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Services/Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Jennifer Joyce

Services/Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Jennifer Joyce Director of Employment, Transition, and Day Services. Using a Life Course Model to Meet Individual Needs. Transition of Children’s Services to DCF DDD is an Adult Service System

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Services/Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Jennifer Joyce

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  1. Services/Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Jennifer Joyce Director of Employment, Transition, and Day Services DHS/DDD

  2. Using a Life Course Model to Meet Individual Needs • Transition of Children’s Services to DCF • DDD is an Adult Service System • 18+ for Eligibility Determination • 21+ for Access to Services Supports Program(SP) Community Care Waiver (CCW) DHS/DDD

  3. Maximizing Federal Reimbursement • Serve More People • Medicaid Based System • Must be Tied to the Person • Disability Services • Accessing Medicaid Services • Acute Health – Medicaid Managed Care Organization • Mental Health – Administrative Services Organization • Disability – Waiver Services DHS/DDD

  4. Creating Consistency Across the System to Ensure Equity • Assessment Tool • Service Plan • Service Definitions & Limitations • Provider Qualifications • Rates & Fee for Service • Policies DHS/DDD

  5. Promoting Full Community Participation • Moving from Institutional to Community-Based Support • “Part of,” not just “in,” the community • Employment First • Using Self Direction to Foster Choice • The Rule, not the Exception DHS/DDD

  6. Reform to Care Management IHP (CM) IHP (CM) ISP (SC) ELP (SC) ISP (SC) Current Services Current Services Expanded Services DHS/DDD

  7. Accessing Services • DDD Eligibility • Person Centered Planning process • Individualized Service Plan development • Outcomes/Planning Goals • Services • Provider identification • Service Delivery DHS/DDD

  8. Service Plan & Employment • Pathway to Employment • Person Centered Planning Tool (PCPT) • Facilitates discussion about employment • Informs outcomes, planning goals, service/support needs for the ISP • Individualized Service Plan (ISP) • Must include at least 1 employment outcome • DDD will review all ISPs where the individual is not currently pursuing employment DHS/DDD

  9. Current DDD Services • Assistive Technology • Environmental Modification (Family Support Contract) • Habilitation • Individual Supports • PERS • Respite (Family Support Contract) • Supported Employment • Transportation • Vehicle Modification (Family Support Contract) • Adult Training (AT) – contracted • AT-Special Needs – contracted • Corporate Respite – contracted • Family Supports - contracted DHS/DDD

  10. Supports Program Services • Assistive Technology • Behavioral Management • Career Planning • Cognitive Rehabilitation • Community Based Supports • Community Inclusion Services • Day Habilitation • Environmental Modifications • Financial Management Services (FI) • Goods & Services • Interpreter Services • Natural Supports Training • Occupational Therapy • Personal Emergency Response System • Physical Therapy • Prevocational Training • Respite • Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy • Support Coordination • Supported Employment – Individual • Supported Employment – Small Group • Supports Brokerage • Transportation • Vehicle Modifications DHS/DDD

  11. Timeline for 2014 Graduates DHS/DDD

  12. What should individuals/families do now? • DDD eligibility • Medicaid eligibility • Research Support Coordination Agencies (SCA) & service providers • Plan for life course • Participate in “Planning for Adult Life” activities – www.PlanningForAdultLife.org DHS/DDD

  13. Spring 2014 – What should individuals/families do then? • Complete Developmental Disabilities Resource Tool (DDRT) • Submit the Support Coordination Agency Selection Form (60 days prior to graduation) • Develop ISP (assignment of SCA, planning team meets, SC writes plan, completed & approved within 30 days of SCA assignment) DHS/DDD

  14. Information & Resources DHS/DDD

  15. Planning for Adult Life • Students between the ages of 16-21 & their families • Series of training modules, materials, and resources • Help with visioning for the future DHS/DDD

  16. Medicaid Eligibility Project • Dedicated Webpage http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/services/medicaideligibility.html • Dedicated Help Desk DDD.MediElighelpdesk@dhs.state.nj.us DHS/DDD

  17. Supports Program • Dedicated Webpage http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/programs/supportsprgm.html • Dedicated Help Desk DDD.SuppProgHelpDesk@dhs.state.nj.us DHS/DDD

  18. Support Coordination • Dedicated Webpage – Boggs Center http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter/projects/njisp.html • Dedicated Help Desk (for SC Agencies) DDD.SCHelpdesk@dhs.state.nj.us DHS/DDD

  19. Rate Setting • Dedicated Webpage http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/providers/ratestudy.html • Dedicated Help Desk DDD.RateSetting@dhs.state.nj.us DHS/DDD

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