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ContentsBring Your Child to Work Day

is Set for August 13Page 2

State of Health with Doctor Wells

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OIG Agent Works with Feds to Prosecute Couple for Public

Assistance FraudPage 4

Study Cites Mental Health Improvements for Youth in

SED Waiver ProjectPage 5

MDHHS Partners with Forestry Service to Teach At-

risk Youth Job SkillsPage 6

Innovative Court - MDHHS Program Helps Low-income

Persons Avoid EvictionPage 7

Lunch with the GovernorPage 8

Countdown to ICD- The Clock is running

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The LockboxPage 10

Green Team NewsPage 11

Recognizing Our MDHHS Military & Veterans

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August 2015 Edition

It’s hard to believe that it has been four months since MDHHS was created through a merger of the Departments of Community Health and Human Services. Things are moving along quickly, and I continue to be impressed by employees that are overcoming the challenges of the merger and working together in a spirit of collaboration.

On July 1 and 2, we held strategy planning sessions for the coming fiscal year. We went through a variety of activities where department leaders reviewed our current mission, vision and strategic priorities and suggested changes for the future. Those in attendance were excited to learn about other areas of our Department and how their programs may be able to align to better serve the people of Michigan. All areas of the department were represented and I am encouraged that so many offered great ideas.

Later this month I will be asking for your input on these important guidelines, to help solidify our future direction. After that we will put metrics in place to track our success towards accomplishing these goals.

As part of this session, we discussed ideas to improve employee engagement to follow up on the 2015 Employee Engagement Survey. The topics discussed included ways to improve communication, trust, professional development, diversity and inclusion. We submitted a draft of an overall action plan to the Office of Good Government last month. I take the results of the survey very seriously, and my expectation is that we will use these results to address the areas we continue to hear need the most work: engaging employees and providing more fulfilling professional development opportunities.

I also want to recognize that August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Immunizations are among the most important things that we do to keep our population, and particularly our children, healthy. I salute our

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MDHHS employees and local health departments for all their work related to immunization.

Speaking of children, remember that Aug. 13th is Bring Your Child to Work Day at many MDHHS offices. I’m looking forward to seeing many bright, young smiling faces around the Capitol View and Grand Tower buildings in Lansing. It’s a great chance for your child to see where you work, and could help inspire our youth into one day entering the public service workforce. It should also be a fun day as games and activities are scheduled at many MDHHS offices throughout Michigan.

Enjoy your August; try to stay cool, and thank you for your great work!

Nick

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The annual Bring Your Child to Work Day is fast approaching.

Most MDHHS employees statewide will be able to bring their child to their workplace Aug. 13 for a few hours of activities and fun. The idea is to give children a glimpse of the work-day world beyond the school classrooms and playgrounds.

Bring Your Child to Work Day activities are scheduled at the Grand Tower and Capitol View buildings in Lansing from 9-11:30 a.m.; participating parents are not obligated to keep their child on site for the entire period.

Other MDHHS offices will establish their own hours for the event and communicate those to staff.

Employees will be allowed to invite their children between the ages of 8 and 18. Employees also are encouraged to invite their foster child, niece, nephew, grandchild or mentee to spend the day with them.

To register and get more information visit the MDHHS Intranet homepage here: http://inside.michigan.gov/dhhs/Pages/default.aspx

Questions can be directed to Jan Berry at BerryJ2@michigna.gov.

Pictured above are children attending last year’s Bring Your Child to Work Day hosted by the department.

Bring Your Child to Work Day is Set for August 13

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The State of Health with Doctor Wells

It’s That Time Again: Fight the Bite!!!

I recently was at a meeting with public health and veterinarian experts from across the western part of the state. And, well, it was July, and a popular topic of discussion was: MOSQUITOS. Because I received a number of questions about the risk of the West Nile virus, I consulted the experts in our Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease Section in the Bureau of Epidemiology here at MDHHS. Many of you may not be aware that MDHHS staff members include: a veterinarian and zoonotic epidemiologist, Dr. Kimberly Signs: a medical entomologist (“bug expert”), Erik Foster; and epidemiologist Rebecca Reik – all led by State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Mary Grace Stobierski. These are the folks I go to when I have a question about mosquito, tick and other vector-borne diseases that impact human health.

As you all are aware, this has been a cool, wet summer. Many of you now are suffering from the increased populations of mosquitos. And thus, the common question I was asked this last week: Will this mean this will be a bad summer for West Nile virus (WNV) or other mosquito-borne diseases such as eastern equine encephalitis (EEE)?

WNV and EEE are mosquito-borne viruses that can cause encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and/or meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord). Both WNV and EEE primarily infect and multiply in birds, which serve as reservoirs for the viruses. The viruses are spread between birds mostly through the bite of an infected mosquito. EEE does not make birds sick, but WNV can. Crows and blue jays are more likely to get sick and die when they are infected with WNV, making them good indicators of WNV presence in an area. When the level of virus circulating amongst birds and mosquitoes becomes high, horses and humans can be accidentally infected. There are vaccines to protect horses from WNV and EEE, but there are currently no vaccines available for people.

An estimated 20 percent of people infected with WNV will have mild flu-like symptoms, including fever, fatigue, headache, body aches, swollen lymph nodes and body rash. Only an estimated one in 150 people infected with WNV will progress to the more severe infection called West Nile neuro-invasive disease (meningitis, encephalitis, and poliomyelitis). About 10 percent of people with neuroinvasive WNV disease die. EEE is a rare disease in people, but has a much higher fatality rate. Symptoms of EEE are similar to those of WNV. About 33 percent of people who develop neurologic EEE disease die. For both WNV and EEE, people over 50 years of age are more likely to develop severe disease. Children under 15 years of age are also at greater risk of developing severe EEE disease. Survivors of both WNV and EEE can experience long-term disability.

West Nile virus was first seen in the United States in the fall of 1999 in New York City, and has since spread across the nation. WNV was first detected in Michigan in 2001 and has been detected in Michigan each year since. Last year, fortunately, only one human case was reported here in Michigan. Summer disease activity varies according to the weather, with hot, dry conditions favoring the WNV cycle in birds and mosquitos. However, all mosquitos do like to breed in standing water and the Culex species is in the state; so far a number of crows have been diagnosed with WNV in the central and western parts of Michigan. The presence of the disease in birds tells our veterinarian, wildlife and public health experts that WNV is here and that we could see human cases this summer.

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Every day, hundreds of MDHHS workers process payments for Michigan residents to help them buy food, shelter and other living necessities from Michigan’s public assistance programs.

Joe Thiel’s job as an agent for the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to make sure these recipients don’t abuse the system. The OIG is a criminal justice agency in the MDHHS, responsible for investigating fraud, waste and abuse in programs administered by the department, thereby helping to increase program integrity and ensuring public benefits are preserved for those truly in need and eligible for program benefits.

Thiel was reminded July 14 of the importance of his job when the man he had been investigating and building a case against for 2 ½ years -- Muhammad Dalalli – was federally sentenced to 27 months in prison for defrauding taxpayers of $126,739 in public assistance benefits. Thiel, who works out of the Ottawa County office in Holland, is one of about 100 OIG agents statewide who investigate suspected cases of public assistance recipient fraud.

“It’s definitely a rewarding feeling. Dallali didn’t just get a slap on the wrist,” Thiel said. “This case will be deterrence to other people thinking of doing this to (taxpayers).”

Dallali, a Grand Rapids resident and Iraqi immigrant, and his wife, Rima Alame, were accused of defrauding the Food Assistance Program (FAP)/Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, the Family Independence Program (FIP), Medicaid and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. Alame was facing sentencing for the same crime at the time of publication.

The pair is accused of defrauding the programs by not disclosing $30,000 in overseas assets and falsely stating that Dallali lived separately from his wife and four children while he resided with them.

Authorities believe Dallali began defrauding the programs shortly after he immigrated to Michigan in 2004. Dallali, who later became a naturalized U.S. citizen, came to the attention of authorities in 2010 when he bought a Grand Rapids convenience store that had been suspected for years of being a center for Bridge Card trafficking. Trafficking is the crime of buying or selling of food assistance benefits on the Bridge Card for cash or other ineligible items.

In 2011, the store burned down, and arson was suspected. During a deposition with insurance company representatives, Dallali was asked how he was able to purchase the store while living on public assistance, and he made a startling confession. Thiel said the immigrant admitted that he and his wife had $30,000 in assets in Lebanese banks.

Shortly later, Thiel was assigned to investigate whether Dallali had defrauded public assistance programs, commonly known as welfare fraud. Aside from the large amount of suspected fraud, Thiel said the case proved to be unusual because he collaborated with many different federal investigative agencies, including the U.S. Attorney’s office, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

OIG Agent Works with Feds to Prosecute Couple for Public Assistance Fraud

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Study Cites Mental Health Improvements for Youth in SED Waiver ProjectMost children are seeing significant improvements in mental health under a pilot effort to improve services for those with serious emotional disturbances, a five-year evaluation shows.

The pilot program, Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) Waiver Project, was developed in 2010 to serve not only foster children but children adopted through Michigan’s child welfare system. The evaluation of the program was issued in April by the Michigan State University Wraparound Evaluation Project, a group of researchers; it covered the period from 2010 to 2015.

Evaluators found 80 percent of young children involved in the pilot -- and 72 percent of those aged 7 to18 years -- had clinically significant improvements in mental health functioning. Both in-school and out-of-school suspensions decreased over time, regardless of age.

A key aim of the SED Waiver Project is to treat youth while they are living in their communities, rather than as patients in a facility. The evaluation found that more than 90 percent of youth resided in their community while entering and exiting the program, and that all children ages 3 to 6 lived in their community at both points.

The evaluation concluded that foster children and adoptees with serious emotional disturbance experience are better able to maintain placement in family homes in the community.

To qualify for the program, the child must have a primary mental health diagnosis, be at risk of inpatient hospitalization in the state psychiatric hospital and demonstrate serious functional limitations that impair his/her ability to function in the community.

Michigan’s Medicaid plan covers a broad array of home and community-based services and supports for children with serious emotional disturbances. In addition to traditional treatment, offered services include treatment planning, home-based services, crisis intervention services, substance abuse treatment, speech evaluations and therapy and occupational therapy assessment.

Children in the SED Waiver Project also are eligible for services such as community living supports, respite care, family training, parent support partners, therapeutic foster care, therapeutic overnight camps, transitional services and specialty therapies.

Improving education, prevention, treatment of and recovery from mental illnesses is an important priority for our department and for Governor Snyder.

The SED Waiver Project is now serving children in 37 Michigan counties. To date, 240 children have been served by the project.

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MDHHS Partners with Forestry Service to Teach At-risk Youth Job Skills

Wearing T-shirt and camouflage jeans, 16-year-old David Bailey used a trimmer to cut away invasive wetland reed in the Manistee National Forest in early July, while a companion worked 20 feet away.

The former foster youth also was clearing a path toward a brighter future by developing work skills as part of a youth employment program co-sponsored by MDHHS.

This summer, Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative (MYOI) youth in Lake and Newaygo counties are participating in a program involving a partnership between the Lake/Newaygo County office of MDHHS, the U.S. Forest Service, Michigan Works! and SEEDS, a non-profit organization.

SEEDS, which coordinates the program, was established to foster local solutions to global issues, making connections between ecology and social justice.

Under the program, eight MYOI youth and four other at-risk youths were hired to work on at various sites in the Manistee National Forest in Newaygo and Lake counties, teaching them important work skills and disciplines to prepare them for later employment. The program includes eight to 10 weeks of field work and about two weeks of training/orientation in Traverse City.

“The crews are working hard and impressing the U.S. Forestry Service with their work ethic,” said Sarah Meeuwes, MYOI coordinator for Lake and Newaygo counties. “They are impressing me with their ability to work alongside ticks, spiders and mosquitos. Their work so far has contained miles of walking in the woods, learning about a variety of plant species, pulling weeds and removing a boardwalk.”

Youth received training in many areas that included: workplace safety, first aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation, first aid in the wilderness, invasive species identification, herbicide application, sustainable trail layout and construction, resume development and job interviewing skills.

Those who complete 300 hours of work in this program will receive a $1,200 AmeriCorps award to go towards college/trade school/certification.

This is the first year of the partnership between SEEDS, MDHHS, Michigan Works! and the U.S. Forestry Service in Lake and Newaygo counties.

Pictured above is David Bailey, 16, of Irons, clearing away vegetation at the Manistee National Forest under a partnership between MDHHS and the U.S. Forestry Service.

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Innovative Court - MDHHS Program Helps Low-income Persons Avoid EvictionAn innovative court diversion program to help people avoid eviction and homelessness is continuing to see success in Michigan.

About one year ago, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) began a partnership with the 36th District Court in Detroit to begin an Eviction Diversion Program under the leadership of Wayne County MDHHS Director Dwayne Haywood. The program offers financial assistance to low-income tenants to pay delinquent rent so they can avoid eviction.

Similar programs have been underway in other counties for years. Kalamazoo County was first to develop a similar program in 2010, and because of its success, it has since also been adopted in Ingham, Kent, Leelanau, Antrim and Grand Traverse counties.

As of June 2015, the Detroit program has prevented nearly 200 participants from being evicted. In that time, MDHHS provided $16,474 in State Emergency Relief (SER) and $66,852 in Emergency Services to tenants to help them avoid eviction. In coming months, the MDHHS office plans to expand the program to additional courts within the 36th District. More landlords are prepared to begin to participate in this program.

“The Eviction Diversion Program provides an opportunity for both the landlord and tenant to have a second chance at resolving their dispute in a mutually satisfying manner,” said Judge B. Pennie Millender, who oversees the hearings process for this program. “The court is proud to partner with the MDHHS to provide this option for the members of the community it serves.”

Antarah Walker, an eligibility specialist with MDHHS-Conner District, is assigned as the lead on this project, with assistance from Juwan Gary, also an eligibility specialist of the Conner District. They work with the court and community agencies like the United Way to share information with tenants and landlords. The partnership also includes Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, Legal Aid and Defenders Association, Michigan Legal Aid and the United Community Housing Coalition.

“I think this is going to be a great program as the customer, MDHHS…and other agencies are working cohesively to prevent an increase in homelessness,” Walker said.

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Several MDHHS employees were part of a small group of state employees invited July 15 to have lunch with Gov. Rick Snyder at the Romney Building.

It was a great experience and something the Governor enjoys while giving him the chance to get feedback from people who are in the day to day of doing the job.

Those who attended are (pictured left to right): Eric Berke, Field Services and Support unit manager; Meta Kreiner, quality analyst in Managed Care Plan Division; Trisha Ray (behind Kreiner), management assistant to chief deputy director; Taggert Doll, interim manager in child and adolescent health; Ed Willoughby, manager for grants accounting; Leslie Asman, Medicaid administrative law specialist; Gov. Rick Snyder; Amy Hundley, Central Processing Division director; Debora Buchanan, Continuous Quality Improvement director; Michelle Popowich, lead agent, Office of Inspector General; and Andrea Piper, adult liaison.

Lunch with the Governor

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AMA and CMS announce enthusiastic cooperation in the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) transition: • WithlessthanthreemonthsremaininguntilthenationswitchesfromICD-09toICD-10codingformedical

diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have announced efforts to continue to help physicians get ready ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline. In response to requests from the provider community, CMS is releasing additional guidance that will allow for flexibility in the claims auditing and quality reporting process as the medical community gains experience using the new ICD-10 code set.

• Inaccordancewiththecomingtransition,theMedicareclaimsprocessingsystemwillnothavethecapability to accept ICD-9 codes for dates of service after Sept. 30, 2015, nor will they be able to accept claims for both ICD-09 and ICD-10 codes.

• FullPressReleaseat:www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/AMA-CMS-press-release-letterhead-07-05-15.pdf

CMS publishes FAQs regarding the CMS and AMA Coalition. The document addresses four important points for the upcoming transition:

1. CMS is creating an ICD-10 ombudsman to address ICD-10 issues for healthcare providers.

2. CMS promises that Medicare will not deny any medical claims “based solely on the specificity of the ICD-10 diagnosis code as long as the physician/practitioner used a valid code from the right family.”

3. Quality reporting programs such as Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Value Based Modifier (VBM), or Meaningful Use 2 (MU) will suspend penalties that may result because of lack of specificity.

4. There will be advance payments available if the Medicare system has problems.

A full FAQ is available at: www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/AMA-CMS-press-release-letterhead-07-05-15.pdf

MDHHS ICD-10 Policy Updates:

Durable Medical Equipment Providers• SpanningacrossICD-09/ICD-10implementationbasedonfromdateofservicewillbeallowedforall

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) orders. • AnyDMEordersafterICD-10ImplementationmusthaveICD-10codes.• Allotherclaimswithspanningwillberejected.• ReviewMLN7492andSE1408

Countdown to ICD-The Clock is Running

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Green Team News

Going Green Everyday: Don’t Forget to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!

Many actions we take throughout the day can be made greener. When everyone’s small actions are added together, big, green changes are made. Consider making small adjustments throughout the day. Read more to discover new ways to be green!

• Takethestairs.Notonlyisitgoodexercise,buttakingthestairsreducesenergyusedbythenearbyelevator or escalator.

• Shutdownattheendoftheday.Turnoffyourdesklightsandyourworkstationbeforeyouleaveeachnight.

• Userechargeablebatteries,reducingtheamountofnewbatteriesneeded.

• Switchtopaperclips.Insteadofstaplingreports,usepaperclipsthatcanbereused.

• Beforeyourecycleyourpaper,usebothsides.

• Shredded,crumpledandtornpapercanberecycledtoo.

• Usenaturalpersonalcareproductsandthenrecyclethepackaging.

• Getridofjunkmail.Placea“NoJunkMail”stickeronyourmailbox.

• Cleanoutthattrunk.Emptiercartrunkslightentheloadforbettergasmileage.

• Reuseplasticwarebeforetossingitintotherecyclingbin.

• Usereusabledrinkingvesselstoreducepaperorplasticcups.

• Airdryyourclothing—notonlyinthespringandsummer.Useadryingrackindoorsduringthewinter.

• Greenyourcommute.Iffeasible,usepublictransportation,bike,orwalktowork.

These simple tips will reduce your environmental impact and promote a healthier life for not only yourself but your family, co-workers and community. All of our small steps added together can make a difference; we just need to each play our part. Don’t forget: Reduce, reuse and recycle!

For more ways to be greener every day, visit: www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/downloads/consumer.pdf.

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Fight the Bite | from page 3

WNV activity is detected every year in Michigan in wildlife, mosquitoes and people. Hot, dry summers often lead to more human infections with WNV, as these conditions favor the Culex mosquito, the primary vector for WNV in Michigan. These mosquitos breed best in small pools of stagnant water. The human risk for WNV infection in Michigan is highest in urban/suburban areas where there are ample mosquito breeding sites in sewer systems and catch basins near homes. The EEE bird/mosquito cycle is associated with freshwater hardwood swamps. The ecology of EEE in Michigan is less well understood, but wet summer conditions may be more favorable for EEE transmission. EEE is not detected every year in Michigan, but when it is, it is often associated with large outbreaks in horses. The last large outbreak of EEE in Michigan was in 2010, when over 130 horses were infected and many died. Three human cases occurred that year as well. EEE activity was detected in 2014 in horses and emu and resulted in one human case in the state.

What kind of season will the summer of 2015 be? We really don’t know at this time, but our zoonotic epidemiologists will be working with Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development all summer to monitor the situation and keep us informed.

SO, FIGHT THE BITE! And visit www.michigan.gov/emergingdisease for great information.

• Reducetimeoutdoors,especiallyatdusk,duringmosquitoseasons.• Wearlight-weightlongsleevesandlongpantsifyouareoutdoors.• Ifoutdoors,applyinsectrepellenttoexposedskinorclothingthatcontainstheactiveingredient,DEET.

(Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions).• Maintainwindowanddoorscreenstokeepmosquitoesoutofbuildings.• Drainstandingwaterintheyardbecausetheyarepotentialmosquitobreedingsites.Emptystanding

water from flower pot bases, pet bowls, clogged rain gutters, swimming pool covers, discarded tires, buckets, barrels, cans, etc.

• VaccinatehorsesagainstWNVandEEE.

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Thiel | from page 4

“The Dallali investigation showcased many of Agent Thiel’s finest qualities both as a person and as an agent for the OIG,” said David Russell, acting Director of the Recipient Enforcement Bureau of the OIG. “During the multi-year investigation that was done in conjunction with the federal Office of Inspector General, Joe maintained his investigative caseload as well as putting in the many hours of investigative legwork, planning and trial preparation… One of Joe’s greatest characteristics is his determined work ethic in relation to the quality of all of his investigations, not just the high profile or high dollar over issuance cases.”

Because of the strength of Thiel’s case, Dallali was eventually indicted on federal criminal charges, and on January 13, 2015 – the first day of his trial – he pleaded guilty as charged in U.S. District Court. In addition to the 27-month prison sentence, Judge Robert Jonker ordered three years of supervised release, stripped Dallali of his U.S. citizenship and mandated he pay $126,739 in restitution and be deported following completion of his sentence.

Thiel, 32, who has been an OIG agent for four years, said he is proud of working within the bureau. He investigates about 20 cases each month, mostly involving situations in which recipients have misrepresented their living arrangements, identity or employment income.

Many cases are handled within an administrative process, but some, like the Dallali case, are criminally prosecuted in a courtroom.

Thiel said he sees the work as vitally important to maintaining the integrity of public assistance programs.“It lets taxpayers know we are taking it seriously, investigating welfare fraud where we should, and that those who are found guilty will be held accountable,” Thiel said.

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MDHHS Claims Processing for Oct. 1, 2015, Implementation• ICD-10codesacceptedfordatesofserviceOct.1,2015,orafter.• ICD-09codeswillcontinuetobeacceptedfordatesofservicethroughSept.30,2015(timelyfilingrules

will apply).• MDHHSwillONLYacceptONEsetofcodesperclaim.

WHAT CAN YOU DO AS AN ASSOCIATE OF MDHHS TO PREPARE FOR ICD-10?

1. Review MDHHS Website Resources: a. Webcasts, FAQs, Provider Resource Documents and more: MDHHS Provider Outreach Development Course b. www.michigan.gov/5010icd10 >>>> Click ICD-10 for all ICD-10 Resources

2. Review CMS ICD-10 Basics for Payers: www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/ICD10BasicsforPayers20140819.pdf

3. Review CMS ICD-10 Myths and Facts: www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/downloads/icd-10mythsandfacts.pdf

HOW CAN YOU HELP PROVIDERS?

1. Brush up on your ICD-10 knowledge. If your job requires communication with providers, the more you know, the more you can assist them.

2. Direct providers to the MDHHS ICD-10 webpage at www.michigan.gov/5010icd10 >>>>click ICD10.3. Encourage them to attend an MDHHS ICD-10 Webinar: Registration for sessions at www.michigan.gov/

medicaidproviders >>>> click “Medicaid Provider Training Sessions”.4. Direct providers to the ICD-10 Mailbox for answers to questions at MDCH-ICD-10@michigan.gov.

ICD-10 QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP?

Contact us by email: MDHHS ICD-10 Provider Outreach: • ICD-10AwarenessandTrainingTeam:MDCH-ICD-10@michigan.gov • MDHHSProviderTesting:MDCH-B2B-Testing@michigan.gov

Michelle C. Miles, ICD-10 Awareness and Training Team, Project Lead

ICD-10 | from page 9

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Many of our finest men and women are currently serving or have bravely served our country. Lets remember to thank and honor those who have served and to keep those currently serving and their family members in our thoughts and prayers as we hope for their safety. Names in red are new additions. Names in blue are status changes.

Recognizing Our MDHHS Military & Veterans

MDHHS Employees Currently Serving

Employee Work Location Branch of ServiceBrooks, RN, Patricia Hawthorn Center Army ReserveFoster, Erik Capitol View Bldg Army ReserveGross, Garry Grand Tower Bldg Army ReserveHanson, Tyler Bay Pines Center Marine Corp ReserveHarris, Gerald Muskegon County Army ReserveHorton, Joshua Cheboygan County DHS National GuardIrby, Jo Inspector General Army ReserveJunttila, John Shawono Center Michigan National GuardLeppek, Derek Hawthorn Center Air National GuardLopez, Jose Shawano Center Army National GuardMesser, Bruce OCAL - Saginaw Air Force ReserveMoore, Ricci Wayne County/CFU Army ReservePaul Akeo Maxey Training School Navy ReservePhillips, Walter E. Center for Forensic Psychiatry Army ReserveReeves, Saquoyah Wayne County MarinesSanchez, Miguel W. Saginaw, Lansing Army National GuardSimmons, Tanja Marie Ingham County Army ReserveZimmerle, Steven Berrien County Army Reserve

MDHHS Employees Who Have ServedAbdur-Rahman, Mustafa- Macomb Co Protective Services Adams, Phillip - Cadillac PlaceAdams, Robert - Presque Isle Co OfficeAddis, Glenn R. - Ogemaw Co OfficeAkins, Alyssa - Healthy Kids UnitAkins, Boyzella - Dist Office Glendale/Trumbull

Alderman, Theo- Center for Forensic PsychiatryAllen, Harold E. - Cadillac PlaceAllen, Tommy - Grand Tower BuildingAnderson, Daren B.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryAnzaldi, Willard - Madison Hgts District OfficeAppledorn, Anna - Manistee Co Office

Ashford, Bridghetta - Greenfield/Joy District OfficeAulds, William J.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryAustin, Melissa M.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalAutio, Pete - Houghton/Keweenaw Co OfcBaeza, Marcos - Grand Tower BuildingBailey, Douglas J.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital

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Baker, Candace J. - Washtenaw Co OfficeBaldwin, Jacqueline - Lansing - John Hannah BldgBallantyne, Michael P.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryBallard, Steven C. - Work At Home - MiBankson, John - Work At Home - MiBaray, Thomas W.- Caro Regional Community HealthBarber, Gary W.- Caro Regional Community HealthBarco, Jose - Oceana CoBarilovich, Nicholas - Washtenaw CoBarkley-Smith, Anita - Victor BuildingBarnes, Edgar - County 50 MacombBartley, Kevin R.- Lewis Cass BuildingBauer, Kevin- Capitol Commons CenterBayer, Daniel - Oakland Co - Madison HeightsBeckman, Kenneth - Muskegon Co OfficeBell, Tamara - Grand Tower BuildingBerlin, Vicki L.- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthBest, John L.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalBialy, Gary E.- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthBiskupski-Pangborn, Lisa K.- Lewis Cass BuildingBishop-Turnbull, Yvette - Washtenaw Co OfficeBlair, Stephen- Center for Forensic PsychiatryBlank, Dustin- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalBlauwkamp, Nathan J.- Caro Regional Community HealthBlaylock, Dawn M.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryBoersen, Robert - Allegan Co Office

Borener, Charles- Center for Forensic PsychiatryBolen, Mike - Shawono CenterBondy, Darren - Macomb CountyBoshaw, Merlyn - Saint Clair Co OfficeBoshka, Dave - MCTI Training CenterBoughton, Daryl - Van Buren Co OfficeBoulding, Wiley - Kalamazoo CoBouverette, Joshua - Tuscola Co OfficeBrewer, Marlene M. - Dist Office MccreeBrewer, Thomas G.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryBrideau, Thomas - Livingston Co OfficeBriskey, Fonda - Calhoun Co OfficeBritton, Derrick - Genesee Co - Child WelfareBrockhaus, Juana - John Hannah BuildingBrooks, Jeffrey - DDS - DetroitBrown, Bobby - Uia Pro OfficeBrown, Brian (Lara) - Clinton CoBrownlee, Craig - County 50 MacombBrong, Matthew- Kent Co Broyles, William - Kent Co Bruce, Kathaleen - Dept Of Human ServicesBrummitt, Oscar - Madison Hgts District OfficeBurgtorf, Daren A.- Hawthorn CenterBurke, Paul - Cascade Commons - 38Th StBush, Shanda - Grand Tower BuildingCalloway, Timothy- Walter P. Reuther Com. Health

Campbell, Mark L.- Caro Regional Community HealthCard, Chris - Genesee Co - Mccree DistCardinalli, Lisa - Saginaw State Office BuildingCarson, Daniella C.- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthCarson, Roger- Caro Regional Community HealthCarter, Dale- Center for Forensic PsychiatryCarter, Michael - WJ Maxey Training CenterCasalina, Melissa - Self Svs Process Cntrr - CascadeCauley, Karen A.- Lewis Cass BuildingChaltraw, Aaron - Tuscola Co OfficeChan, Jack - Grand Tower BuildingChandler, Linda - Ingham Co OfficeChapman, Wendy - Hamtramck OfficeChavez, Jennifer- Caro Regional Community HealthChedester, Marquilla M.- Lewis Cass BuildingCheedie-Crager, Toni - Alpena Co OfficeChilds, Lorenzo - County 50 MacombChristenson, Adam L.- Lewis Cass BuildingClark, Angela - Taylor Service CenterClark, Anthony B - Cadillac PlaceClark, Steven S.- Lewis Cass BuildingCleary, Scott - Houghton Co OfficeCline, Wade P.- Heritage Office ParkCole, Adrian - Ingham Co OfficeColeman, John A.- Lewis Cass BuildingCollins, Cheryl - Kalkaska Co Office

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Connolly, Miriam - Washtenaw Co OfficeCorley, Keith P.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryCornell, Kathy - Cascade Commons - 38Th StCottick, Clint W.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalCottle, Deanna M. - Lapeer Co OfficeCox, Diane - DHHS County OfficeCoy, Chris - Ottawa Co OfficeCraft, Todd- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalCressell, Charles - Lake Co State OfficeCroom, Leander - Flint State Office BuildingCross, Ryan - Jackson Field OfficeCrouch, Connie - Ottawa Co OfficeCurell, Shawn- Caro Regional Community HealthCurow, Kelly - Muskegon Co OfficeCurry, Lillie M. - Saginaw State Office BuildingCurtis, Roger A. - WJ Maxey Training CenterCutler, Bryant - WJ Maxey Training CenterDaily, Corinne - Isabella Co Dhs OfficeDandridge, John - Inspector General - DetroitDavidson, Sarah Ouida - Washtenaw Co OfficeDavis, Lance - Shawono CenterDavis, Paula - Grand Tower BuildingDavis, Robert D.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryDavis, Warren - John Hannah BuildingDean, Linda - Comerica BuildingDeerfield, Michael - Cascade Commons - 38Th St

Deering, Ryan - Antrim Co OfficeDees, Paul - Oceana Co OfficeDel Valle, Roy - MI Rehab ServicesDeleon, Eli - Kalamazoo Co OfficeDelgado, Augustine - Saginaw State Office BuildingDennis, Michael - Dist Office Glendale/TrumbullDeyo, Edward M. - Marquette Co OfficeDiaz-Castillo, Ivan - Saginaw State Office BuildingDinkins, Amy - Dickinson CoDixon, Brice - South Central CFSDixon, Elvie - WJ Maxey Training CenterDombrouski, Megan - Cheboygan Co OfficeDoorlag, Nathaniel W.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalDoran, Patrick - Cascade Commons - 38Th StDowdy, Christopher - Cascade Commons - Kent CoDrum, Terry - Grand Tower BuildingDunai, Elizabeth S.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryDurham, Jeff - MCTI Training CenterEastman, Roger A. - Newaygo Co OfficeEdwards, Shirley - South Central CFSElahrag, Ahmed - Dist Office Greenfield/JoyEngster, Khaki- Arenac CountyEvans, Leslie A.- Kalamazoo Psychiatry HospitalFales, Jason - Lapeer CoFarrington, William - Washtenaw Co OfficeFerguson, Cynthia - Disability Determination Svcs

Fisher, Lee E.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryFlannery, Joseph- Caro Regional Community HealthFleury, Phillip S.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryFlutur, Anthony J.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryFockler, Rick- Lewis Cass BuildingFrancart, Paul R.- Lewis Cass BuildingFrancis, Christopher - Cascade Commons - 38Th StFredy, Leeann - SOS Branch - Delta County PlusFuller, Diana L.- Capitol Commons CenterGarner, Darryl - Dist Office Glendale/TrumbullGearhart, Amy - Cass Co OfficeGeiger, Mark- Caro Regional Community HealthGeller, Jennifer - Grand Tower BuildingGilmet, Douglas A. - Presque Isle Co OfficeGlasstetter, Jeremy - Capitol Commons BuildingGlover, Catina - Cascade Commons - 38Th StGodfrey, Michael - Oakland CoGoins, Chris - Kalamazoo - MI Rehab ServicesGoins, William- Center for Forensic PsychiatryGonzales, Martin - Saginaw State Office BuildingGore, Duane - FIA-Gratiot-7 Mile DistGorney, Kevin - DEQ Saginaw/Bay District OfficeGray, Gene - Muskegon Co OfficeGreen, Arlene R.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryGreen, John- Caro Regional Community HealthGregory, Russell A.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital

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Grew, Bradley - Lake Co State OfficeGrijalva, Nancy J.- Capitol View BuildingGrubbe, Andrew- Capitol Commons CenterGuilford, Dawn - Grand Tower BuildingGutierrez, Ozwaldo- Center for Forensic PsychiatryHaelewyn, Charyl A. - Washtenaw Co OfficeHageness, Ryan - Midland Co OfficeHall, George - DHHS Warren DistrictHaney, Douglas R.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryHarper, Timothy- Caro Regional Community HealthHarris, Consuelo L. - Dist Office Fort WayneHarris, Gerald - Muskegon CoHarrison, Antonio D.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryHayes, Jacqueline L.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryHaywood, Dwayne A. - Cadillac PlaceHealy, Carrie - MI Rehab ServicesHenley, Alfred L.- Caro Regional Community HealthHenry, Kevin - WJ Maxey Training CenterHepburn, Owen - Dist Office Greenfield/JoyHerlan, David J. - Human Srvcs Bldg - Branch CoHerndon, Dawn - Dist Office Walled LakeHerrgard, Steven I.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryHiggs, Christopher - WJ Maxey Training CenterHill, James - Inkster District OfficeHitch, Paul - MDCD - Esa - Reg IiHokans, Keith A.- Center for Forensic Psychiatry

Hollander, Andrew - Montcalm Co OfficeHolman, Lavalle - Saginaw Co OfficeHopper, Gerald S. - Oakland CoHowells, James M. - Dist Office Fort WayneHorn, Al-Grand Tower BuildingHudson, Leslie - Genesee Co - Mccree DistHughes, Daniel - SOS Branch - Delta County PlusHunault, William - John Hannah BuildingHunter, Demetrius - Flint State Office BuildingHurlburt, Elton - Sanilac Co OfficeHutchison, William P.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalInman, Derrick - County 50 MacombIrby, Jo - Dist Office Fort WayneJackson, Al - MCTI Training CenterJackson, Charlana - Fia-Gratiot-7 Mile DistJackson, Kirk - Cascade Commons - 38Th StJackson, Nichole - South Central CFSJackson, Rosalind - South Central CFSJacobs, David E.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryJacobson, Mark - Saint Clair Co OfficeJamieson, James- Caro Regional Community HealthJanuary, Robert - County 50 MacombJenkins, Joel P.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryJohnican, Anthony B.- Hawthorn CenterJohnson, Caralo- Lewis Cass BuildingJohnson, Hilda - South Central District

Johnson, Wallace - South Central CFSJones, Jefferson D. - Berrien Co OfficeJones, Mary - DHS County OfficeJones, Reginald- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalJunttila, John - Shawono CenterJuntunen, Ian - Chippewa Co OfficeJurek, Elaine - Charlevoix/Emmet CoKaczor, Paul - Grand Tower BuildingKaiser, Connie - SOS Branch GladwinKalm, Jordan - Inspector General - GrandmontKarabelski, Paul - John Hannah BuildingKasbohm, Nicholas - SOS Branch - Delta County PlusKavanaugh, Mya - Human Svs Building - Branch CoKendall, Aaron - Cascade Commons - 38Th StKendrick, Christina - Dist Office North Central CfsKidd, Donata - Muskegon Co OfficeKiel, Lois - Benzie Co Parle Probation FIAKiel, Tracy - MCTIKierzek, Tabetha - Alpena Co OfficeKincaid, Edward- Capitol Commons CenterKincannon, Julie - Grand Traverse CoKing, Dywan M.- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthKirkpatrick, Walter J.- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthKlocko, Daniel A.- Caro Regional Community HealthKoekkoek, Randy - Kent CoKoutsoubos Ii, Larry - Jackson Field Office

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Krause, Karee - Cass Co OfficeLacosse, Keith - Marquette Co OfficeLafave, Victoria - Kent CoLaforest, Marc - Barry Co FIALamb, Andrew - Benzie Co Parle Probation FIALarsen, Edward L. - Washtenaw Co OfficeLawson, Stacy - Berrien Co OfficeLeathorn, Gary - Saint Clair Co OfficeLee, Lisa - Cadillac PlaceLeppek, Derek M.- Hawthorn CenterLeslie, Donald - Midland Co OfficeLewis, Henry - MCTI Training CenterLewis, Jeffrey - Alpena Co OfficeLieblang Jr., Robert - UIA Pro OfficeLilienthal, Thomas - Isabella Co DHHS OfficeLindley, Robert - Ingham CoLindsey, Gregory D.- Heritage Office ParkLingeman, Mary - Kent CoLipscomb, Richard W.- Capitol View BuildingLong, David - Lenawee Co OfficeLonik, Gary - Disability Determination SvsLopez, Jose - Oakland CoLorenz, Matthew - Wexford/Missaukee Co OfficeLovell, Terry - Grand Tower BuildingLowis, Mark M.- Lewis Cass BuildingLozano, Saul J.- Capitol View Building

Macy, Tom - Cascade Commons - 38Th StMagda, Brian - Livingston Co OfficeMagreta, Tricia - SOS Branch - Delta County PlusMandreky, Mark - Kent CoMariutza, George - MRS-Mack AvenueMarthaller, Crystal - Saint Joseph Co OfficeMartin, Harold - Woody PlazaMarzean, Terry - Alpena Co OfficeMathias, Kevin - SOS Branch GaylordMatthews, Thomas B.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryMayfield-Wells, Michele R.- Capitol Commons CenterMcBride, Jonathan L.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalMcCauley, Anthony - Cadillac PlaceMcClain, Jim - Bay Pines CenterMcClellan, Tyler - Disability Determination Svs - T.C.McClellan, Brody J.- Capitol Commons CenterMcConnell, Keith A.- Caro Regional Community HealthMcCreight, Jim - Grand Tower BuildingMcFaddin, Ayanna - Dist Office GreydaleMcLean, Wayne T.- Caro Regional Community HealthMcKinnie, Rufus - Berrien Co OfficeMcNair, Dwarne E.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryMcphaul, Rosalind J.- Capitol View BuildingMcRae, Tamara - Saginaw State Office BuildingMead, Don - Mecosta Co OfficeMeicher, Daniel - Alpena Co Office

Meredith, Shelly L.- Caro Regional Community HealthMesser, Bruce - Traverse City State Ofc BuildingMichalak, Kevin - Macomb Co OfficeMiddleton, Irene - Kent CoMiles, Jeffery A.- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthMiles, Richard- Lewis Cass BuildingMiller, Janet E. - Wayne Co - Taylor Svc CenterMiller, Jeffery - Grand Tower BuildingMiller, Robert - Midland Co OfficeMiller, Thomas - MCTI Training CenterMonroe, Caroll L. - Grand Tower BuildingMoon, Robert S.Center for Forensic PsychiatryMoore, Ricci - Dist Office Fort WayneMorgret, Wendle - Monroe CoMount, Jeff - MCTI Training CenterMurphy, John T.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryMyles, Anthony L.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalNash, Andre - Cadillac PlaceNear, Robert - Muskegon Co OfficeOcenasek, Thomas J.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryOdneal, Catrina - Muskegon Co OfficeO’Harris, Stephen A.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryOld, Tracie - Jackson Field OfficeOwen, Tina L.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalPage-Zuker, Angela - Isabella Co DHHS OfficePantti, Andrew W.- Hawthorn Center

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Parker, Joseph L.- Caro Regional Community HealthParrott, Scott - Gogebic Co OfficeParylak, Gale - Lenawee Co OfficePellow, David W.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryPerreault, Ladd - Bay Co OfficePerteet, Tyrone D.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryPettit, Christine - SOS Branch GladwinPhillips, Walter E.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryPickett, Michael R.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryPitts, James M.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalPorterfield, David - Shawono CenterPotts, Tyrell D.- Lewis Cass BuildingPowell, Cynthia - Wayne Co - Taylor Srvc CenterPozo, Pedro - Ingham Co DHHS OfficePruitt, Michelle - Dist Office Glendale/TrumbullQuan, William- Center for Forensic PsychiatryQuinn, John J.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryRandle, Tiffany F.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalRandolph, Rosswell L.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryRay, Patricia- Capitol View BuildingReber, Robert J.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalRedmond, Eric S.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryReid, James - WJ Maxey Training CenterReinhardt, Dustin R.- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalReynero, Alfredo T.- Caro Regional Community HealthReynolds, Jeffrey - John Hannah Building

Rhodes, Cynthia - St. Clair CountyRingman, Thomas R.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryRoberson, William - Muskegon Co OfficeRobertson, Kelly - Montcalm CoRodgers, Michael A.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryRodriguez, Refugio- Center for Forensic PsychiatryRodriguez, Rosemary - Business Service Center 2 - T.C.Rodriguez, William - Cadillac PlaceRogers, Patricia - Jackson Field OfficeRojas, Donna - Kent CoRoman, Roberto - Kent CoRomanetto, Donna R. - Genesee Co Clio Rd Dist OfficeRooney, Brian - Grand Tower BuildingRoschinsky, David N.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryRoss, Robert - Gogebic Co OfficeRost, David - Madison Hgts District OfficeRuple, Daniel E. - Kalamazoo Co OfficeSaif, Malek - Dist Office Oakman/Gr RiverSaintpierre, Paul M.- Caro Regional Community HealthSanchez, Miguel - Ingham Co OfficeSauls, Jimmy - Dist Office MccreeSchramm, Ted - Genesee Co Clio Rd Dist OfficeScott, Jacqueline S.- Terminal Rd.Seager, Steven - Crawford Co OfficeSeaman, Dean A.- Caro Regional Community HealthSeigle, Clarence D.- Walter P Reuther Com. Health

Sexton, Russell K. - SOS Branch - Delta County PlusShaw, John - Arenac Co OfficeShaw, Melissa - Arenac Co OfficeShelby, Nicole - Benzie Co Parle Probation FIAShepherd, Karen - Grand Tower BuildingSimmons, Tanja Marie - Healthy Kids UnitSims, Alysia - Traverse City State Ofice BuildingSitz, Robert P.- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthSkelly, Anthony- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthSkinner, Jushua J.- Caro Regional Community HealthSlappy, Dewayne - Cadillac PlaceSmalley, Michael - Calhoun CountySmith, Benjamin S. - Madison Hgts District OfficeSmith, Bradley - Gogebic Co OfficeSmith, Christopher- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalSmith, Karen S. - Arenac Co OfficeSmith, Kim L. - Lapeer CoSmith, Robert - Battle CreekSmith, Tina- Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalSnodgrass, Mike - MCTI Training CenterSnyder, Wayne- Work at HomeSpencer, Michael - Genesee Co - Mccree DistrictSt John, Marci - Lake Co State OfficeStarks, Karen - South Central CFSSteed, Rodney - Cascade Commons - 38Th StSteward, Gwendisha - County 50 Macomb

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Stout, Allen- Capitol View BuildingStine, Britta - Ingham Co OfficeStringfellow, Ureal - Wayne CoSuski, Tachia - Cadillac PlaceSutton, Rachel - Mecosta CoSwope, Timothy - Jackson Field OfficeTatti, David - Saint Clair Co OfficeTatum, Edlena - UIA Pro OfficeTerryberry, Dale - SOS Branch GaylordThiel, Bruce - Cadillac PlaceThomas, Lonnie J.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryThomas-Ryan, Bobbi L.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryThompson, Barry - Tuscola CoThompson, Earl- Center for Forensic PsychiatryThompson, Steven J.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryThorstenson, Randy - Muskegon Co OfficeTipton, Granville E.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryTobin, Howard ‘Rocky’ - Roscommon Co OfficeTofano, Toni - Kent CoToplin, Marilyn- Center for Forensic PsychiatryTorrey, Benjamin-Caro Regional Community HealthTrall, Tracy - Calhoun Co OfficeTravis, Bobby- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthTravis, Michael - Kent CoTrea, Robert D.- Caro Regional Community HealthTrimm, Neal - WJ Maxey Training Center

Trumble, Thomas H. - Ingham Co OfficeTucker, Judith H.- Caro Regional Community HealthTurk, Stacey - Disability Determination ServicesTurner, Troy - Traverse City State Office BuildingTurunen, Matthew - Houghton/Keweenaw Co OfficeTutor, David - Oakland CoUnion, Angela A.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryValdez, Robert - Washtenaw Co OfficeVanburen, Christopher A.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryVanek, Eric C.- Hawthorn CenterVasche, Elizabeth - Ottawa CoVerdoni, Vinicio J. - Saginaw State Office BuildingVerhelle, Ronald - Isabella Co DHHS OfficeVincent, Cheryl - Saint Clair Co OfficeWade, Henry- Walter P. Reuther Com. HealthWakefield, Patrick - Bay Pines CenterWaldron, Patrick - Jackson CoWalker, Bruce L. - Dist Office McCreeWaller, John - MI Rehab ServicesWalters, Matt - Grand Tower BuildingWanta, William - Kent CoWardin-Doehring, William - Iosco Co OfficeWarner, Christina - Bay Co OfficeWarner, Nancy - Cascade Commons - 38Th StWarren, John - UIA Pro OfficeWeaver, Jennifer - Saginaw Co

Weaver, Tamara B.- Capitol View BuildingWeber, Tasha - Gogebic Co OfficeWeiler, Laura D.- Caro Regional Community HealthWelch, Jeffrey - Tuscola Co OfficeWernholm, Jason - Isabella Co DHHS OfficeWhite, Abraham - Saginaw CoWhitfield, Joseph - Wayne Co Greenfield/JoyWierenga, Thomas - Kent CoWilliams, Kevin - Dist Office Greenfield/JoyWilliams, Yvonne - St. Joseph CoWillis, Matt - Jackson Field OfficeWilson, Randall K. - Ingham Co OfficeWilson, Sylvia T. - Cadillac PlaceWinnie, Michelle - Washtenaw Co OfficeWinningham, Sophia H. - Flint State Office BuildingWood, Heather D.- Joint LaboratoryWood, Martin T.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryWoodard, Douglas - Grand Tower BuildingWooldridge, Philip - Flint State Office BuildingWortz, Timothy A. - Washtenaw Co OfficeWright, Carvin - Washtenaw Co OfficeWright, Lora - St. Clair CoWyatt, Randal I.- Center for Forensic PsychiatryWysocki, Heather - Kalkaska CoYaple, Roy - PNC BuildingYbarra, Desiree - Hillsdale Co Office

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Yeary, Maria - Calhoun CoYork, Douglas - Business Srv. Cntr 1 - Marquette CoYoung, John - Washtenaw Co Office

MDHHS Family Members ServingEmployee Work Location Relation Branch of Service StatusAddis, Glenn R. Ogemaw County Brother Navy ActiveAgee, Shanta Wayne County Son Marines ActiveAlbert, Edna Kent County Son Marines ActiveAndres, Megan Kent County Brother Navy ActiveAndrews, Norine Gratiot County Son MI National Guard ActiveAsam, Eileen J. Gr. Traverse/Leelanau Co. Son Marine Reserves ReturnedAshley, Lana Lansing Brother Army National Guard ActiveBaker, David J. Maxey Training School Son Air Force ActiveBarco, Jose Oceana County Brother, Nephew MI National Guard ActiveBarnhill, Ruth Central Office, Lansing Nephew MI National Guard ActiveBates, Tolisha Macomb County Spouse Air Force Reserves ActiveBejcek, Linda L. Midland County Son Army ActiveBell, Helen Wayne County Son Navy ActiveBentley, Mary Katherine Monroe County 2 Sons, Daughter-in-law Air Force, Army ActiveBerry, Cheryl Arenac County 1 Nephew, 2 Nieces Air Force and Army ActiveBetterly, Steve Lansing Nephew Marine Reserves ActiveBieszczad, Chris Macomb County Nephew Marines ActiveBlackwell, King III Macomb County 2 Sons Navy ActiveBlair, Robin E. Kent County Niece Army ActiveBonnau, Debra Arenac County Daughter Marines ActiveBoose, Linda Genesee County Nephew Air Force ActiveBraxmaier, Jennifer Hillsdale County Brother Navy ActiveBrda, Julie Monroe County Brother-in-law Army Reserve ActiveBrisboe, Rebecca Cass County Brother Navy ActiveBrown, Roianne Genesee County Son Navy ActiveBrussel, Pauline Lansing Son Army ActiveBuckley, Cheryl Genesee County Son Marines ActiveBullard, Tina Kalamazoo County Son Navy ActiveCampbell, Marti CFP Nephew Army Active Chiddister, Holly St. Joseph County Nephew, Niece Air Force ActiveClark, Betsy Hillsdale County Son Air Force ActiveClick, Tim Allegan/Barry County 2 Sons Marines ActiveCobb, Traci Monroe County Son Army ActiveCook, Sharon St. Clair County 2 Nephews Marines ActiveCorlew, Ila Genesee County Daughter, Son-in-law Army ActiveCrank, Angela Lansing - BHP Brother Army National Guard ActiveCross, Brenda Jackson County 2 Sons Army, Army Reserve ActiveCruz, Cynthia Oceana County Son Marines Active

Zeleznik, Carrie - Marquette Co OfficeZimmerle, Steven - Kalamazoo Co OfficeZondervan, Patrick - Cascade Commons - 38Th St

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Demming, Susan Lansing Son Navy ActiveDennis, Kathryn Lapeer County Sister Air Force ActiveDennis, Rauchel Calhoun County Nephew Marines ActiveDickie, Irene T. Crawford County Son MI National Guard ActiveDombroski, Dalyce Central Office Son Army ActiveDrews, Steven Genesee County Son Army ActiveDuRussel, Mary Iosco County Son Air Force ActiveDyer, Kimberly Calhoun County Sons Army ActiveElmore, Christopher Ingham County Brother-in-law Army ActiveEngster, Matthew C. Arenac County Son Air Force ActiveEstrada, San Juanita Oceana County Son Air Force ActiveEveridge, Connie Ingham County Son Marines ActiveFackler, Samantha Caro Center Son Army ActiveFeltman, Lisa Gus Harrison Cor. Facilty Son, Son-In-Law Marines, Army ActiveFloriano, Angela Roscommon County Father MI National Guard ActiveFockler, Rick Lewis Cass Bldg Son Marines ActiveForler, Sherry Berrien County Brother-in-law Air Force ActiveFortner, Denise Jackson County Son Marines ActiveFox, Carita M. Calhoun County Cousin Air Force ActiveFroman, Martin Midland County Son-in-law Army ActiveFuller, Mellody St. Joseph County Son, Daughter-in-law Air Force ActiveGanzevoort, Virginia Lansing Cousin, Brother-In-Law Army ActiveGriffin, Carol CFP Son Army National Gurard ROTC Griffith, Cheryl Off. Child Support - Lansing Son, Nephew Navy ActiveGross, Garry Grand Tower Bldg Spouse, Son Army Reserve ActiveGrzywacz, Jessica Lansing Brother Army Reserve ActiveGuild, Mary Lansing - CPC Son Air Force ActiveGuinn, Shelly Kent County Son Army ActiveHaines, Kathleen Lansing Son Marines ActiveHansen, Carol Lansing - MSA 2 Sons Marine Reserve ActiveHardaker, David Genesee County Stepson Army ActiveHarris, Consuelo L. Wayne County Son Navy ActiveHarris-May, Shanee Wayne County Husband Army National Guard ActiveHengesbaugh, Susan D. Conner Service Center Son Army ActiveHernandez, Gloria CFP Daughters, Sons-In-Law Army ActiveHill, Rick Ottawa County Son Marines ActiveHonsinger, Janet Caro Center Son Navy RetiredHowland, Diane Annette Crawford County Nephew, 2 Cousins Army, Army Reserve ActiveIdzior, Jaime Midland County Brother Marines ActiveJones, Mary Dickinson County Son Air Force ActiveJones, Nancy Ann Wayne County/CFU Daughter Army ActiveKarsten, Joanne Faye Kalamazoo County 2 Sons MI National Guard ActiveKeene, Rhonda Van Buren County Son Army ActiveKennedy, Jennifer Ingham County Brother Navy ActiveKinney, Terry A. Tuscola County Son-in-law Navy ActiveKollars, Denise Macomb County Nephew Army ActiveKollars, Denise Macomb County Nephew Navy ActiveKruithof, Nancy Kalamazoo County Son Army ActiveKubczak, Cheryl Saginaw County Son Air Force ActiveLagios, Kristine Kalkaska County Son Navy ReturnedLagios, Kristine Kalkaska County Husband MI National Guard ActiveLake, Kristine Shiawassee County Son Navy ActiveLaunt, Dena Kalamazoo Psy. Hospital Son Army National Gurard Active

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Lauterwasser, Kim Otsego County Son Marines ActiveLeask, Jane L. Central Office, Lansing Husband MI National Guard ActiveLei-Sam, Hanna Berrien County Sister Army Reserve ActiveLuevano, M. Mara Oceana County Son Army National Guard ActiveLuteran, Sarah Oakland County Nephew Army ActiveMaillette, Nadine Genesee County Son Army ActiveMarshall, Nancy Kent County Son Army ActiveMasters, Marnie Central Office, Lansing Son Air Force ActiveMcCormick, Trudy Marie Mecosta County Son Air Force ActiveMcGeathy, Katherine Genesee County 3 Nephews Air Force, Army, Marines ActiveMcKelvey, Darla Iosco County Son Army ActiveMead, Nancy Van Buren County Nephew Marines ActiveMelick, Kathy Central Office - OTSD Son Navy ActiveMelick, Kathy Central Office - OTSD Nephew Navy ActiveMillikin, Brian Arenac County DHS Son Army ActiveMinicuci, Angela Lansing - Communications Brother-In-Law MI National Guard ActiveMorris, Ella L. Wayne County Son Navy ActiveMorrison, Cindy Saginaw County Brother-in-law Army National Guard ReturnedMorton-Gordon, Olivette M. Wayne County Daughter, Son Air Force, Navy Reserve ActiveMoulton, Jodi Saginaw County 2 step-sons Navy, Army National Gaurd ActiveMurphy, Heather Hall Road Husband Private contractor, State Dept ActiveMurray, Dale Central Office, Lansing Stepson Army ActiveMurray, Nohemi Kent County Nephew Marines ReturnedNees, Jill Roscommon County Brother-in-law Army Reserve ActiveNelson, Julie Ingham County Son, Cousins Navy, Marines ActiveNewton, Amber Kent County Son Marines ActiveNichol, Jody Jackson County Cousin Marines ActiveO’Neill, Linda Mecosta/Osceola Co. Son Army ActiveOrtiz, Carmen Oakland County Son Army Reserve ReturnedPainter, Stacy Iron County Son Air Force ActiveParrott, Scott & Karla Delta County Son, Niece Air Force, Army ActivePatel, Rupal & Manoj Wash. Cnty/ Wayne Cnty Daughter Army ActivePatterson, Candy Eaton County Niece Army ReturnedPatzke, Lori Menominee County Sister Army Reserve ActivePiedra, Amy M. Clare County Son Marine Reserve ActivePrevo, Laura Houghton County Husband MI National Guard ActivePrice, Dana Tuscola County Cousin Army ActivePyles, Eva D. Genesee County Son Army National Guard ActiveQuine, Melvia Ingham County Son Army ActiveRademacher, Mary Kalamazoo Psy. Hospital Brother Army ActiveRamirez, Theresa Newaygo County Son Army Reserves ActiveRasmer, Maria Saginaw County Son-in-law Air Force ActiveRigato, Dianna Detroit 2 Grandsons Army ActiveRincon, Dina Lenawee County Son, Nephew Navy, Army ActiveRoberts-Hicks, Tina DDS - Lansing Husband Army Reserve ActiveRobillard, Nancy E. Houghton County Nephew Air Force ActiveRobinson, Jeanette Lansing - MSA Son Army ActiveRomanetto, Donna R. Genesee County Son Marine Reserve ReturnedRoot, Kelly Barry County Brother MI National Guard ActiveRose, Sherry Livingston County Son, Nephew, Niece Navy, Army, Air Force ActiveRush, Alyson Lansing Son, Daughter-In-Law Air Force, Air Force Reserve ActiveSanchez, Stephanie Lansing Husband Army National Gurad ActiveSchaeffer, Marcia DDS - Lansing Brother, Nephew Army, Marines ActiveSchafer, Michelle Eaton County Son Army Reserve Active

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Schafer, Scott M. Calhoun County Brother-in-law Navy ActiveScharrer, Nancy E.Genesee County Son-in-law Navy ActiveSchertz, Paula Jackson County Son Marines ActiveSchlund, Daniel Mark Sr. Genesee & Lapeer Co. Nephew Marines ActiveSchneider, Steve CFP Son Army ActiveSchultz, Kathleen Lansing Son Army National Guard ActiveSchumann, Rachel Lansing Niece Navy ActiveSeegert, Donna CFP Son Marines ActiveSeigle, Clarence Maxey Trianing School Son Marines ActiveShaw, John & Melissa Arenac County Son U.S. Coast Guard Reserve ActiveShobowale-Benson, Peggy Kalamazoo County Son Navy ActiveShorts, Jackie Oakland County Son-in-law Air Force ActiveSimon, Jacob CPS-CI Nephew Army Active Simon, Jan Central Office, Lansing Son Army ReturnedSimon, LaToyia CPS Nephew Army ActiveSkinner, Cheryl Kalamazoo County Niece Army ActiveSmith, Joanne Wayne County Son Army ActiveSmith, Valerie Lansing 2 Sons Army ActiveSnyder, Patricia Wayne County Son Army ActiveSobczak, James Macomb County Son Army ActiveSouthworth-Tousley, Kimberly SSPC Central/MiCap Unit Son Army ActiveStein-Motley, Annette Ingham County Son Marines ActiveStovall, Kim Jackson County Stepson Air Force ActiveJones, Susan Calhoun County Son Army ReturnedTait, Jed Caro Center Nephew Air Force ActiveTaylor, Claudette Walther Reuther Hospital Son Air Force ActiveTerry, Lisa Genesee County Cousin, Nephew Army, Navy ActiveThrelkeld, Lashana Oakland County Son Army ActiveTisdale, Felicia Walter Reuther Hospital Nephew Air Force ActiveTrafelet, Dana Saginaw County Son-in-law Army ActiveTrimmer, Monika East Lansing Son Navy ActiveTylutki, Lisa & Tom CFP Son Navy ActiveVandenHeuvel, Mary E. Manistee County Niece Marines ActiveVasquez-Zapata, Alexsa Wayne County Husband Army ActiveVermeesch, Bridget Gratiot County Sister, Brother-in-law Air Force, Army ActiveVerrett, Kay Frances Berrien County Stepson Army ActiveWachowiak, Judy L. Midland County Nephew Army ActiveWalker, Jilaina Lansing - TPL Son Army ActiveWarner, Andrea Chippewa County Brother Army ActiveWeaver, Susan Kent County Son Navy ActiveWeber, Michael St. Louis - Corrections Son Marines ActiveWelch, Jill Mecosta County Brother Marines ActiveWicker, Debra Eaton County Son Marine Reserve ActiveWigginton, Eugenia “Lyn” Lansing Son Air Force ActiveWilliams, Rebecca Walter Reuther Hospital Son Marines ActiveWinegarden, Mona Emmet County Nephew Air Force ActiveWolf, Kim Ottawa County Cousin Marines ActiveWolfe, Debra A. Muskegon County Son Army ActiveWoodgate, Sharon A. Chippewa County Husband MI National Guard ActiveWright, Tammy Lansing Nephew Army Active