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Karol Swartzlander & Ed Ahern California Health and Human Services Agency LTSS Advisory Committee

Karol Swartzlander & Ed Ahern California Health and Human Services Agency LTSS Advisory Committee June 20, 2014. ADRC Designation Options Counseling Transfer to Department of Aging New Administration for Community Living ADRC Funding Opportunity. ADRC Coverage in California.

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Karol Swartzlander & Ed Ahern California Health and Human Services Agency LTSS Advisory Committee

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  1. Karol Swartzlander & Ed Ahern California Health and Human Services Agency LTSS Advisory Committee June 20, 2014

  2. ADRC Designation • Options Counseling • Transfer to Department of Aging • New Administration for Community Living ADRC Funding Opportunity

  3. ADRC Coverage in California • Five ADRCs have been designated as ADRCs under CA designation Criteria: Alameda, Nevada, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, • ADRC of Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Colusa and Plumas and ADRC of Orange County – applications still in process • Emerging partnerships: Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey Bay (Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito), Santa Clara, Yolo, and Ventura

  4. ADRC Program Transfer • Bulletin for ADRC Program Director position expected in mid-June.

  5. ADRC Program Update • 5/28/14 Webinar: Introduction to Veteran and ADRC Services, James Hallenbeck and Anita Shumaker • 7/1/14: ADRC program formally transfer to • 7/10/14 Webinar: Understanding the ADRC Connection: Information for Veteran Service Providers - 2014 • 2013 ADRC Grant – State Counsel for Independent Living: Carry forward request in process • July 1st – Inaugural ADRC/Options Counseling Newsletter

  6. Options Counseling Update • 11 Trainings between January 2012 & June 2014 • More than 200 individuals • Agencies participating – 17 ILCs; 12 AAAs – more than half CCT Lead Organizations • Training revisions – 11 times + • DHCS, DOR, CDA representatives; Public Authority; HHAs

  7. NEW ACL Grant Opportunity • HHS-2014-ACL-CDAP-NW-0080 • Transforming State LTSS Access Programs and Functions into A No Wrong Door System for All Populations and All Payers

  8. Future of Options Counseling • Set future training dates • Tailor toward populations (TBI, Caregivers, Veterans, Managed Care, Transition) • Technical Assistance • Online Learning Collaborative • ADRC Workgroup

  9. Questions?

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