1. Ticket To Work Program Ticket Program Basics

2. Vision of Associate Commissioner for OESP The 5 Cs: Choice Capacity Coordination Collaboration Credible Results

3. Ticket to Work and Work Incentives and Improvement Act Signed into law by President Clinton in 1999 Purposes Provide health care and employment preparation and placement services Encourage states to enable beneficiaries to purchase necessary Medicaid coverage Provide Medicare coverage while employed Establish the Ticket to Work Program

4. Service Provider Roles Increase the number of beneficiaries Assist the beneficiary in becoming self-sufficient Provide the community with access to newly identified and dedicated workforce

5. Whos Who? MAXIMUS WIPA P&A BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON Social Security

6. Oversees Ticket to Work Program Writes and updates regulations Final authority on all decisions Determines which beneficiaries receive Tickets www.ssa.gov

7. Ticket to Work Program Ticket o Symbolic document o Signifies eligibility to participate Age 18 through 64 Currently receiving SSI or SSDI Participation o Voluntary o Beneficiary advantages Protection from Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) Opportunity to earn more than disability payments alone

8. Resources for Success Technical Assistance and Support Center o Toll Free: 1-866-949-3687 (TDD: 1-866-833-2967) o FAX: 703-893-4149 o Your Team: Mary Lynn ReVoir Adrian Catwell Darnell Clay David Jones www.yourtickettowork.com Monthly calls o All EN Call o All VR Call