MUNROE MEYER INSTITUTE, UNMC
Description
STATEWIDE SERVICES TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, GENETIC DISORDERS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS EVALUATION AND TREATMENT WITH SERVICES IN: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE, EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, NURSING, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, RECREATIONAL THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGY, GENETIC MEDICINE, SOCIAL WORK, PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS, AUDIOLOGY, CENTER FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING, HUMAN GENETICS LAB, MEDIA CENTER, MOLECULAR GENETICS, PEDIATRIC FEEDING DISORDERS PROGRAM, RESEARCH, TRAINING AND CLINICAL SERVICES. ALSO ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN FINDING NECESSARY MEDICAL SERVICES AND HELP COORDINATE SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Contact Information
Address:
985450 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
Omaha
NE
68198-5450
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 4:30 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.unmc.edu/mmi
Main Phone:
Phone
800-656-3937
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402-559-6430
Fax
402-559-5737
Main Contact(s):
BRUCE BUEHLER, M.D.
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
mmimedia@unmc.edu
General Information
Agency ID: 200
List of Provided Services:
Advocacy and Support: Protection and Advocacy
Assessment Services: Dental, Hearing, Medical Assessment, Neurological, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy Assessment, Physical Therapy Assessment, Psychological Assessment, Speech
Case Management: Case Management
Counseling and Guidance: Genetic, Psychological Counseling and Guidance
Education: Educational Support
Emergency Relief: Crisis Services
Family/Individual Resources: Child Day Care Programs, Parenting Programs
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Medical: Dentistry, Occupational Therapy Medical, Psychological Medical, Physical Therapy Medical, Speech Therapy
Recreation: Recreation
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: BROCHURES.
Eligibility: ANYONE NEEDING SERVICES. CAN BE REFERRED BY A PHYSICIAN, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY OR A FAMILY MEMBER. MOST SERVICES COVERED BY MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND OTHER INSURANCE PROGRAMS.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: CALL
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: CONTACT DIRECTOR
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish