New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 0 New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU Presents… New Community Opportunities from the Affordable Care Act A National Teleconference & Webinar March 22, 2011 Presenter: Suzanne Crisp

New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 1 New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU Presents… New Community Opportunities from the Affordable Care Act A National Teleconference & Webinar March 22, 2011 Presenter: Suzanne Crisp

Learning Objectives Improve service availability Create resource development opportunities for CILs Identify existing funding opportunities Present new opportunities Committee Accessing opportunities New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 2

Existing Opportunities Money Follows the Person Aging and Adult Resource Centers Supporting Participant Direction Veterans Directed Home and Community Based Services New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 3

The Affordable Care Act Incentives for high performance Boosts options to shift settings –Changes in policy –Enhanced funding Acknowledges independent living Recognizes family/friend support roles New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 4

Community First Choice Option Provides community-based attendant services and supports Increases Federal support by 6 % points Must maintain fiscal year expenditures with personal care Assistance with activities of daily living Income 150% of poverty level or 300% of SSI Defines community setting Presents core assessment criteria New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 5

Community First Choice Option Person centered planning Promotes participant direction –Agency model –Self-directed model with service budget Direct cash option Flexible individual budget New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 6

7 Questions and Answers New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 7

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports National voluntary insurance program Allows individuals to maintain personal and financial independence Alleviates burden on family support system Provides funding mechanisms to support personal choice Promotes independent living in community setting Requires a CLASS Independence Advisory Council Provides cash benefit and individual budget Utilizes a Life Independence Account New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 8

Support Services Assessment of need Counseling to advice and assist Develop spending plan Quality oversight Management of the Life Independence Account New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 9

Potential Role for CILs Serve on Advisory Council Provide direct transition services Conduct independent assessments Conduct training on the independent living movement Manage financial management services Provide information and assistance – counseling Conduct participant training Maintain worker registry Provide worker training New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 10

State Rebalancing Incentive Payments From 10/1/11 to 9/30/15 Depends on current expenditure balance Establish goals May obtain 5% or 2% enhanced funding New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 11

Other Opportunities Expansion of Spousal Impoverishment provisions Stronger emphasis on transitioning Authentic participation Opportunity for independent health care workers to have health insurance Improve coordination with Older Americans Act Sustain ADRC New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 12

13 Questions and Answers New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 13

14 Wrap Up and Evaluation Please complete the evaluation of this program by clicking here: New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 14

15 New Community Opportunities This webinar is presented by New Community Opportunities, a national training and technical assistance program of Independent Living Research Utilization. This webinar was organized and facilitated by the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). Support for development of this presentation was provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration under grant number H400B No official endorsement of the Department of Education should be inferred. Permission is granted for duplication of any portion of this slide presentation, providing that the following credit is given to the project: Developed as part of the New Community Opportunities program at ILRU. New Community Opportunities Center at ILRU 15