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Athens County Stakeholder Meeting
2015
Mission
“To support County Boards of Developmental Disabilities (CBDD) in providing services and supports to
people with developmental disabilities.”
OACB’s Mission
Vision
"To enhance the lives of people with developmental disabilities."
OACB’s Vision
History is important! Where we have been helps us understand where we are going…
National and state regulations that support a new way of doing our work
CMS basic requirements of Home and Community Based Services rule
Person Centered Planning- what is it and what is different from traditional approach?
Preble county SSAs share examples of what they have developed and what they are learning
Agenda
How did we get here?
Director Martin:•Improved efficiency & effectiveness•Define our future before others define it for us
Olmstead Decision:•Community Integration
Employment First:•Community Employment•Future of adult day services
Sub Minimum Wage:•Future of sheltered workshops
Other:•Public schools now serve people with DD•Self determination
Private Providers
County Boards
Persons Served
Families of
Persons Served
Ohio Developmental Disabilities System
Drivers of System Change 2015
Ohio Department of Developmental
Disabilities
Free Choice of Provider:•Privatization
Economic Challenges:•Increased enrollment•Stagnant or declining revenue
In 1999, 2 women with DD and psychiatric issues.
In state institution; multiple admissions.
Professionals agreed, needs of both could be met in community setting.
Waited years for community treatment.
Olmstead Facts
Unjustified isolation is properly regarded as discrimination based on disability.
Olmstead Facts
1. People lived at home;
2. We built institutions;
3. We started closing them;
4. Supported living and
HCBS Waivers started;
5. Self-determination
happened;
6. We got into trouble with
HCFA/CMS;
7. Became obsessed with compliance with rules
8. Person centered planning pilots started
9. We drafted great new Rules that emphasize PCP;
10. Employment First happened
11. CMS rule came out 3/14
State of Ohio Evolution of DD Services: CMS/ Olmstead/DRO/Good Life
42 CFR 441.301
Written plan (ISP) reflects:
Setting is chosen by the individual and is integrated in, and supports full access to the greater community;
Opportunities to seek employment and work in competitive integrated settings;
Opportunity to engage in community life, control personal resources, and receive services in the community to the same degree of access as individuals not receiving HCBS.
CMS and Day Services: 3/17/2014- Issue Date of New HCBS Rule
Intended to ensure individuals receiving HCBS services under a Medicaid Waiver “have full access to the benefits of community living and the opportunity to receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate setting.”
Applies to both residential and day services.
States have 5 years to transition and comply with rule.
More About the Settings Part of the CMS Rule
Facility-based day service settings and sheltered work centers will probably be considered "settings that isolate;”
Need to show how the settings are integrated in and support full access to the community.
Volunteering Interning Taking a class Learning about careers and
interests Promotes interaction with
community Not a disability-specific
program
The What’s and What Not’s of the CMS Rule
What does integration look like?
The same planned activities in the home community within all of life’s activity domains:• Work• Volunteer- work on a political campaign, volunteering at soup
kitchen; kennel volunteer• Learning experiences and activities; books on tape; adult
classes; self-help classes• Recreation –having fun/a social life – getting together with
friends, going out; peers get together; movies; gambling; shows; • Shopping Robin E. Cooper, NASDDDS 3/14
What does integration look like?
The same planned activities in the home community within all of life’s activity domains:
• Maintain health and wellness – walking; gym membership; diet groups
• Personal care – hairstyling, having nails done, • Maintaining home; maintenance and improvement; cleaning;
laundry• Caring for others; relatives or others• Spirituality: worship; meditation; yoga classes; meeting groups;
sodalities• Hobbies: Pet care – walking the dog
Robin E. Cooper, NASDDDS 3/14
County Boards of Developmental Disabilities have a rich history in developing and operating many legacy programs, and will continue to evolve and transform our system based on what individuals and families expect and demand.
In accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, County Boards of Developmental Disabilities will work proactively with our partners to develop employment opportunities for youth transitioning from school to work.
Full Range of Employment
Opportunities
When individuals leave a sheltered experience to try a job in the community, we want to be a safety net for folks that may need to return to board services.
County Boards of DD support Ohio’s initiatives in the area of Employment First and are willing to work toward achieving measurable goals. In order to accomplish this, boards will need a well-designed system of both private and public providers so that people served are able to choose from a wide variety of employment options.
Full Range of Employment
Opportunities
Conflict Free Case
Management
Conflict Free Case Management
42CFR441.301(c)(1)(v) and (vi)
• Includes strategies for solving conflict or disagreement within the process, including clear conflict-of-interest guidelines for all planning participants
• Providers of HCBS for the individual, or those who have an interest in or are employed by a provider of HCBS for the individual must not provide case management or develop the person-centered service plan, except when the State demonstrates that the only willing and qualified entity to provide case management and/or develop person- centered service plans in a geographic area also provides HCBS.
County boards helped to develop the current “firewalls”
document many years ago and are eager to remain partners in the process to define the future of this document.
State law and administrative rules currently ensure that the county board of DD system can operate without conflict and should be enhanced to further ensure conflict free case management.
Policies and procedures must be put in place to ensure people and families understand what safeguards are in place once changes are made.
Conflict Free Case Management
Free Choice of Provider
Service and Support Administrators need the necessary tools to ensure that individuals and families have useful information to make informed choices between HCBS providers.
The words in the CMS regulation are "Willing and Qualified Provider" to provide services, not "Willing and Able." Unfortunately, anyone that is certified as a provider of a specific service is presumed to be "able" to serve an HCBS waiver recipient. We believe that clarification is needed to distinguish these important concepts.
Free Choice of Provider
To provide additional safeguards in the provider selection process, County Boards of DD support additional state oversight to investigate complaints or allegations that may potentially violate HCBS Free Choice of Provider.
Free Choice of Provider
County boards should have the authority and
responsibility to recruit providers in a sufficient number to meet the needs of people served on HCBS waivers.
Revisions to the County Board of Developmental Disabilities administration rule and the Free Choice of Provider rule will enhance this important function.
Quality Services
County Boards of Developmental Disabilities are in the best position to serve individuals with complex needs when other private HCBS providers are not qualified or unwilling or unable.
More authority is needed at the local level to address issues with providers where there may be risks to health and welfare. County Boards of Developmental Disabilities that do not provide services directly must have additional authority in the Provider Compliance and Enforcement area.
Quality Services
Person Centered Planning
Thought Process Person-centered planning is
mandated; Monitoring is
individualized; The whole team has
responsibility; Informal supports are
primary; The person drives the
planning process and the supports.
Required Shift
Move from linear to expansive;
Find your innovative spirit;
Allies, not isolation; Trust; Embrace creativity The path less traveled.
SSA Rule Highlights
The Intention of Person-Centered
Planning
•Improve the social status of people with disabilities
•Enhance the perception held of people with disabilities
•Expand the network of allies and associations in people’s lives
History of Change in Our System
We Have Been Continuously Improving
Discrimination
Less Discrimination
While providing integrated services to all of the people served by County Boards of DD will be an enormous challenge, with adequate funding, Ohio can make great strides toward achieving the goal of system transformation.
By incorporating the philosophy of person-centered planning throughout Ohio’s DD system, County Boards of DD will be able to define quality for a person receiving services.
System Transformation
Change is a door that can
only be opened from the inside!
Questions & Answers
Thank you for your
time and attention today!