August meetings for DD commission and Medicaid Oversight
Family Voices Indiana hopes that its members will take advantage of opportunities to share the family voice in regards to policies that affect those with special health care needs and/or disabilities. We encourage you to attend these meetings if at all possible. If there is no opportunity to speak at the meeting, or if you cannot attend, please consider contacting the committee members to share your personal story and the impact of potential changes. We would love it if you would copy us on that email so that we, too, are aware of your concerns. Our email is fv.indiana@gmail.com
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Commission on Developmental Disabilities (DD Commission)
Wednesday, August 10
1:00 pm
State House
200 W. Washington St.
Senate Chambers
Indianapolis
The meeting will be available to watch online here: http://media.ihets.org/senate .
Agenda:
Updates from the Family and Social Services Administration, Disability and
Rehabilitative Services Division; Julia Holloway, Director and Shane Spotts,
Deputy Director
(A) The Objective Based Allocation (OBA) Budget Process
(B) Bureau of Quality Improvement Services (BQIS) Deemed Status for
Service Providers
(C) Plan to Reduce Aggregate and Per Capita Cost of Medicaid
Developmental Disabilities Home and Community Based Services Waiver
(HEA 1001 - 2011, SECTION 144)
(D) Employment Initiatives and Federal Match for Vocational Rehabilitation
(E) FSSA Fiscal and Program Audits (As Required by HEA 1047 - 2011)
(F) Group Home Referral and Placement Process
(H) Waiting Lists for Services
(I) Priority Waiver Changes
(K) State Medicaid Plan Changes
(L) Moving Consumers from Nursing Homes into Community Based Services
The second meeting of the commission has been scheduled for September 7, at 1:00 p.m. in the State House Senate Chambers.
Members:
Sen. Connie Lawson, Chairperson s24@in.gov
Sen. Jean Breaux s34@in.gov
Rep. Wes Culver h49@in.gov
Rep. Sheila Klinker h27@in.gov
Sally Lowery
Suda Hopkins
Betty Williams
Christopher Durcholz
Susan Ferverda Hoback
Bettye Dunham
Scott Sefton
Sharon Kooi
Select Joint Commission on Medicaid Oversight
An agenda for this meeting has not yet been confirmed.
This committee has been charged with receiving a report from FSSA regarding costs of Medicaid waivers administered by the Division on Disability and Rehabilitation Services via HEA 1001, section 144.
The meeting will be broadcast over the Internet for those unable to attend. Please visit http://media.ihets.org/senate
Committee members:
Sen. Patricia Miller S32@in.gov
Sen. Ryan Mishler S9@in.gov
Sen. Brandt Hershman S7@in.gov
Sen. Jean Breaux S34@.in.gov
Sen. Vi Simpson S40@in.gov
Sen. Earline Rogers s3@in.gov
Rep. Timothy Brown h41@IN.gov
Rep. Suzanne Crouch h78@in.gov
Rep. Don Lehe h15@in.gov
Rep. William Crawford h98@in.gov
Rep. Charlie Brown h3@in.gov
Rep. Peggy Welch h60@in.gov
Please share this information widely-on facebook, listservs, etc so that other families are aware of this opportunity for input.
Commission on Developmental Disabilities (DD Commission)
Wednesday, August 10
1:00 pm
State House
200 W. Washington St.
Senate Chambers
Indianapolis
Agenda:
Updates from the Family and Social Services Administration, Disability and
Rehabilitative Services Division; Julia Holloway, Director and Shane Spotts,
Deputy Director
(A) The Objective Based Allocation (OBA) Budget Process
(B) Bureau of Quality Improvement Services (BQIS) Deemed Status for
Service Providers
(C) Plan to Reduce Aggregate and Per Capita Cost of Medicaid
Developmental Disabilities Home and Community Based Services Waiver
(HEA 1001 - 2011, SECTION 144)
(D) Employment Initiatives and Federal Match for Vocational Rehabilitation
(E) FSSA Fiscal and Program Audits (As Required by HEA 1047 - 2011)
(F) Group Home Referral and Placement Process
(H) Waiting Lists for Services
(I) Priority Waiver Changes
(K) State Medicaid Plan Changes
(L) Moving Consumers from Nursing Homes into Community Based Services
The second meeting of the commission has been scheduled for September 7, at 1:00 p.m. in the State House Senate Chambers.
Members:
Sen. Connie Lawson, Chairperson s24@in.gov
Sen. Jean Breaux s34@in.gov
Rep. Wes Culver h49@in.gov
Rep. Sheila Klinker h27@in.gov
Sally Lowery
Suda Hopkins
Betty Williams
Christopher Durcholz
Susan Ferverda Hoback
Bettye Dunham
Scott Sefton
Sharon Kooi
Select Joint Commission on Medicaid Oversight
Tuesday, August 23
State House
200 W. Washington St.
Senate Chambers
Indianapolis
State House
200 W. Washington St.
Senate Chambers
Indianapolis
An agenda for this meeting has not yet been confirmed.
This committee has been charged with receiving a report from FSSA regarding costs of Medicaid waivers administered by the Division on Disability and Rehabilitation Services via HEA 1001, section 144.
The meeting will be broadcast over the Internet for those unable to attend. Please visit http://media.ihets.org/senate
Committee members:
Sen. Patricia Miller S32@in.gov
Sen. Ryan Mishler S9@in.gov
Sen. Brandt Hershman S7@in.gov
Sen. Jean Breaux S34@.in.gov
Sen. Vi Simpson S40@in.gov
Sen. Earline Rogers s3@in.gov
Rep. Timothy Brown h41@IN.gov
Rep. Suzanne Crouch h78@in.gov
Rep. Don Lehe h15@in.gov
Rep. William Crawford h98@in.gov
Rep. Charlie Brown h3@in.gov
Rep. Peggy Welch h60@in.gov
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