The MCH Library at Georgetown University, in partnership with Johnson Group Consulting and with support from MCHB, has developed a free technical assistance program to help States draft effective Title V and Title XIX interagency agreements (IAAs). All State Title V MCH programs are eligible for the free TA. The TA is guided by State experiences and is based on the publication State MCH-Medicaid Coordination: A Review of Title V and Title XIX Interagency Agreements, 2nd edition. Your State may wish to use the TA to revise an existing document or develop a new IAA. State agencies select the individuals to participate on their teams, and those teams receive both telephone and written consultation during the TA.

Technical Assistance

TA will include:

• A review of your State’s current IAA by TA faculty.
• An initial consultation between State MCH/Title V personnel and TA faculty to set priorities.
• A review by TA faculty of best practices that can be applied to your State’s IAA.
• The drafting of a template by TA faculty for your State to use as the basis of your State’s IAA.
• A final consultation to review the IAA in detail, answer questions, and finalize State-specific details.

For more information on this TA program or to get on the schedule, contact:

Kay Johnson at kay.johnson@johnsoncgi.com or
John Richards at richarjt@georgetown.edu

MCH/Medicaid Toolkit

Use the following resources to begin the process of developing or reworking a State Title V/Title XIX IAA:

TA Resources:

• State Intake Form: This document outlines a "model" IAA for States to begin the process of updating or creating a new IAA. Use this document to become familiar with
• Model IAA: Copy and paste text from this document to add to you current IAA or to create a new document using a framework that follows the Code of Federal Regulations and "promising practices" examples from other States.

Issue Briefs and Resources: Coming Soon!

A series of topical briefs and State examples on issues that affect State MCH/Medicaid coordination. View the resources below or contact us to be signed up to receive them electronically.

• Case Management: Issue Brief | State Examples
• EPSDT: State Examples | See also Kaye, N and May, J. State Innovations in EPSDT. (2010). Washington, DC: National Academy for State Health Policy
• Children with Special Health Care Needs: COMING SOON! Issue Brief | State Examples
• Adolescent Health: COMING SOON! Issue Brief | State Examples

MCH/Medicaid Resources:

• State MCH-Medicaid Coordination: A Review of Title V and Title XIX Interagency Agreements (2nd edition): This publication forms the basis of the TA. It includes an overview of Title V and Title XIX; an analysis of State IAAs; promising practices; links to Federal legislation, regulations, and policy; and direct access to other resources.
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  • Print Version
    
    
• IAA Database and Full-Text IAAs: IAAs have been collected from 36 States and are available in a searchable database and downloadable in PDF format.
  
  
• Glossary of Title V/Title XIX Terms. This list of terms related to Title V and Title XIX is not meant to be comprehensive, but to serve as an introductory quick-reference. For more information, see the (1) the Glossary of the Title V Guidance; (2) the Medicaid Glossary (in English and Spanish); and/or (3) the MCH Leadership Skills Training Institute Glossary.
  
  
• Title V and Medicaid: Compared (at a glance). Highlights of the Title V and Medicaid programs are presented to aid in obtaining a clearer view of each program's mandates, requirements, foci, and strengths.
  
  
• Title V and Medicaid: Methods of Coordination. There are many common strategies in which Title V works with Medicaid to increase access to care. These strategies can be organized in terms of the four-tiered MCH Pyramid of Health Services.
  
  
• Title V and Medicaid: Legislation. Summary of Requirements for Title V and Title XIX Coordination | Overarching Federal Legislation, Regulations, and Policy.
  
  
• Title V and Medicaid Resources. Links to additional Web sites and electronic documents to aid in understanding Title V, Medicaid, and how the two programs can coordinate successfully.