Pending Legislation / Incident Reporting
There is a pending bill before the legislature that would require that every incident at a facility whether it’s Day Hab or a Residence be reported to the police.
Both NYC FAIR and SWAN have serious reservations about this response as being an over reaction and have sent letters to the legislators outlining our concerns.
NYC FAIR 911 response (2) (1)
SWAN MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION S.4736B A.6830A (1)
Health Home Care Management Services will be provided by Care Coordination Organizations (CCOs), new entities formed by existing providers of developmental disability services. To provide you with information about the transition, OPWDD and the CCOs are hosting regional public forums across the State.
These forums are intended to educate the people we support about the transition. In order to accommodate the greatest number of individuals with developmental disabilities and their family members, we ask that you attend no more than one People First Care Coordination public forum. The same information will be presented at all regional forums, regardless of location and date.
October 23. 2017
Contact your MSC to find out if you are on the Certified Residential Opportunity (CRO) List. If not, the MSC gives you a form titled “Certified Residential Opportunity” you complete it and send it back to your MSC who turns it into OPWDD
“Keeping The Promise” proposes to make certain Residential Opportunities are available. Read both the “Report to the Governor” and the Petition available on our website.
Queens Family Support Services Conference: 10/27/17, 8am-4pm, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, NY, 11367
Staten Island Family Resource and Transition Fair: 10/27/17, 9-1pm, College of Staten Island, Center for the Arts, 2800 Visctory Blvd., Bldg 1P, Staten Island, NY 10314,
Bronx 14th Annual Health Services Committee Conference : 11/17/17, 8:30 – 4pm, Lubin Dining Hall, Block Building, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Morris Park Ave., & Newport Road, Bronx, NY 10461 REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Manhattan Family & Professional Resource Fair: 12/14/17, 10-2pm, New York College of Medicine
Details of DD Council events and information about regularly scheduled meetings on their individual websites.
People First Care Coordination Forums Coming in November to ALL Regions
See Dates & Detail on NYC FAIR’s & OPWDD’s website
Senator Gillibrand: Constituent Affairs Flier
Help available on many issues : Separate hand-out
SWAN UPDATE:
Justice Center Presentation at the GROW Annual Meeting: Recap Soon
& More: Look for Announcement of SWAN’s Revamped Website
& Face Book presence
October 24th: CTHE Consortium Conference (Communities Together for Health Equity) to be held Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM at the SUNY Global Center located at 116 East 55th St.
Please register using the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-ground-engaging-cbos-in-health-equity-tickets-38536104526
Dec 12th: Quarterly CMS Advocates meeting for Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care
Opportunity for advocates to confer with NYS officials about details of policy and implementation, with participation from CMS officials. For more details, reach out to: Maria.Tabakov@cms.hhs.gov
Nov & Jan: Value-based Payment Boot Camps
November 15th on Long Island.
January session in NYC will be posted soon.
https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/dsrip/vbp_bootcamp/2017_sessions.htm
As you may know, People First Care Coordination, part of OPWDD’s ongoing transformation agenda, will integrate the coordination of services for individuals with developmental disabilities with the coordination of health, wellness, and behavioral health services through a single and individualized Life Plan. Implementation is planned for July, 2018 with the establishment of Care Coordination Organizations (CCOs) with experience in providing and coordinating services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In order to provide you with information about next year’s transition to People First Care Coordination, we are holding five regional forums across the state – our stakeholders are cordially invited to attend the forum most convenient to your location:
WESTERN NY
November 2, 2017
Mount Olive Baptist Church
701 East Delavan Ave., Buffalo
5:00-7:00 pm
Local contacts:
Mahogany Cook: 716-517-2010 mahogany.l.cook@opwdd.ny.gov
Debra Griepsma: 585-241-5760 debra.griepsma@opwdd.ny.gov
CAPITAL DISTRICT
November 6, 2017
Meeting Room 6
Empire State Plaza, Albany
5:00-7:00 pm
Local contact:
Karen Francisco: 518-388-0431 Karen.Francisco@opwdd.ny.gov
LONG ISLAND
November 8, 2017
OPWDD Regional Office
415-A Oser Ave., Hauppauge
5:00-7:00 pm
Local contacts:
Michelle Giuliano: 631-416-3838 michelle.giuliano@opwdd.ny.gov
Stephanie Ginsberg: 631-416-3903 stephanie.r.ginsberg@opwdd.ny.gov
NEW YORK CITY
November 9, 2017
InterAgency Council on Developmental Disabilities Agencies (IACDDA), 15th Floor
150 W 30th St., Manhattan
5:00-7:00 pm
Local contact:
Kathleen Kingston: 646-766-3385 KATHLEEN.KINGSTON@opwdd.ny.gov
CENTRAL NY
November 13, 2017
Art & Home Bldg, Martha Eddy Room, NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse
5:00-7:00 pm
Local contact:
Sandra Leigh Smith: 315-473-6901 Sandra.Leigh.Smith@opwdd.ny.gov
Each forum will be hosted by OPWDD’s Regional Office Director and have OPWDD representatives on hand to answer any questions.
If you can’t make it to your region’s forum in person, the presentation will be made available on the OPWDD website.
To register for the forum nearest to you, please call or e-mail the regional office staff listed above by Friday, October 27th.
Find out what you need to know and get your questions answered at the OPWDD regional People First Care Coordination forum nearest you – we hope to see you there.