Quality on-site provider review process implementation The Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Bureau of Quality Improvement Services believe that a true person-centered system measures a service or program by its ability to achieve quality, person-centered outcomes for the individuals being supported. We also recognize that providers play a key role in helping individuals…
Lt. Gov. Crouch announces $1.58M to assist adults with disabilities STATEHOUSE (Aug. 19, 2021) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch today announced 12 communities that have partnered with non-profits will receive more than $1.58 million in federal funding through Round 2 of the Community Connections for People with Disabilities grant program. CCPWD is offered through a partnership between the Indiana Office…
Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions: Charlevoix Saguenay Spastic Ataxia (ARSACS), Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, CIC-rearranged Sarcoma, Congenital Zika Syndrome, Desmoplastic Mesothelioma, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – Adult, Pericardial Mesothelioma, Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma, Renpenning Syndrome, SCN8A Related Epilepsy with Encephalopathy, SYNGAP1-related NSID, and Taybi-Linder Syndrome. Compassionate Allowances is an…
Provider rate increase implementation plans guidance and webinar The Indiana Legislature’s 2021 approved budget bill included a 14% rate increase for direct support professionals through efforts of partners such as The Arc of Indiana and INARF. The intent of these funds is to support the overall goal of getting DSP wages at or near $15…
Indiana Crisis Response and 9-8-8 Lived Experience Survey On Oct. 17, 2020, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 was signed into law, to “transition the cumbersome, existing 10-digit National Suicide Hotline to a universal, easy-to-remember, 3-digit phone number and connect people in crisis with life-saving resources.” The Family and Social Services Administration Division of…
HCBS Enhanced FMAP Spending Plan update Thank you for your valuable feedback on our Home- and Community-Based Services Enhanced Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages Spending Plan. We want to keep you posted on our current status. As you may recall, after providing you with an advance copy of the plan and following our integration of…
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