Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
1430 Broadway Suite 501
(Corner of 40th and Broadway)
Vacancies:
For a more detailed vacancy report please see attached flyers
AHRC:
- Openings in Camp Anne for adolescence and adults with Developmental Disabilities
- Openings in Day Habilitation at Fischer Day Hab, 1-2 spots, and some availability at Williams Street Day Hab. Individuals need to be ambulatory for both programs
- AHRC New York League: Openings in all programs Day Hab & PreVoc
GHO:
- Openings in Day Hab: staff is bilingual in Mandarin and other Chinese dialect
- transportation is provided
- family case management for those seeking OPWDD services
- Waitlist for MSC
Life Adjustment Center:
- Openings in Lenox Day Hab, for those that are medically fraile or low functioning
- Openings in Empire Day Hab for those with Autism or who are along the spectrum
YAI:
- Openings in Recreations Programs:
- In the borough of Manhattan only, for 16 year olds and are held on wknds and in the evenings.
- Openings in Yoga classes:
- For individuals who have Autism and who are along the spectrum. These classes are free, held on Tuesday evenings, and individuals need to be at least 18years of age.
- Openings in YAI’s Inclusion Camp:
- For individuals who are Between 8 and 18 years old, independent in their Adaptive Daily Living Skills, and who don’t have behavioral challenges
YAI International Conference
- May 5th to May 9th
- Registration is required
- For further information regarding this conference please go to www.YAI.org
OPWDD Updates:
- OPWDD is moving to downtown Manhattan on Beaver around June – July 2013.
- OPWDD will not be sending out an RFS, (AKA: Request for Services) due to budget cuts within the system.
- OPWDD is placing emphasis on increasing enrollment in Supportive Employment in NYS by 700
As we get closer to graduation, and the schools, students and agencies are working towards identification of supports & services, we reviewed the need for all students seeking OPWDD services to have Medicaid and MSC. We reviewed the possibility for some students who may be more appropriate for PCSS and for informational purposes we went over the differences of PCSS vs. MSC.:
PCSS:
PCSS or Planned Care Support Services is an alternative service to Medicaid Service Coordination. An individual can now be directly enrolled into PCSS, a waiver service. The primary function of PCSS is to develop, implement & review the ISP. It is delivered twice a year for ISP review and may be accessed up to 2 additional times for case management if the need arises. To be directly enrolled into PCSS one must have Medicaid and be OPWDD Eligible. The ISP Meetings must be Face to Face meetings
In order for an agency to provide PCSS they must be an MSC provider as well as an authorized Waiver provider.
MSC:
A service also known as Medicaid Service Coordination is needed for the development of ISP and the coordination of several services. This service is for those individuals who need ongoing & comprehensive case management.
The school representatives gave an update of this year’s graduates and the progress towards securing services & supports:
Michael G P79M: Has a total of 46 graduates.
- 4 have been placed
- 2 are pending approval
- 2 are non-responsive in following through on evaluations/referrals
- 12 have complete packets
- 26 have incomplete packets
Amy: P751M: Has a total of 64 graduates.
- Around 11 of the 64 will be seeking OPWDD services such as supportive employment or competitive employment and very few need Day Hab Services
See you all on Wednesday, May 8th at Life Adjustment Center Suite 501 NOT Suite 503