BDDS COVID-19 updates and activities The Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services is committed to working collaboratively with case managers and providers during this extraordinary time. We appreciate the hands-on and coordinated efforts and responses our case managers and providers have demonstrated. As part of this commitment, BDDS has the following updates of interest: Recordings from…
A Win for Many SSI Recipients: Automatic Economic Impact Payments! Last week we sent an alert about the Economic Impact Payments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. We noted that for many people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Veterans Affairs (VA) Disability Compensation or Veterans Pension, there was not a clear…
First Heading An informational alert by Fifth Freedom IndianaPop increases access to disability services by making them easier to find. Our directory provides links and contact information for healthcare, advocacy, accessibility, and other disability-related resources and services across the state. And now, finding the disability services you need is easier than ever with the IndianaPop…
Economic Impact Payments The Social Security Administration announced today that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department. Treasury anticipates these automatic payments no later than early May. SSI recipients who have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not wait for their automatic $1,200 individual payment. …
You are receiving this email because you have elected to receive informational notices from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. Weekly provider and case manager webinars scheduled The Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services is committed to working collaboratively with case managers and providers during this extraordinary time. We appreciate the hands-on and coordinated efforts…
Sign-On Opportunity for Organizations Regarding Medical Rationing Disability, aging, and patient advocacy groups are calling for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue further guidance to ensure that plans to ration scarce health care resources during the COVID-19 pandemic comply with federal nondiscrimination laws. As you know from our previous alert, the…
Open this message in Word or plain text. An Update About Economic Impact Payments The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized payments to be made to many people. These are referred to as “economic impact payments”. There has been a lot of confusion about exactly how this will work. Because people with…
Millions of Americans with disabilities are needlessly at risk of missing out on economic stimulus payments they’re entitled to, advocates and lawmakers say. Under the federal stimulus law approved in March, most individuals making less than $75,000 annually will receive $1,200 cash payments from the government starting next week. Those earning up to $99,000 will…
You are receiving this email because you have elected to receive Informational Notices from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. COVID-19 reporting in congregate residential settings supported by BDDS On Thursday April 9, 2020, Indiana State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box signed an order requiring COVID-19 reporting for long-term care facilities, prisons,…
You are receiving this email because you have elected to receive Informational Notices from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. Notice of extension on waiver renewals Earlier this year, the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services and the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services submitted renewals for the Family Support and Community Integration and Habilitation…
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