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Public Policy - State of MN and United States
"Tuesday at the Capitol” - January 31, 2012. Sponsored by the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 Day at the Capital
Decisions at the State Capitol Affect ALL Minnesotans - Make sure your voice is heard! Action Alert E-List
Public Policy Updates. 2012 Legislative Priorities
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Expansion of Managed Care for People with Disabilities
Managed Care for People with Disabilities Stakeholder’s Group
announced August 30, 2011.
New legislation (256B.69, subd, 28) requires that adults and children with disabilities receiving Medical Assistance (MA) be assigned to a Special Needs BasicCare (SNBC) health plan unless individuals choose to opt out of enrollment. Special Needs Basic Care Expansion. SNBC is a managed care program for people with disabilities.
Enrollment Schedule
- MN adults with disabilities not enrolled in a home and community-based waiver program that receive MA will automatically be enrolled in an SNBC plan starting January 2012 unless they choose to opt out.
- Adults enrolled in one of these waiver programs -- (CAC), (CADI), (BI) or (DD) - will be enrolled in SNBC March 1st.
- Children will be enrolled July 1st.
SNBC Q & A
Power points from Arc West Central November 17th Webinar
SNBC Expansion from DHS
Medica Overview - For people in Norman, Clay, Becker, Wilkin, & Otter Tail Counties
Prime West
Overview - For people in Grant & Douglas Counties
The Arc of Minnesota Public Policy information.
Updated DHS fact sheets that highlight programs serving persons with disabilities.
- Adoption: Finding homes for Minnesota's waiting children (PDF)
- Alternative Care Program (PDF)
- Community Alternative Care Waiver (PDF)
- Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver (PDF)
- Consumer Support Grant Program (PDF)
- Developmental Disabilities Waiver (PDF)
- Elderly Waiver Program (PDF)
- Electronic Benefit Transfer (PDF)
- Family caregivers (PDF)
- Family Support Grant Program (PDF)
- Licensing human services providers protects health, safety, rights (PDF)
- Minnesota Health Care Programs (PDF)
- Minnesota Sex Offender Program (PDF)
- Minnesota Sex Offender Program Expansion: Phase II (PDF)
- Nursing home facts (PDF)
- The Minnesota Family Planning Program (PDF)
- Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver (PDF)
News stories from June 18th, 2011 Press Conference
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Human Service Cuts are Taxes on Our Most Vulnerable Citizens. These Cuts Mean They Can’t Maintain Their Independence, Be Part of Their Communities, or Stay Healthy. Effects of budget cuts in 2010 and into the future
Changes to Personal Care Attendant Services. More information. Appeal form. Due Process letter
Minnesota Elected Officials
| District 02: Senator Rod Skoe Representative Kent Eken (02A) |
District 09: Senator Keith Langseth (09A) Representative Morrie Lanning (09B)Representative Paul Marquart |
District 10: Senator Gretchen Hoffman (10A) Representative Bud Nornes (10B) Representative Mark Murdoch |
District 11: Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (11A) Representative Torrey Westrom (11B) Representative Mary Franson |
Federal Delegation:
| Senator Amy Klobuchar | Senator Al Franken | Representative Collin Peterson |
Provisions in the Health Care Reform Bill that are most important for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2010)
The Kaiser Family Foundation has made available a video to help the American public understand the new health care reform law. This short animated movie -- featuring the "YouToons" --explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in 2014.
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State Supreme Court Ruling a Victory for Students With Disabilities
School districts must provide accommodations that children with disabilities need to take part in after-school and extracurricular activities, even if the activities aren't academically focused, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled. In the case in question, the parents of a fifth grader with autism and Tourette's Syndrome asked the district to provide services to allow their daughter to take part in volleyball and other after-school activities. The court said federal regulations "do not limit extracurricular and nonacademic activities included in an Individual Education Program (IEP) to extracurricular and nonacademic activities required to educate a disabled student." (Source: www.edweek.rg)
Arc West Central Press Conference April 3rd, 2010
Advocates upset about cuts to services (article in The Forum newspaper)
Moorhead Mom shares her disappointment about losing PCA services
Self Advocate N. Atherton with Senator Keith Lanseth and
Representative Paul Marquart at 2010 Press Conference
The Arc of the United States -
Fact Sheets
The Community First Choice Optionand the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act, which amends the Public Health Service Act to help adults with severe functional impairments obtain the services and supports they need to stay functional and independent, while providing them with choices about community participation, education and employment) are now law (March, 2010)
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Updated 1/26/2012