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Who is Eligible for IndependentChoices ?

Who is Eligible for IndependentChoices ?. Be enrolled in a Medicaid category that covers personal care Be age 18 or older Be in need of personal assistance services

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Who is Eligible for IndependentChoices ?

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  1. Who is Eligible for IndependentChoices? • Be enrolled in a Medicaid category that covers personal care • Be age 18 or older • Be in need of personal assistance services • Understand and accept the rights, risks, and responsibilities of directing your own care, or appoint a Decision-Making Partner to do so

  2. Benefits of Participant Direction • Offers more control, more flexibility, and more independence to people who receive personal assistance services at home • Control – participants decide what services are needed, who will perform the service, when and how the services are provided • Flexibility – participants can purchase items they really need, when they need them • Independence – participants who need daily assistance maintain their independence at home

  3. IndependentChoicesElements of Participant Direction • Person-driven assessment • Option to use a representative • Transparent and equitable individual budget • Support broker/consultant services • Financial management services • Design of a spending plan • Ability to hire workers and purchase goods and services • Participant-driven quality management system • Emergency back-up plan

  4. Traditional versus Participant-Directed Services Traditional Services Participant-Directed Services

  5. Traditional Services Consumer-Directed Services Shift in Participant Responsibilities

  6. Shift in Support System

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