP waiver for medically fragile children.

I need to find out the steps to getting him the HBOT therapy,

and where

would we go to have it done? Is there a place here in GA?

I know the man in charge of this group is from GA so I am hoping

he can

give me insight.

I am working with DReam House for medically fragile children,

and we

have just devloped a team to help get all he needs and

deserves.

I am a fire lit under my butt Mom ready to write letters, fill

forms

and have a sit in to do what ever it takes to help me son. I now

have a

team of advocates also ready to help me.

I can be reached here or on my email off list I am also not

apposed to

giving my number to someone off line to talk personally.

I appriate all this group has to offer and look ofrward to sharing

's progress as soon as we get the HBOT therapy going.

Bliss " Honored to be chosen as s MOM, a Kiddo proud

to have

DS "

Freels

2948 Windfield Circle

Tucker, GA 30084-6714

770-491-6776 (phone)

404-725-4520 (cell)

815-366-7962 (fax)

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