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Mi Via or My Way is the name of this states self-directed waiver program. They have created a number of tools to socially market their service including a colorful and artist logo, tote bags that work on either walkers or wheelchairs and pens shaped like chile peppers.

Soliciting proposals from qualified organizations to obtain necessary start-up funds in order to become fiscal/employer agents for a Medicaid Cash & Counseling program (PersonalChoice) for adults with disabilities and elders. Such services are expected to be provided on behalf of approximately 450 such Medicaid recipients by the end of the project in September 2007.

Rhode Island has developed tools to help determine a PersonalChoice participant’s goals. A Goals Summary worksheet, along with a completed sample worksheet and worksheet directions, are available here.

This list of approved and prohibited purchases was created for Rhode Island's PersonalChoice program.

Rhode Island’s Participant Guide includes general information about the program and details about roles and responsibilities. The guide includes sections on getting started with the program, completing spending plans, addressing personal issues, and managing emergencies.

This assessment is designed to help participants identify any barriers that prevent them from accessing or moving about their primary residence. The assessment aids in the development of goals related to their ability to perform their Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.

This functional assessment tool is designed to provide a user-friendly method to determine an applicant’s personal care assistance needs. The assessment helps to establish the individual monthly budget and identify the applicant’s goals.

This assessment is designed to determine the level of understanding that the participant has in terms of his/her disability and resulting functional impacts and any possible complications that may result. It is also intended to provide an opportunity to educate the participant on the medical aspects of his/her disability and identify opportunities for further education.

Rhode Island’s Quick Start Guide is designed to give participants an overview of the PersonalChoice program and their roles and responsibilities. The guide includes information on service and spending plans, communication tips, and information about working with PersonalChoice support agencies.

RWJF National Program Office on Cash & Counseling and the Minnesota DHS, had Paone & Associates conducted focus groups in 2007 to probe response to Minnesota’s consumer-directed care service option for EW recipients on managed care. The focus groups targeted managed care organizations (MCOs), care coordinators, and other organizations and individuals with experience in offering this service option to this population. This report offers results from those groups and recommendations for the state.