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| Arc and Proposed Changes to Children's Waiver
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| Thursday, March 19, 2009 |
Before I got caught up trying to decipher the Governor's proposed budget this week, I wanted to let you know we had an excellent meeting with Director Teninty on new waiver supporting children and adults with developmental disabilities on Tuesday morning . . .
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| Arc and Memo from Director Teninty on Changes to the Waiver
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| Friday, September 12, 2008 |
Memo from Director Teninty on approval of amendments to the Medicaid Waiver. Tony Paulauski The Arc of Illinois 708-206-1930
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| New Children's Waiver Information |
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| State of Illinois - Children's Support Waiver
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| Friday, June 22, 2007 |
Final version of the Children's Support Waiver
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| State of Illinois - Children's Residential Waiver
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| Friday, June 22, 2007 |
Final version of the Children's Residential Waiver
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| Interim Fact Sheet - Children's Home-Based Support Services Waiver - June, 2007
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| Monday, June 18, 2007 |
Current information on the new Children's Home-Based Support Services Waiver from The Arc of Illinois, Family Support Network, and Family to Family Health Information and Education Center.
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| Memo on New Children's Support and Chidren's Residential Waivers - Tony Paulauski, The Arc of Illinois
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| Monday, June 18, 2007 |
Update from Tony Paulauski at The Arc of Illinois on the New Children's Support and Residential Waivers.
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| New Children's Waiver Information from FSN
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| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
Information on the new waiver from Charlotte Cronin at the Family Support Network.
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| The Arc of Illinois’ comments on draft HCBS Residential Waiver for Children with Developmental Disabilities
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| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 |
The Arc of Illinois’ comments on draft HCBS Residential Waiver for Children with Developmental Disabilities.
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| State of Illinois - Children's Residential Waiver - Draft Dated 1/22/07
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| Monday, January 29, 2007 |
State of Illinois Children's Residential Waiver Draft Dated 1/22/07
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| The Arc of Illinois Comments on New Children's Waiver
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| Friday, December 15, 2006 |
Included in these comments are:
. Illinois Public Policy
. Operation Of The Children's Waiver
. Children With Developmental Disabilities & Special Health Care Needs
. Where Will New Medicaid Funds Go?
. Options To Out Of Home Settings
. Abuse & Neglect Reporting
. Health Care
. Increase Individual Support & Service Advocacy
. Therapies Available
. Transition Services Ages 18 to 21
. Training & Education
. Assistive Technology & Environmental Modifications
. Dept. of Children & Family Services
. State Board of Education
. Dedicated Effort to Inform Families About The Children's Waiver
. Ensuring Equal Statewide Access
. Data Collection & Analysis
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| Second Draft of the Children's Support Waiver
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| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 |
This is the second draft for review and input by the Waiver Ad-Hoc Committee of the Statewide Advisory Council on Developmental Disabilities.
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| Waiver Questions & Answers
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| Monday, October 30, 2006 |
Important waiver information from The Arc of Illinois.
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| Comments from The Arc: Draft Application - Children Residential Waiver
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| Friday, October 27, 2006 |
Attached are The Arc's comments on the Draft Application for the Children with Developmental Disabilities Residential Waiver. Many of the comments are relevant to the Home-Based Children Waiver as well. Please feel free to share this with others.
Included in my comments are……
*Illinois Public Policy *Eligibility for the Waiver *PUNS *Children with Developmental Disabilities & Special Health Care Needs *Number of Children Served in the Waiver *Cost Neutrality *Where Will New Medicaid Funds Go? *Assessments *Family Fees & Resource Restrictions *Size of Group Homes! *Options to Out-Of-Home Settings *Restraints & Seclusion *Abuse & Neglect Reporting *Health Care *Individual Support & Service Advocacy *Therapies Available *Behavioral Services & Behavior Intervention *ABA *Transition Services Ages 18-21 *Training & Education *Assistive Technology & Environmental Modifications *Fair Hearing Process *DCFS *Dedicated Effort to Inform Families About the Children’s Waivers *Data Collection & Analysis
From Tony Paulauski, The Arc of Illinois, 708.206.1930
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| Children's Residential Waiver - Draft
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
State of Illinois Children's Residential Waiver - Draft Document - October 24, 2006
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| Children's Waiver Update from Tony
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| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |
Information from Tony Paulauski on the Children's Waiver.
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| Cost-Sharing Options for the Children's Waiver
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| Monday, August 28, 2006 |
The Division of Developmental Disabilities asked Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI) to propose methods to support the Legislature and Governor’s Office of Management and Budget interest in a mechanism that requires parents with certain income levels to share in the cost of services for their proposed 1915(c) waiver for children. NCI has reviewed available federal documents, held multiple telephone conversations with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) representatives, and spoke with states that are known to have such mechanisms in place.
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| Children's Waiver Application - Draft
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| Monday, August 28, 2006 |
Draft of the Children's Waiver Application Form
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