Late yesterday, the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) announced that it had submitted a proposed amendment to Indiana’s Community Integration and Habilitation (CIH) waiver. If approved, the submitted amendment’s effective date is October 1, 2016. In making the announcement, the Division shared that a copy of the submitted amendment and a log of public comment including the Division’s responses were available on the CIH Transform webpage. The Division has also posted questions and answers from the Family and Provider webinars held during December.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has posted a Home and Community Based Settings Statewide Transition Plan (SWTP) Newsletter. The newsletter provides an overview of the transition plan and its key elements, as well as updates concerning activities related to the transition plan.
National Core Indicators (NCI), a collaborative effort of The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Human Services Research Institute, recently released the 2014 Staff Stability Survey Report concerning the Direct Support Professional (DSP) workforce.
According to INARF Associate Member Bradley Associates, 2015 was a year of increased focus on health care compliance, and it will likely continue to be a significant issue in 2016. Compliance issues vary in scope and Board support can be key to ensuring your organizational compliance success. Bradley Associates has provided two resources to assist members in understanding health care compliance and how to involve your boards in the compliance process.
In 2015, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Division of Aging held numerous events and focus groups throughout the state to obtain stakeholder feedback regarding the No Wrong Door (NWD) system. The Division of Aging has distributed a summary of key priorities identified during these events, a list of their current activities related to the NWD system, and an update regarding the NWD initiatives planned for 2016. For more information, visit the No Wrong Door webpage.
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