The Virginia Medicaid Waiver Network will meet to discuss budget items that will be addressed by the Virginia General Assembly. A conference call will be held on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 12:00pm (noon) To join the conference call, please dial 1-(719) 457-0816 (this is not toll free) Pass code is 555 339# The January 6th conference call is open to people with disabilities, their families, and other advocates. In addition to the conference call, the Waiver Network will have a face to face meeting in Richmond on Tuesday, January 6th, 3:00pm at The Arc of Virginia, 2147 Staples Mill Road, Richmond to discuss strategies for the consumer-directed budget item described below. Each December, the Governor submits budget items to the General Assembly. December 17, Governor McAuliffe announced his proposed budget items. Following are two budget items that would impact Medicaid home and community-based waivers: LLLL.1. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall seek federal approval to amend the Day Support waiver to add 200 slots effective January 1, 2016. Effective January 1, 2016, the Day Support waiver shall be renamed the Building Independence Waiver and will be available to individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, and may include new services and supports. The purpose of the changes to this waiver is to promote independent community living at a lower per person cost than the other two waivers for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with the existing and proposed new services all aligned to achieve this goal. Services and supports that are new to this waiver shall be included if sufficient funding is appropriated for this purpose. This waiver will be available to individuals age 18 and older. The department shall have authority to implement necessary changes upon federal approval and prior to the completion of a ny regulatory process undertaken in order to effect such changes. 2. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall, 30 days prior to seeking federal approval for any amendments to the Day Support waiver, provide a report detailing the changes and estimated costs of the new Building Independence waiver to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees. MMMM. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall amend the State Plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, and any necessary waivers to provide wage protections for attendants through Medicaid-reimbursed consumer-directed (CD) personal assistance, respite and companion services. The Department shall 1) authorize time and a half up to 56 hours for a single attendant who works more than 40 hours per week; 2) require that an Employer of Record (EOR) act on behalf of only one individual except when there is more than one individual in the same household receiving these services; and 3) limit attendants to be employed by only one EOR. The Department shall have authority to implement this and any additional necessary changes effective July 1, 2015, in order to conform state regulations to allay any fiscal impact associated with the October 1, 2013, changes to 29 CFR Part 552. The Department shall implement these necessary regulatory changes and other necessary measu res to be consistent with federal approval of any appropriate state plan and/or waiver changes, and prior to the completion of any regulatory process undertaken in order to effect such change. Please share this information with others. Maureen Hollowell Endependence Center, Inc. [email protected] 757-351-1584
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 16:42:04 +0000
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