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Ticket To Work Program. Ticket Program Basics. Vision of Associate Commissioner for OESP. The 5 Cs: Choice Capacity Coordination Collaboration Credible Results. Ticket to Work and Work Incentives and Improvement Act. Signed into law by President Clinton in 1999 Purposes
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Ticket To Work Program Ticket Program Basics
Vision of Associate Commissioner for OESP The 5 Cs: • Choice • Capacity • Coordination • Collaboration • Credible Results
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives and Improvement Act • Signed into law by President Clinton in 1999 • Purposes • Provide health care and employment preparation and placement services • Encourage states to enable beneficiaries to purchase necessary Medicaid coverage • Provide Medicare coverage while employed • Establish the Ticket to Work Program
Service Provider Roles • Increase the number of beneficiaries • Assist the beneficiary in becoming self-sufficient • Provide the community with access to newly identified and dedicated workforce
Social Security • Oversees Ticket to Work Program • Writes and updates regulations • Final authority on all decisions • Determines which beneficiaries receive Tickets www.ssa.gov
Ticket to Work Program • Ticket • Symbolic document • Signifies eligibility to participate • Age 18 through 64 • Currently receiving SSI or SSDI • Participation • Voluntary • Beneficiary advantages • Protection from Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) • Opportunity to earn more than disability payments alone
Resources for Success • Technical Assistance and Support Center • Toll Free: 1-866-949-3687 (TDD: 1-866-833-2967) • FAX: 703-893-4149 • Your Team: • Mary Lynn ReVoir • Adrian Catwell • Darnell Clay • David Jones • www.yourtickettowork.com • Monthly calls • All EN Call • All VR Call