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MR/DD Waiver Program
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The Division manages the MR/DD
Waiver program for the Bureau for
Medical Services. The program currently
serves over 3800 individuals across the
state. The Centers for Medicaid and
Medicare (CMS) approved our renewal
application to continue the program
for a 5 year period in 2000.
Individuals applying for Waiver must meet
3 criteria prior to the receipt of
services:
1) Medical eligibility
2) Allocation (or slot)
3)
Financial eligibility
Applicants
who are determined medically
eligible when allocation are not
available will be placed on a wait
list for 90 days.
The MR/DD Waiver Program has
developed a more comprehensive
Quality Review Program. This is
based both on the outcome of CMS
new review standards for states
and their last review of WV’s MR/DD
Waiver. The office currently has two
(2) full time monitors, two (2)
program staff and a registered nurse.
The DD Division obtained additional
funds from BMS to add several staff
to the MR/DD Waiver program. This
includes a program manager, two (2)
additional program monitors, and an
additional nurse reviewer.
In order to increase choice, the
Department has developed procedures
for a Waiver Summary Review Process
that enables provider agency
applicants a more streamlined
process to become an MR/DD Waiver
Provider Agency. As a direct result
of this change, the state has
increased available choice of
provider agencies for Waiver
recipients.
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Title XIX Home and Community Based MR/DD Waiver
Title XIX MR/DD Waiver Self-Direction Option Committee
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MR/DD Crisis Services
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The DD Division contracts with West
Virginia University Center for
Excellence in Disabilities to provide
technical support to the crisis
service system. Two Crisis
Coordinators provide technical
assistance training to providers and consultation
with treatment teams and crisis respites
sites.
The goal of CED is to build the
capacity of agencies to support
individuals with developmental
disabilities by promoting positive
behavior support.
The Division currently contracts
with 2 children crisis respite sites for a total of
7 beds and 6 adult crisis respite sites
for a total of 12 beds.
MR/DD Crisis Respite Desk Guide
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Family Support Program
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There are over 10,000 families living
in West Virginia who have someone
living at home with a developmental
disability. The West Virginia Family
Support Program has been operating
under state law since March of 1991.
The program has grown over the past
ten years from serving 100 families
with a small budget to the current
line item budget of just over one
million dollars that supports the
State Coordinator and provides
assistance to just over 2000
families. Supports provided to
families included: respite care,
assistance with transportation needs,
assistance with equipment needs of
their child, assistance with health
related needs (therapy costs, medical
equipment not covered by insurance,
etc.), assistance with accessing
goods and services in the community
and home modifications.
The WV Family Support Program
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Medley Management Team
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The Medley Management Team (MMT)was formed in
the late 1970s to develop and oversee plans for
implementing the consent decree. It includes
representatives from the key agencies serving
people with developmental disabilities, including
the Department of Education, Department of Health
and Human Resources, Division of Rehabilitative
Services. The West Virginia Advocates and
Association of Behavioral Health Care Providers
are advisors. Other groups provide information
and advice to the team as needed.
Medley Management Team has continued to meet
as required by the Medley Consent Decree. Key
issues that the team are working on include,
evaluating services for class members, developing
interagency agreements among the represented
agencies regarding services for individuals who
are Medley class members and those considered
“At-Risk” of institutionalization, assessing children
with MR/DD who are placed out of state, and meeting
the vocational needs of class members.
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Supported Employment - Joint Initiative
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Supported employment is competitive
employment in an integrated setting with
ongoing support services for individuals
with disabilities. Supported Employment
focuses on individual strengths and
provides the support needed for the
individual to work and contribute to
their community. Supported Employment
impacts the community by allowing a
person to showcase their strengths and
make a positive community connection.
Supported employment programs throughout
the state provide a variety of supported
employment services such as community
job development, individual job
coaching, job matching, and extended
employment services.The Developmental
Disabilities Division and the Adult
Mental Health Division of OBHS have
collaborated to fund eleven supported
employment programs throughout the
state. OBHS currently supports the
following supported employment programs:
REM-West Virginia, Inc., Prestera Center
for Mental Health Services, Southern
Highlands Community Mental Health
Center, Inc., Valley Health care, Autism
Service Center, DEAF Education and
Advocacy Focus, Inc., Open Doors, Inc.,
West Virginia Mental health Consumers
Association, Futures Vocation and
Rehabilitation Services, Inc., Goodwill
Industries of KYOWVA Area Inc., and the
Arc of Harrison County. Each of these
programs assist individuals with
behavioral health needs who seek
community employment.
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West Virginia Nation Core Indicators |
In January 1997, the National
Association of State Directore of
Developemental Disabilities Services,
Inc., and the Human Services Research
Institute launced the Nation Core
Indicatiors. The National Core
Indicators is a multi-state
collaborative effore aimed at measuring
the queality of services provided to
individuals with developmental
disabilities. The Core Indicatiors
utilize a systematic approach to
performance and outcome measurement.
View the Core (Performance) Indicators
West Virginia joined the National
Core Indicators in 2001. West Virginia
has actively collected data through
consumer and family surveys.
View 2001-2002 Consumer Survey Results
View 2001-2002 Adult Family Survey Results
View 2002-2003 Consumer Survey
Results
View 2002-2003 Adult Family Survey Results
View 2003-2004 Consumer Survey Results
View 2003-2004 Adult Family Survey Results
View 2004-2005 Consumer Survey Results
View 2004-2005 Adult Family Survey Results
View 2005-2006 Consumer Survey Results
View 2005-2006 Adult Family Survey Results
View 2006-2007 Consumer Survey Results
West Virginia utilizes the National Core
Indicators in its quality review of the
developmental disabilities service
system. Survey results are analyzed and
utilized to effect planning for system
improvement.
For additional information concerning
West Virginia Core Indicators contact:
jonsassi@wvdhhr.org
To see additional reports
and information about the national
project, visit www.hsri.org
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