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Providers advancing quality employment, residential and other community supports to Virginians with disabilities
VaACCSES has a new address: 7420 Fullerton Rd, Suite 110; Springfield, Virginia 22153|
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Public Policy 2007-2008 Public Policy Platform vaACCSES supports: Increased provider reimbursement rates to ensure adequate community capacity to serve people with disabilities. Statewide access to quality employment, residential and other support services for people with disabilities. Regulatory reform, administrative reform and enabling legislation to improve the efficiencies and coordinate the effective use of resources. Equity in state agency allocation processes to support and adequately fund direct community-based services for people with disabilities. Services that enable people with disabilities to live and work in their home communities and to exercise choice in their service delivery provisions.Legislative Agenda 2008 Restore $264k CUT to Critical Employment Services for Virginians with Disabilities · Secure funding for approximately 132 Virginians with disabilities that lost their employment support services provided by community rehabilitation programs with the October budget cuts (FY 08 budget). Virginians with Disabilities Who Want to Work Need the Necessary Supports to Work ¨ Secure additional Long Term Employment Support Services Funding for an additional 1,500 working Virginians with disabilities ($3.0M biennium) ¨ Secure adjustment of the MR Waiver Competitive Employment rate so waiver participants can become employed. Less than ½ of 1% are employed. Rates must parallel SE rates assigned by DRS to individual Employment Services Organizations (ESOs) to satisfy Virginia procurement laws. ¨ Secure employment opportunities through DRS by eliminating the Order of Selection so that all eligible Virginians with disabilities can work and live independently in the community. ¨ Secure enhanced employment supports for Virginians with psychiatric disorders. ¨ Promote the development of a State Use Program for Virginians with disabilities and with other barriers to employment Maintain and Expand Community-Based Services Dollars for Virginians with Disabilities ¨ Secure 1,600 new MR Waiver slots with start-up funding over the biennium. (800 slots per year) ¨ Secure an across-the-board increase in Waiver provider rates and/or an annual cost of living inflator in the Medicaid waiver rates to ensure the availability and choice of providers to meet the needs of Virginians with disabilities. ¨ Secure funding for 1,000 individuals not receiving services through the MR Waiver. ¨ Secure additional DD Waiver slots for individuals on the waiting list. ¨ Promote the development of a cost-based rate methodology for Medicaid waiver services. Support efforts to increase access to services for Virginians with brain injury. · Expand infrastructure and available services for Virginians with brain injury including veterans. · Secure funding to develop neurobehavioral health care services. Support efforts to secure additional funding for: ¨ Expanded eligibility criteria for Medicaid Recipients (80% to 100% of FPL Promote the expansion of choice for consumers in delivery of services by private community –based rehabilitation programs. Promote language or influence action to streamline administrative process and forms, diminish over-regulation of the private not-for-profit community, and reduce overall paperwork in MR & DD Waiver and Medicaid SPO services. For more information contact Karen Tefelski, Executive Director, ktefelski@vaaccses.org or 703/200-7660
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(About vaACCSES) (Join vaACCSES) (Public Policy) (Meetings & Events) (Collaborations Conf.) (Resources & Links) (WIPA) (Training Opportunities) (Training Registration) (vaACCSES Search) (Contact Us) (vaACCSES Members Only) (Home) VaACCSES has a new address: 7420 Fullerton Rd, Suite 110; Springfield, Virginia 22153 Send mail to kcrum@ourpeoplework.org or mmorrison@vaaccses.org with questions or comments about this web site. Last modified: 02/20/08 |