Money Follows the Person

Presentation given by Steven Lutzky, PhD., former Director of Community Systems Improvement for the Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at the AoA Conference in Orlando, Florida in September 2003.

Final report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (issued July 22, 2003). The Commission is part of the \"President's New Freedom Initiative\" to eliminate inequalities for Americans with disabilities. The report outlines goals for mental health and recommendations for achieving them.

This is the revised bill that was passed by the Maryland General assembly in the 2003 session. This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from denying an individual access to a home- and community-based services waiver due to a lack of funding for the waiver services for several different circumstances.

This document provides a bill that was enacted in the North Dakota legislation. The act provides a choice of options for individuals eligible for home and community-based living called Choice of Options.

This transmittal from the Office of Health Services serves to update nursing home administrators on HB 752. This bill requires that social workers in nursing homes present residents with information on home and community-based services waivers and other programs that might help them live in the community.

Maryland Money follows the person legislation

On August 13, 2002, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a letter to State Medicaid Directors highlighting promising state practices. It complements the letter Tommy Thompson sent to Governors.

The Living and Working in the Community 2003 conference, sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), was held March 4-5, 2003. Participants included Medicaid grantees, consumers, advocates, Federal and State representatives, providers, and academics. The link provide here will direct you to the presentations from this conference. Topics include: Quality assurance, nursing facility transition, mental health, single point of entry, workforce issues and housing issues.

These slides were presented at the 2nd Annual Training Institute for State Mental Health Olmstead Coordinators (9/30/2002 - 10/2/2002). They provide a brief overview of the FY01 and FY02 Systems Change Grants, including charts depicting which states are focusing their efforts in areas such as housing, mental health, nursing facility transition, etc.

The Compendium contains basic information about each of the Systems Change Grantees. Each section is alphabetical by state. Information for each state includes: the name of the grantee organization, the title of the grant, the type of grant, the amount awarded and fiscal year awarded, the primary contacts for each grant, the target populations to be served under the grant, the primary goals and activities of each grant project, and a brief description of the grant activities.