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Elizabeth M. Whitehorn, Director

Autism Workgroup of the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC):

Members:

Sara Myerscough-Mueller

 

 

One representative of the Department of Healthcare and Family Service

 

 

Jennifer Gentile

 

 

One representative of the Department of Human Service  

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Pickett

 

 

One representative of the Department of Insurance

 

 

Kimberly Mercer-Schleider  

 

 

One representative of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities 

 

 

Dana Weiner

 

 

One representative of the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative

 

 

 

 

 

Rebecca Doran (Illinois State Board of Education)

 

 

One representative of the of the Illinois State board of Education/ or and educator who specializes in working with children with Autism

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Baker 
Stephanie Brown

 

 

 

 

 

Two parent advocates of persons with disabilities

 

Dr. Robert Rada: Dental Care

 

Lauren Hintzman: Occupational, Speech, and Physical Therapy

 

 

 

 

 

Alexandria Saulsberry: Behavioral Health and Primary Care

 

 

 

 

 

At least one representative of each of the following groups:
a) Dental Care
b) Primary Care
c) Behavioral Health
d) Occupation, Speech, Physical Therapy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samantha Alloway (Arc of Illinois)

Lore Baker (AID)

Charlene Bennett (IAG)

Caroline (Carrie) Chapman (Legal Council for Health Justice)

 

 

 

 

 

Kristen Huffman Gottschling (PACTT)

 

 

 

 

 

At least four representatives of non- profit entities representing people with disabilities, including at least two representatives of rural areas and two representatives of Cook and collar counties

 

 

 

 

 

John Haley (ILADD)

 

 

 

 

 

One representative of an advocacy organization focused on residents of Illinois SODCs, ICF-DDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One current employee of a Community IntegratedLiving Arrangement; and be it further