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News BriefsFrom the Director

February 2015

With the Executive Order issued this month, our work has officially begun as we delve into the structure of the new Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The Executive Order will go into effect 60 days after it’s issued, bringing us to April 10. My goal is to have the full structure of the new department up and running come October 1 as we enter the next fiscal year. Until that time, there are some key next steps we need to take in order to make this transition possible.

After April 10, we will no longer be the Departments of Community Health and Human Services, and will officially become the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Bringing us to that point, we have a transition team between both departments that I will be working closely with, including: Tim Becker, Jason Allen, Terry Beurer, Joe Collins, Nancy Grijalva, Farah Hanley,

Inside this issueMichigan Public Health Week/Hometown Health Hero 3Upcoming Changes for Medicaid 4State Employee Emergency Notifications 4MILogin Migrations 52015 Employee Survey 6The Lockbox 7Green Team News 8BOL Recognizes Explore Lab Science College Interns 9Pillow collection 9Workforce Transformation 10Employee Transactions 12Family in the Military 15

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Elizabeth Hertel, Susan Kangas, Kurt Krause, Geralyn Lasher, Carol Viventi, Kurt Warner, and Steve Yager. Please join me in thanking these leaders for coming together to ensure a smooth transition for all of us.

My hope is to have an organizational structure ready to share with you also in April. Leading up to this, we will be seeking your feedback and reactions on the guiding principles and priority areas of the new department. In the coming month, please be on the lookout for a feedback form that will be shared with you regarding the guiding principles and priority areas in the new Department. Our hope is to get your feedback regarding existing opportunities for better alignment and your area’s relation to the River of Opportunity model.

If you’ve been following the budget presentation process, we are still working our way through both houses and both legislative committees in each to sort through the Governor’s proposed budget. Once the executive order is in effect, we will be releasing a revised, joint budget. During this process, you can view the budget presentations for MDCH online at http://michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-2946_5080-295105--,00.html.

Lastly, I’d like to remind you that the 2015 Employee Engagement Survey is coming out again this year and will run from March 9 through the 30th. The 2013 Survey gave us some wonderful opportunities and areas of improvement and lead to some fantastic changes at MDCH. We will have more information available to you soon to recap those changes, and welcome your continued candid thoughts so that we can continue to better work with you to serve our residents.

I appreciate your patience during this fast-paced and important transition. I am working to ensure that we have ample opportunities to get your feedback as we work through this. In the coming months, we will continue to provide new avenues for feedback and as always, please send your feedback and any questions or concerns to insidemdch@michigan.gov.

Thank you.Nick

Effective Immediately,

The Office of State Employer (OSE) has changed the At-Risk Ergonomic Assessment Request process. A separate medical statement from a physician will no longer be accepted. The new At-Risk Ergonomic Assessment Request form has a section for the employee and the physician to complete. Contact Toya Williams, EEO Officer, williamst8@michigan.gov to obtain an At-Risk Ergonomic Assessment Request form. Once the employee and physician’s (MD or DO) section is completed, the form is forwarded to Toya Williams, EEO Officer, for processing.

This process and request form changes frequently without advance notice; therefore, do not keep the form and re-use again. In order to ensure that you have the current form and requirements, contact Toya Williams, EEO Officer, for the form.

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Michigan Public Health Week

2015

Hometown Health Hero Nomination Form Every April we celebrate National Public Health Week in Michigan to help protect and improve our state’s health. Each year a different theme highlights efforts taking place in Michigan. This year’s theme is “Healthiest Nation 2030”. The public health system keeps our communities healthy and safe. Public health professionals, community organizations, and ordinary citizens guide us in this evolving system; helping our communities navigate a multitude of choices along the way to achieving and maintaining health. Help us celebrate all the great achievements happening in public health by nominating someone you know for a Hometown Health Hero award. Together, we can support public health by putting prevention to work in our lives, homes, communities and work. The Michigan Public Health Week celebration takes place at the Capitol on April 15; see you there! We want to hear from you! We are calling for nominations of public health professionals, community organizations, and Michigan residents who have worked and excelled in one of the Hometown Health Hero themes. If you know a person or organization that deserves recognition as a Hometown Health Hero for their efforts to support public health and prevent diseases in their community, let us know! The awards will be presented at the State Capitol on April 15. Please Click here to nominate your Hometown Health Hero. Nominations are due by February 26, 2015 If you have any questions, contact Jim Koval at kovalj@michigan.gov or 517-335-8150

Hometown Health Hero Themes Below are this year’s “Healthiest Nation 2030” themes, with ideas of activities the Hometown Health Hero may have led:

Raising the Grade. The U.S. trails other countries in life expectancy and other measures of good health, and this holds true across all ages and income levels.

Starting from Zip. Today, your zip code says too much about

your health. Within the United States, there are unacceptable disparities in health by race and ethnic group, state by state and even county by county.

Building Momentum. Influential leaders, companies and

organizations are taking important steps in line with creating the healthiest nation

Building Broader Connections. In the work to become the

healthiest nation, we can’t do it all on our own. We have to expand our partnerships to collaborate with city planners, education officials, public, private and for-profit organizations

Building on 20 Years of Success. 2015 marks the 20th anniversary

of APHA coordinating National Public Health Week, and the accomplishments of the public health community over the last two decades are significant

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State Employee Emergency NotificationsUpdate your information to receive notice through phone, text and email. When emergencies interrupt business, communicating accurate and timely information is a priority for the Department of Technology, Management and Budget. To assist in this endeavor, DTMB recently added a communication software called NotiFind to its emergency notification system. NotiFind uses mobile telephones, text messaging, land lines and E-mail to inform participants of the emergency situation. Your assistance is needed with this project by reviewing your HRMN contact information and make changes as necessary. This will insure that DTMB has access to the most up-to-date contact information during an emergency. Many employees received a recorded message from DTMB early in the morning on Monday, February 2, notifying them of the decision to close the facility. To ensure that we have accurate and up-to-date emergency contact information, please review and update your information.

Go to www.michigan.gov/selfserv. Select ‘Personal Information’Select ‘Emergency’Choose ‘Additional Contacts’ button on right Add/update additional telephone numbers or texting under the ‘Type’ heading select ‘Cell, Personal or Work SMS’ from pull-down menu. Click ‘Update’ button when done.

There will be some changes coming up in the way pharmacy services will be covered in Medicaid. Beginning on January 1, 2016, with the start of the new health plan contracts, all pharmaceutical services for Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries will no longer be the responsibility of the Medicaid Health Plans and will be contracted through a single contracted pharmacy entity. This change will result in cost savings through increased pharmaceutical rebates and administrative efficiencies at the state level, and will also result in significantly streamlined administration for Michigan’s health care providers.

There are also plans to procure Medicaid dental services for adults, including those covered by the Healthy Michigan Plan, through a new statewide managed care contract that will be competitively procured following the Medicaid Health Plan rebid and will begin July 1, 2016.

Additionally we intend to convert the current Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) program, called MIChild, from a stand-alone CHIP program to a Medicaid expansion group. This change is contingent on approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

As the Governor said, his intent is to put people first, with the goal of helping all Michiganders succeed, no matter their stage in life. We can be a big part of that.

Upcoming Changes for Medicaid

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For more information, please contact Jeremy Glasstetter DCH MICAM Business Lead at GlasstetterJ@Michigan.gov or 517-241-5868.

MILogin Migrations

DCH State of Michigan February 2015

Batter UP! Currently migrating: DCH File Transfer Medicare Buy-In TPL Electronic Database (TED)

Scheduled Go-Live Date: Friday, April 24 2015 Project Status: Green

The Michigan Department of Communi-ty Health (DCH), Deloitte & Touche LLP, and Michigan Department of Technolo-gy and Management and Budget (DTMB) have begun the work to mi-grate existing DCH applications from using the existing single sign-on (SSO) service to a next generation SSO ser-vice, the Michigan Identity Credential & Access Management (MICAM) system, called MILogin.

SSO systems act as gatekeepers for DCH applications. You’re already using SSO to verify your identity (login) to the system. Once the SSO system rec-ognizes you it confirms which DCH ap-plications you may use and you can launch the applications. The term Single Sign-On means you login once to the SSO system, then launch any applica-tions you’re authorized to use without having to login again. For large organi-zations like the State of Michigan (SOM), achieving true single sign-on can be a challenge. Over time MILogin will help achieve that goal.

When all DCH applications are migrated to MILogin, DCH will have true single sign-on within the department. When all SOM applications are migrated to MILogin (an effort requiring some time), the SOM will achieve true single sign-on.

MILogin will also be used to provide SSO services for citizen-facing SOM applications, and for trusted providers logging into SOM applications. If a user is not using the SOM network, MILogin can enforce a variety of security standards to protect SOM systems and data.

MILogin is compliant with Federal and State laws and regulations such as HIPAA, FISMA, FIPS, IRS, etc.

MILogin has already been deployed and is being used to support Citizen facing applications. The

Iteration Release Date

Applications Identified for Migration from Legacy SSO to MILogin

Iteration 1 4/24/15 Approved In Process

1. File Transfer 2. Medicare Buy-In 3. TPL Electronic Database

Iteration 2 7/10/15 Approved

Not Started

1. LOC Determination 2. Adult Services Authorized Payments 3. Maternal Infant Health Program

Iteration 3 9/25/15 Approved

Not Started

1. CareConnect360 2. DCH Program Monitoring 3. DCH XDR Pharmacy Cross Reference 4. Waiver Support Application 5. Michigan Statistical Information System 6. Database Security Application

Iteration 4 TBD Approval Pending

Not Started

1. CHAMPS 2. CHAMPS HealthBeat 3. CHAMPS Siebel 4. CHAMPS-CM Toolkit 5. CHAMPS-ICD10 Parallel B2B 6. CHAMPS-B2B Screens 7. FileNet Workplace XT 8. Illinois eMIPP 9. Michigan Care Improvement Registry

myHealthButton and myHealthPortal provides access to Medicaid benefits and other service information for 350 users and a MiSACWIS Mobile app supports 7,000 users.

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Congratulations to Kate Stojsih fromMDCH for creating the winningposter on Bureaucracy Busters!

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The Lockbox

Keeping Your Workstation Secure

Keeping Your Workstation Secure Did you know that you are responsible for the reasonable physical security and protection of IT resources, devices, and information at your workstation? There are multiple MDCH and SOM policies and procedures that outline this role and responsibility of MDCH workforce members:

DCH 6.8.D.10.2 Physical Safeguards for the Storage, Use, or Disclosure of Sensitive or Protected Health Information (PHI)

DCH 6.8.E.10.2 Password Management DCH 6.8.E.24.2 Workstation Use DTMB 1340.00.01 Acceptable Use of Information Technology DTMB 1335.00.05 Desktop Log-Off and System Shutdown

Safeguarding workstations is essential in maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DCH’s sensitive and protected health information. Listed below are some physical safeguards, obtained from the above policies and procedures that should be used to help secure your workstation.

*If needed, consider writing hints to passwords and storing those in a locked drawer.

For additional information or help with workstation safeguarding, please contact MDCHPrivacySecurity@michigan.gov.

Paper When it is not presently in use, use reasonable judgment and present need to determine how to secure information on paper.

• Turn upside down • Place in a drawer • Lock in a file cabinet • Secure in another manner that fits the present

need Passwords Passwords need to be protected and are an important aspect of computer security.

• Do not share passwords with anyone • Do not write passwords down* • Do not store passwords online • Do not store passwords in a file on any computer

system without encryption Computer Visibility and Access Computers should not have sensitive or PHI visible to those not authorized to view it. There is also no amount of time that a computer should be left logged in and unattended.

• Position to minimize others’ view of the screen • Use privacy screens, if mandated • Always lock your computer when you step away • Power off at the end of each workday • Use laptop locks, if possible

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Green Team News

Greener Policies: Attention Worthy Decisions in 2015 The Green Team encourages individuals to take steps to become healthier and more environmentally conscious. Whether in your home, work place, or anywhere in between, there is great value in taking your own actions. However, it is also important to step back and look at how your actions fit into the larger community planning context. Two of the most common and impactful areas for green improvements involve increasing recycling and reducing energy usage. Here is how Michigan is currently doing in those areas. What is MI doing now? Impact How does MI compare to other states?

Energy

The Energy Optimization standard (EO): Electricity providers increase energy savings to 1.0% of the previous year’s electricity sales, and natural gas utilities increase energy savings to 0.75% of the previous year’s sales through 2015. – Achieved; Standard is expiring with replacement sought

$1 spent on utility EO programs = customers benefit from ~ $3.83 in energy costs

~$2.8 billion in total savings from 2012 - 2015

Six states have standards that require energy savings of 2.0% of electric sales or higher and nine (including Michigan) have standards between 1.0% and 1.9%.

Five of nine states have natural gas standards above 1.0% and three of nine (including Michigan) have standards between 0.5% and 0.9%.

The Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS): 10% of electricity sales from renewable sources by 2015. – Achieved; Standard is expiring with replacement sought

Due to decreases in renewable energy costs, existing surcharges are expected to be significantly reduced or even eliminated.

In some cases, new renewable energy project costs are equivalent to conventional generation under current conditions.

There are 29 states, Washington DC and 2 territories with RPSs.

There are 8 states and two territories with renewable goals.

With the exception of MI and WI, all other states with renewable energy portfolio standards include targets higher than 10%.

Recycling

Bottle Bill: Requires a $0.10 deposit on carbonated beverages. – Alteration or replacement legislation sought

Michigan’s current recycling rate is 14.5%.

Annually, $435 million of paper, metal, glass, plastic, and other valuable materials are disposed of in landfills.

Only 25 of Michigan’s counties provide convenient access to residential recycling opportunities.

Average recycling rate of 8 Great Lakes States is ~27%

High-performing states (Missouri, California, Washington and Oregon) recycle ~50% of solid waste

Compared to other states, Michigan lags in energy and recycling policies; both have become priority health, safety and economic issues. Governor Rick Snyder has outlined new strategies for Michigan to improve. In 2014 he released a “No Regrets Energy Vision” and also “Michigan’s Residential Recycling Plan”. As an individual, you can contribute to our State’s progress. Here’s how:

Participate. Start recycling where you live, work and play. Volunteer at recycling events or take-back programs. Take the initial step to improve the energy efficiency in your home by getting a home energy audit, and purchase energy efficient lightbulbs and appliances.

Speak Up. Spread the word about the benefits of recycling and energy efficiency for our state. Call or e-mail your district House Representative or Senator and tell them you want to see an increased effort for recycling and balanced energy policies in Michigan!

Join. Become a part of a recycling or energy based organization in Michigan. List of statewide and regional environmental organizations.

Greener Policies: Attention Worthy Decisions in 2015

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BOL Recognizes Explore Lab Science College InternsThe Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) would like to recognize the Explore Lab Science college interns for their hard work! Our Explore Lab Science Team consists of interns under the direction of BOL employee, Ninah Sasy. Interns visit local schools and promote laboratory science careers to students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The current group of eight interns are from Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University. The program has received a lot of interest from teachers and parents; as a result, they’ve had an exceptionally busy year. In 2014, the Team completed 25 school visits. As of February 28th, our current Team will have completed 11 school visits! This program would not be sustainable without the support of our college interns. These interns research science topics and design experiments and presentations

for students. The Team also developed workshops for students to introduce them to the scientific method. Recently, our program helped initiate the first science fair in years at Post Oak Elementary School. Kudos to Tasnia Elahi, Claire Hayes, Komal Mendiratta, Ally Kundinger, Brian Whaley, Brittany Hodges, Sara Stopchinski, and David Johnson!

Pillow Collection

On behalf of the Medical Services Administration (MSA), THANK YOU… to all who contributed to the pillow collection for youth in foster care. Through everyone’s generosity, MSA was able to collect 30 pillows and 10 pillow cases for children in this community!

Special thanks and recognition goes out to Lisa DiLernia, for suggesting and coordinating this project.

Claire Hayes, Rezwana Choudhury, Danielle Epps, and Komal Mendiratta

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Visit the internship intranet page If you have any questions, email MDCH representative

Irda Kape (Kapei@michigan.gov) and Michigan Civil Service Commission representative Jodie Ledford (LedfordJ@michigan.gov)

Workforce Transformationmation

o Performance Management

o Employee Engagement

o Service/Process Optimization

o Change Management

In 2015, the MDCH unpaid internship program is undergoing some exciting changes. Following successful pilots with the Civil Service Commission and with the use of NeoGov, all MDCH unpaid internships will now be posted on the Neogov Site where all State of Michigan positions are posted. Applicants will apply directly on the site, allowing for ease of reporting and dealing with applications.

What does this mean for the mentor at MDCH interested in hosting an intern? It allows for greater ease in processing applications, a reliable way to hold records of interns, and a consistent process for all interns across the department.

For additional information on the updated process, please visit the updated Internship Page. For information on the State of Michigan Internship Program, please visit their website.

MDCH UNPAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Fill out the Internship Request Template found on the intranet page

If you do not have access to NeoGov as a HR user, fill out the NeoGov Access form found on the intranet page.

Please email both forms to Michigan Civil Service Commission representative Jodie Ledford (LedfordJ@michigan.gov) and MDCH representative Irda Kape (Kapei@michigan.gov).

TO G ET STARTED,

F OR MORE I NFORMATI ON ,

WHAT IF I WANT TO OFFER A PAID INTERNSHIP? MDCH mentor should work with their HR representative to get the position posted as a student assistant position.

WHAT IF I ALREADY HAVE AN INTERN IN MIND? In order to track the internship, an internal posting can be created on NeoGov. This posting will then be forwarded to the intern to apply. Please follow the procedure detailed under get started and specify that there is an intern already in mind for the position.

T H E T I M E T O T H I N K A B O U T S U M M E R 2 0 1 5 I N T E R N S I S N O W .

Internship Program

Round Table

All Manager Meeting

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Director Nick Lyon hosted a Brown Bag round table discussion on February 9th in the Lewis Cass Building where MDCH employees had a chance to ask questions and discuss issues. Among the many topics discussed, the common theme was the transition into the new Department of Health and Human Services.

Round Table discussions have been scheduled throughout 2015 to continue opportunities for employees to interact with Director Lyon.

A full list of the Round Table schedule is available on the MDCH Intranet with registration coming soon!

Workforce Transformationmation

o Performance Management

o Employee Engagement

o Service/Process Optimization

o Change Management

MAKING MDCH A BETTER PLACE TO SERVE THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

All Manager Meeting March 23, 2015

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Greater Lansing Association of Realtors® 4039 Legacy Pkwy, Lansing, MI 48911

Please RSVP through your Outlook invitation.

If you are a manager (15+) and did not receive an invitation, please email collinsm11@michigan.gov.

Round Table with Director Nick Lyon

March 17, 2015 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Capitol Commons Center Conference Room F

Space is limited. Please register HERE!

Upcoming sessions are listed on the MDCH Intranet Homepage

Email Nikki Wood at WoodN4@michigan.gov to feature a co-worker in next month’s Kudos Korner.

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Employee Transactions

Please Welcome Our New MDCH Employees

Jennifer O’Brien Linzmeier

From: Spina Bifida AssociationWorking: HIV Care Section/AnalystHobbies: Knit & Baking

Emily Piggott

From: Mid-Michigan Physicians GroupWorking: Medicaid Collections Section/AnalystHobbies: Reading, Shopping, Camping, Gym

Michelle McNure

From: Michigan State UniversityWorking: Office of Nursing/ Resource Support Customer ServiceHobbies: Gardening, Travel, Skiing

Mei You

From: Michigan State UniversityWorking: Vital Records/Health Statistics/Statistician SpecialistHobbies: Classic Music & Cooking

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Heather Johnston

From: Kelly ServicesWorking: SecretaryHobbies: Camping & Hiking

Cherie Vaughn

From: DTMB – ORSWorking: Data and Payment Integrity Section\AnalystHobbies: Love to Kayak

Kenyatta Jackson

From: Grad Student U of MWorking: Data and Payment Integrity Section\AnalystHobbies: Writing, Music, Theater, Art

Audrey CraftFrom: Southeastern Michigan Health AssociationWorking: Quality Management and Planning/SpecialistHobbies: Kayak & Swim

Karen Cauley

From: LARAWorking: Children’s Special Health Care Services/General Office Assistant

PromotionsEffective February 1, Cherie Vaughn, Departmental Analyst A, Data Payment and Integrity, Community Based Services

Effective February 15, Shawn Beard, Auditor 12, Rate Review Section, Hospital and Clinic Reimbursement Division, MSA

Effective February 15, Sarah Davis, Departmental Specialist 3, Bureau of Family, Maternal and Child Health, PHA

Effective February 15, Brittany Norris, Departmental Analyst E, WIC Vendor Relations Unit, WIC Division, Bureau of Family, Maternal and Child Health, PHA

Effective February 17, Lisa Rancour, SEMA 2, Budget and Purchasing

Effective March 1, Shawn Gamble, Departmental Analyst E, WIC Vendor Relations Unit, WIC Division, Bureau of Family, Maternal and Child Health, PHA

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Effective March 1, Jade Jennings, Departmental Analyst E, Policy Implementation Section, Medicaid Payments Division, Bureau of Medicaid Operations, MSA

Internal AppointmentsEffective February 1, Linda Scarpetta, State Office Administrator 17, Chronic Disease and Injury Control Division, Bureau of Local Health and Adminisrative Services, PHA

Effective February 15, Erin Black, Departmental Specialist 14, Federal Regulation Hospital Reimbursement, Actuarial Division, Bureau of Medicaid Policy and Health Systems

TransfersEffective February 1, Karen Cauley, General Office Assistant E7, Children’s Special Health Care Services Division, Customer Support Section, Region 1 Unit, Public Health Administration

Effective February 1, Sherry Kertesz, Departmental Technician A, Children’s Special Health Care Services Division, Quality and Program Services Section, PHA

Effective March 1, Moji Miller, Departmental Analyst A, Policy Implementation Section, Medicaid Payments Division, Beureau of Medicaid Operations, MSA

ReassignmentsEffective January 4, Jennifer Dakers, Public Health Consultant 2A, School Health Unit, Division of Family and Community Health, PHA

Effective January 4, Rachel Schumann, Public Health Consultant A, School Health Unit, Division of Family and Community Health, PHA

Effective January 4, JiQiang Xu, Statistician E, Statistical Support Unit, VR Cancer and Birth Defects Surveillance Section, Vital Records Division, PHA

Effective January 18, Michelle Mudry, Word Processing Assistant E, Vital Records Maintenance and Monitoring Sub Unit, VR and Health Services Section, Bureau of Local Health and Admin Services, PHA

Effective February 1, Loren Haughn, Departmental Analyst E, Bureau of Family, Maternal and Child Health, WIC Division, Vendor Relations Unit

Effective February 1, Jim Kent, Epidemiologist Spl 2, HIV, Body Art, TB and Viral Hepatitis Section, Division of Communicable Diseases, BDCPE, PHA

RecallEffective February 1, Tracy Lucas, Departmental Tech E, Other Insurance Claims Unit, Medicaid Payments Division, Bureau of Medicaid Operations, MSA

DeparturesEffective January 16, Vickie Gingrich, Departmental Analyst, MFM Policy Implementation Section

Effective January 23, Nora Barkey, Departmental Specialist 13, Community Practices and Innovations

Effective January 23, Robert Hale, Departmental Analyst, Trauma Section

Effective January 30, Rayford White, Storekeper, Capitol View Mailroom

Effective February 4, Fumnana Chiejine, Departmental Analyst P11, Children’s Special Health Care Services, Quality and Program Services

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Jarod PageArmy National Guard Reserve, CadetROTC Program, University of Southern Florida Son of Carol Griffin, Center for Forensic Psychiatry

Eric J. ReasonU.S. Army, Staff SargeantFort Richardson, AlaskaNephew of Marti Campbell, CFP

Shane D. FocklerU.S. Marine Corps, Staff Sergeant,MAG29, MALS29, Aviation Supply and Logistics, Supply Management Division, Audit BranchMarine Corps Air Station New River, NCSon of Rick W. Fockler, Accounting Division, Accounts Payable

Gordon BloomU.S. Marines, Lance Corporal, Company C, 1st BN, 24th Marines (Reserves)Nephew of Steve Betterly, Office of Services to the Aging

Ricardo LopezU.S. Air Force, Master SergeantRetired Feb 1, 2015Brother of Rachel Lopez-Thocker, HIV/STD & Other Bloodborne Infections, Communicable Disease Division, Bureau of Epidemiology

Tom Brussel U.S. Army, Sergeant 3-1 Brigade 125th Base Support BattalionAfghanistanSon of Pauline Brussel, State Facility and CMHSP Reimbursement Section, Revenue and Reimbursement Division

Dennis HansenU.S. Marine Corps, Reserve, Sergeant, Reserve StatusGrand Rapids, MIJoseph HansenU.S. Marine Corps, Reserve, Sergeant, Reserve StatusGrand Rapids, MISons of Carol Hansen, Medical Services Administration, Home and Community Based Waiver Services Section

Thomas M. TylutkiU.S. Navy, PrivateStationed on USS Ronald ReaganSon of Lisa Tylutki, CFP Ann Arbor and Tom Tylutki, CFP/MCO President

Walter E. PhillipsU.S. Army Reserve, Captain, 373rd Medical Company, Dental ServicesDr. Phillips is a Dentist at CFP

John M. DurdenU.S. Air Force, Senior AirmanMcConnell Air Force Base, Andover, KSSon of Eugenia “Lyn” Wigginton, Customer Services Division

Lejuan BowensU.S. Army, Sergeant, Fort Bragg, NCServing second tour in IraqNephew of Tammy Wright, Domestic Service Aide

Many of our finest men and women are bravely serving our country at this time. Please remember to keep them and their family members in your thoughts and prayers as we hope for their safety. Names in red are new additions. Names in blue are status changes.

Remembering Our Extended MDCH Family Who Are in the Military

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Alan C. Burwell U.S. Air Force, CaptainAir Force Test Pilot SchoolFlight Test Engineering Student Edwards Air Force Base, CARobyn L. BurwellU.S. Air Force Reserves, CaptainSpace Planner9th Space Operations squadronVandenberg Air Force Base, CASon and Daughter-in-law of Alyson Rush, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration

Brad Walker U.S. Army, Master Sergeant, Civil Affairs, Fort Bragg, NC Arrived safely home April 26, 2014!Son of Jilaina Walker, Third Party Liability

Jeffrey S. Penfield IIMichigan Army National Guard, PFC, Grand Ledge, MI 2nd Detachment, B Company, 351st Aviation Support BattalionBrother of Angela Crank, BHP, Health Regulatory Division, Allegation Section

Michael Vincent Schneider U.S. Army, Specialist501st Medical Unit, Fort Campbell, KYJust Returned from 2nd tour in IraqSon of Steve Schneider, CFP

Michael F. Weber, Jr.U.S. Marine Corps, Private First ClassServing in Fallujah, Iraq Son of Michael Weber, Corrections, St. Louis

Miguel SanchezArmy National Guard Master Sergeant Returned from Afghanistan in October 2012Husband of Stephanie Sanchez,Division of Immunization

Steven W. Fetner Jr.U.S. Army, Specialist, MPStationed in Fort Jackson, GAMichael J. FetnerU.S. Army, PrivateRigger stationed at Fort Benning, GAGrandsons of Dianna Rigato, Information Specialist, CHSCS Family Center-Detroit

Steven Wilberding U.S. Army Reserves, Lieutenant ColonelDesert Storm VeteranReturned from AfghanistanBrother of Jessica Grzywacz, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control

Korey WatersMichigan Army National Guard, Specialist1462nd Transportation Company, Howell, MichiganReturned from serving his 1st tour in Kuwait in Dec.Son of Kathleen Schultz, Accounting Assistant, Medicaid Support Section

John L. HopperMichigan Army National Guard Charlie Battery, 119th Field Artillery Brother of Lana Ashley, Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology

Destiny Marie JacksonU.S. Army Warrent OfficerFort Campbell, KY, Deploying to KoreaKelvin JacksonU.S. Army First SergeantFort Campbell, KY, Deployed to AfghanistanChristopher LarkinU.S. Army First SergeantFort Campbell, KY, Deployed to AfghanistanGege Daniell LarkinU.S. Army SpecialistFort Campbell, KYDaughters and Sons-In-Law of Gloria Hernandez, FSS-12, Center of Forensic Psychiatry, Ann Arbor

Daniel RoseU.S. Air Force, Airman 1st ClassElmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, AlaskaSon, of Mary Guild, R.N., CPC Program Integrity Section

Patricia Brooks, RNU.S. Army Reserves Nurse Corps, Captain322nd Medical Company, Southfield, MIRegistered Nurse Manager, Hawthorn Center

Ryan S. RobinsonU.S. Marine Corps, CorporalMilitary PoliceBeaufort/Parris Island, South CarolinaSon of Donna Seegert,CFP/Cosmetologist

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Andrew WrightU.S. Marine Corps, Lance CorporalCamp Lejeune, NCDeployed to AfghanistanPhilip NewellU.S. Army, Private E-2Camp Casey, South KoreaSon & Son-In-Law of Lisa Feltman, LMSW, Medical/MPRI Social Worker, Gus Harrison Correctional Facility (ARF) Kailey SnyderU.S. Navy, LieutenantNaval Support Activity Mid-SouthMillington, TennesseeNiece of Rachel A. Schumann, Ph.D., RNVision Program Consultant

Chazere MillerU.S. Army, Sergeant, A Co. 2-27 Inf. 3rd BDEWounded WarriorReturned from AfghanistanStationed in HawaiiTheodore TuckerUS Army, Specialist, Aviation Co. 1SBFort Lewis, Seattle, WASons of Valerie Smith, CSHCS Family Center

Joshua TisdaleU.S. Air Force, Staff SergeantReturned from AfghanistanNephew of Felicia Tisdale, Departmental Technician, Reimbursement Department , Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital

Jeremiah T. WilliamsU.S. Marine Corps, Corporal1st Battalion, 6th MarinesStationed in Jacksonville, North CarolinaReturned from AfghanistanSon of Rebecca Williams, Accounting DepartmentWalter P. Reuther Hospital

Dan LauntMichigan Army National Guard, 1st LieutenantC Co BSTB, 86th IBCT (MTN)Wyoming, MISon of Dena Launt GOAKalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital

Dylan C. FacklerU.S. Army 82nd AirborneFort Bragg, North CarolinaSon of Samantha Fackler, Caro Center, Nursing

Douglas PedersenLCPLU.S. Marine CorpsMarine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Special Operations Training GroupCamp Hansen,Okinawa, JapanSon of Kathleen Haines, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration

Kevin SuttonMichigan National Guard 68 W Health Care Specialist8th Medical Command, DetroitBrother-In-Law of Angela Minicuci, Communications Director

Nathaniel TaylorU.S. Air Force, Airman 1st ClassFuel systems maintenanceTyndall Air Force Base, FloridaSon of Claudette Taylor, Activity Therapy DepartmentWalter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital

Seth R. HonsingerCHIEF Electronics Technician Submarine (SS)U.S. NavyStationed at Naval Submarine Base, Groton, ConnecticutSon of Janet Honsinger, Caro Center, Health Information Services

Alexander RobinsonU.S. Army, Private First Class82nd Airborne DivisionFort Bragg, NCSon of Jeanette Robinson, MSA

Jenna BruxvoortU.S. Army, Specialist2nd Brigade, 1st Calvary DivisionFort Bragg, North CarolinaNick MillwoodU.S. Army, Sergeant4th Brigade, 73rd Calvary DivisionFort Bragg, NCCousin and Brother-In-Law of Virginia Ganzevoort, Lifecourse Epidemiology and Genomics Division

Franz RademacherU.S. Army, Lieutenant ColonelWest Point Military Academy, West Point, NY2 tour Korea and 1 tour IraqBrother of Mary Rademacher, RNM1 Kalamazoo Paychiatric Hospital

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Derek LeppekUSAF Michigan Air National Guard, Staff Sergeant127th Civil Engineering Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MIMaintenance Mechanic, Hawthorn Center

Zachary BryantU.S.Army, Private1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)Fort Myers, VASon of Jennifer Bryant, Registered Nurse Manager, Hawthorn Center

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