Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers

States have developed sample timesheets for participants to use with their employees. Several examples are available here.

Job descriptions for support brokers in New Mexico, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia are all available.

The purpose of this document is to assist government program agencies who wish to contract with Vendor F/EAs who have separate FEINs to file certain federal tax forms for individuals they act as agent for.

This form was developed for the Flexible Choices program to request payments for services, goods and cash.

The Consumer Directed Attendant Support Program developed this resource for participants. The manual contains ideas, approaches, and suggestions for consumers as they hire, train, and supervise attendants. Training includes budgeting, employer issues, and communications skills.

This article discusses the benefits and opportunities presented as a result of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishing the final Medicaid rule that permits Medicaid recipients to self–direct their own health care and supportive services. The rule is known as Self–Directed Personal Assistance Services Program State Plan Option (Cash & Counseling).

The Vision Statement fully describes the essential components of the Cash & Counseling model. This vision evolved from a tested model which yielded very positive results. Cash & Counseling seeks to create a new model through the inclusion of principles that go beyond what is already possible.

This toolkit was developed to help Cash & Counseling grantees develop their communications materials. The toolkit includes templates for a press release, a FAQ sheet, an Op-Ed letter, and a letter to eligible consumers.

This presentation provides an overview of the Cash & Counseling design and research results.

One of the greatest challenges, and greatest hopes, for consumer direction as a service option is to integrate this approach into existing case-managed programs. This chapter was part of Consumer Voice and Choice in Long-Term Care and it explores the issues faced when consumer direction and case management are integrated.