Transcript CMSU Developmental Supports & Services

CMSU Developmental
Supports & Services
•Columbia, Montour, Snyder, Union counties
•Supports Coordination, Early Intervention, Family Support
Services
•307 Mill Street; Danville
•1-800-451-9720 / 570-275-6080
•Fax 570-275-6089
•TTY 570-275-2327
MR Eligibility requirements:
Significantly sub-average general intellectual
functioning with the overall IQ score at least two
standard deviations below the mean and
Significant limitations in adaptive functioning areas
of: communication, self-care, home living,
social/interpersonal skills, self-direction, use of
community resources, functional academic skills,
work, leisure, and health & safety.
Onset must occur before the individual’s 22nd
birthday.
In PA we believe that
Self – Determination is necessary:
People have the right to choose how they will live their lives, where, & with
whom.
People should have the opportunity to develop relationships with others of
their own choosing.
Everyone has the ability to contribute to their community in a meaningful
way.
Individuals with disabilities can make decisions & truly control their lives.
Individuals will assume greater responsibility for their decisions & actions as
they take greater control over their lives & their resources.
All people have the right to be treated with dignity & respect.
Individuals & their families will use public funds conservatively.
Services & Supports for Individuals
with Developmental Disabilities:
Early Intervention
Family Driven Family Support Service
Supports Coordination
Residential Services
Individual Supports
Vocational Services
Day Services
Behavior Health Services
Psychiatric Services
EPSDT/Wrap-Around Services
Parent Support / Advocacy services
Generic Community Resources
What is Early Intervention?
EI is a collection of supports & services designed to help
families identify routines & activities that help their child’s
development including making these routines & activities
successful for the child & family. EI works with parents and
other caregivers in learning how they can help the child grow
& develop.
EI Services are provided at NO COST to the family. EI is funded
through federal, EPSDT (MA), state & county dollars.
Children who have Medical Assistance have their ACCESS
card billed for services.
EI Eligibility requirements:
Birth to age 3 years
Significant delay (25% of chronological age) in one
or more of the following areas:
• Cognitive development
• Physical development (including vision & hearing)
• Communication
• Adaptive Development
• Social/Emotional Development
Or have a high probability for developmental delays
based on known physical or mental conditions.
How do I find out if my child qualifies for EI Services?
Contact is made with CMSU EI Service Coordinator who
schedules an intake, gathers information, and answers
questions about your child’s development.
A Multidisciplinary Evaluation (MDE) team completes an
evaluation which determines the child’s eligibility for EI
Services.
An Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is written, which
contains information from the MDE & outlines types &
frequency of services to be provided, where the services will
occur and the supports needed to achieve the outcomes.
The services occur within the natural environments of the child.
Services for Individuals enrolled in
Early Intervention:
Service Coordination
Connection to other agencies & community
resources as desired
Developmental Specialist
Assistive Technology
Speech & Language
Occupational & Physical therapy
Vision services
Tracking for at risk children
Family Driven Family Support Services
(FDFSS)
Allocations to
families using the
voucher model for
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Specialized Therapy
Respite
Sitter/Companion
Homemaker Services
Equipment for home
accessibility
• Adaptive Equipment
• Etc.
Supports Coordination
Plan
Locate
Coordinate
Monitor
Residential Services
ICF/MR
CLA/Group Home
Family Living / Life
Sharing
Boarding
Home/Assisted
Living
Domiciliary Care
Apartment living
Individual Supports:
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Various types of
assistance:
Respite
Recreational activities
Specialized Therapy
Behavioral
Intervention
Locating housing
Assistance with
budgeting, shopping,
independent living
skills
Vocational Services
Transitional services: work
experiences in a ‘real
world’ environment that is
also highly supervised
Job seeking / job
development services
Supported Employment –
including job coaching
Day Services
Adult Training
Programs
Day habilitation
Volunteerism
Etc.
Behavior Therapy Team
Psychologist
(eligibility)
Psychologist
(counseling)
Psychiatrist
Behavioral
Specialist
Behavior Health Services
For dually diagnosed (Mental
Health/Mental Retardation),
including partial hospitalization
and outpatient services.
EPSDT Wrap-Around
Services
Variety of behavior health
services for children under 21
years of age
Parent Support / Advocacy Groups
Parent to Parent
- Support network for
parents
- One to one match
Various Advocacy groups
Autism Support Group
Local Right To Education
Task Force
Play groups
Local Interagency
Coordinating Council
(LICC)
Etc.
Generic Community Resources
Educational
Recreational
Social
Cultural
Spiritual
Other organizations, programs,
services, facilities, etc.
Educational Resources:
Resource library
Attend IEP
meetings
Assist in Transition
planning
Post-high school
training & referrals
Etc.
Recreational resources:
Special Olympics
Challenger
Baseball
VIP Soccer
YMCA, Community
Center
membership
Best Buddies Prgm
Etc.
Social, Cultural, & Spiritual Resources:
U/S Adult Recreation
Program
The Arc of
Northumberland
County
Peer Companion (Best
Buddies Prgm)
Church fellowship
groups (Starlight)
Etc.
Other organizations, programs, services,
facilities, etc.:
Groups associated with specific disabilities
Camps
Travel organizations
Peer companion (Best Buddies)
Etc.
Assorted other topics:
Grievance Procedure
PUNS
MA funding
Medicaid Waivers
HCSIS
Incident Management
HCQU
Voter Registration
Grievance Procedure
To ensure that each individual,
family/guardian, or advocate who is
involved with CMSU D.S. & S., is
provided a mechanism to have
grievances investigated and complaints
resolved.
PUNS (Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services)
A standardized method to collect waiting list information regarding
persons in PA who have developmental disabilities. It is designed
to categorize persons along a continuum of urgency of need for
services. A person is placed in Emergency, Critical, or Planning for
Need status based upon certain criteria established by OMR.
Completed with a Supports Coordinator
MA Funding & Medicaid Waivers
A medicaid waiver provides Federal Financial Participation
for the provision of services for individuals with mental
retardation in accordance with State assurances to the
Federal Health Care Financing Administration:
* Consolidated Waiver
* Person/Family Directed Supports Waiver.
Consolidated Waiver
Eligibility: *Must choose home & community
services in lieu of institutional care and be
financially eligible for Medical Assistance.
*Services chosen must be cost effective & within
the county’s allocation of Department funding.
*Individual age 3 or over who require an ICF/MR
level of care. *Determined to have MR as defined
in current OMR literature.
Services available: environmental accessibility
adaptations, habilitation services (residential, day,
prevocational, supported employment,
homemaker/chore services), adaptive equipment,
respite care, specialized therapy, transportation,
visiting nurse.
Person/Family Directed Support Waiver
(P/FDSW)
Eligibility: *Individual age 3 and over who require ICF/MR
level of care. *Persons cannot live in licensed community
settings & cost of services & supports cannot exceed the
stated cap per fiscal year. *Determined to have MR as
defined in current OMR literature.
Services available: environmental accessibility adaptations,
habilitation (residential, day, prevocational, supported
employment, homemaker/chore services), adaptive
equipment, respite care, specialized therapy, transportation,
visiting nurse.
Administration of Waiver services:
Funds are administered locally through the county
MH/MR programs
County is responsible to: authorize services based
on the recipients Individual Support Plan (ISP),
preserve quality & access to services, maintain
cost effectiveness of services
HCSIS (Home & Community Services Information System)
Computer based information system
PUNS recording
Incident Management processed (abuse,
accident, death, emergency closure, ER visit, fire,
hospitalization, law enforcement activity, etc.)
HCQU (Health Care Quality Unit)
An outside agency that consults with CMSU D.S. & S. staff
and providers to ensure the best possible health & wellness
factors are in place for those consumers that are in need of
additional supports in this area.
Voter Registration
Any consumer who qualifies as a US
citizen and is of age to vote may register to
do so through CMSU D.S. &S.
Comments, Questions, Concerns or to enroll:
Please feel free to
contact CMSU
Developmental Supports
& Services at
1-800-451-9720
or 570-275-6080