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Mhp holds a contract with the Virginia department of education(vdoe) to administer the state's medication administration training (mat) program. State regulations require mat certification for licensed and regulated child day program employees in the commonwealth as well as accredited private school employees who give medications to children in their care. Mhp was awarded a sole source contract in 2010 to administer this program, and has certified roughly 5,000 providers each year since. The mat curriculum includes courses on general medication administration as well as specialized courses on diabetes and epilepsy care. Mhp recruits, trains and manages 100 nurse trainers statewide to deliver the classroom portion of these courses. Currently, the program boasts nine courses for providers in multiple format options.

Mhp has provided peer-to-peer support for parents of children with special health care needs trying to navigate the systems of care on behalf of their child(ren) for nearly eighteen years. Mhp employs parents of children with special health care needs so that when working with families, a level of empathy and trust second to none is employed. Mhp doesn't serve families on the basis of one particular diagnosis and doesn't charge families for the services provided. Therefore, no family is ever turned away. Mhp serves on average 400 new families each year and is the only entity in Virginia that has a scholarship fund for the purposes of working with families in developing and negotiating for an effective individual education plan (iep) in a public school setting.