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| Home & Community Based Services |
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| Action Steps: |
| Identify and describe baseline Personal Assistance Services (PAS) currently available |
| Identify baseline strength of presence of the disability community at meetings related to the development and provision of PAS in the Commonwealth |
| Identify potential partners, including people with disabilities, in the planning and development of future PAS programming |
| Compile and analyze current documents of the Stakeholders' Planning Team (SPT) and the Community Living Advisory Committee (CLAC), and others identifying common recommendations |
| Develop a plan for policy change based on the recommendations and SILC support developed in Action Step #4. |
| Formally present that plan to the Governor |
| Disseminate the plan to policy makers in legislative and administrative branches of the government |
| Coordinate with SWAT, CILs, and ADAPT specific activities to emphasize the plan |
| Advocate for state and federal legislation that promotes effective self-directed PAS based on the principles & concepts of MiCASSA |
| Create an inventory of tools for people with disabilities regarding hiring and directing PCAs |
| Advocate for increased wages and benefits for PCAs including the exploration of the unionization of PCAs |
| Partner with the Department of Labor & Industry to identify and strengthen their work force initiatives for PCAs |
| Explore & define issues of PAS in the workplace |
| Partner with DPW to bring parity to programs and address PAS issues related to employment |
| Advocate for the passage of legislation the creates the concept of money follows the person legislation on the state and federal levels |
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| A compilation of the baseline PAS currently available. |
| An increased presence of the disability community at meetings related to PAS |
| A compilation of potential partners in future PAS planning |
| A compilation and analysis of current SPT and CLAC documents and others, identifying common recommendations |
| Documentation of a formal plan for policy change |
| Presentation of that plan to the Governor |
| Dissemination of that plan to the legislature |
| Documentation of coordinated SWAT, CIL, ADAPT activities emphasizing the plan |
| Documentation of communication with legislators and the general public on the merits of a self-directed PAS program based on the principles of MiCASSA |
| Documentation of the provision of MiCASSA updates to state and federal legislators |
| Documentation of increased ability of consumers to select their own PAS provider(s) |
| Documentation of advocacy in support of the passage of the Money Follows the Person legislation on the state and federal levels |
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| Action Steps: |
| Advocate for all home and community based waivers and Act 150 will have transition dollars in them |
| Advocate in partnership with the network of CILs, the SWATCOs, RATs, and to amend the Medicaid State Plan to include the personal care option |
| Work with organizations including but not limited to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to establish a fund for CILs to access when transitioning people out of institutions |
| Advocate for the passage of MiCASSA and Money Follows the Person legislation |
| Work with the network of CILs and the SWAT to develop a mechanism for money follows the person legislation in the Commonwealth of PA |
| Negotiate with the Department of Public Welfare, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, the Office of Health Care Reform and the Inter-Governmental Council on Long Term Care to include CILs in the service delivery process of transitioning to the community from institutions |
| Support emerging initiatives leading to deinstitutionalization as leadership and resources become available |
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| By 2008, at least one home and community based waiver and Act 150 will contain transition dollars |
| Documentation of collaboration between SILC, CILs, SWATCOs, RATs, and regarding the amendment of the Medicaid State Plan to include the personal care option |
| The Medicaid State Plan is amended to include the personal care option |
| Documentation of SILC's advocacy efforts toward the passage of MiCASSA and Money Follows the Person legislation |
| Documentation of SILC's negotiation with DPW, PDA, OHCR, LTCC to include CILs in the transitioning process from institutions to the community |
| Documentation of SILC's identification and support of emerging issues/initiatives |
| By 2008, there will be additional alternatives within systems to provide transitioning and home modification options. |
| There will be a stronger presence at the LTCC, SPT, CLAC, etc. |
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