Highlight of Coalition Activities
Upcoming | APRIL 15 Meeting with DHS
Attendees will be Nancy Thaler, Steve Suroviec, and represenatives from the Steering Committe
MARCH 28 Comments submitted to DHS
- Comments submitted on proposed amendments to the OBRA Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver
- Main point:
- View full Comments on OBRA HCBS Waiver
FEBRUARY 10 Comments submitted to DHS
- Comments submitted on proposed ammendments to Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support Waiver
- Main point: children not included
- View full Comment on Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Supports Waiver
JANUARY 8 Comments submitted to DHS
- Comments submitted on proposal of OLTL regarding OLTL Waiver services to be taken over by Managed Care
- Main point: children not included
- View full Comments on OLTL Waiver Services to be Taken Over by Managed Care Organizations
NOVEMBER 16 Full Coalition Meeting in Harrisburg
- View the Full Coalition Meeting Summary
- Topics of interest and desired activities of individual members collected.
- For individual members to be best engaged, please take a moment to complete the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ImagineDifferent
- View the Imagine Different Membership Interest Survey results
October 30 Steering Committee members met with Secretary Dallas, ODP Deputy Secretary Nancy Thaler, and Special Advisor to the Secretary Steve Suroviece here...
- Secretary Dallas to put on agenda in Secretary's Cabinet
- Tasked Thaler and Suroviec
Update from the facilitator work group
- The Facilitator Work Group has been working on a draft of a pilot project to demonstrate the effectiveness of using the Facilitator model to assist families in bringing their children home from congregate care settings.
- Last met in February and decided this phase of work could be completed via email exchange.
- A draft of the Pilot Project was sent to the Steering Committee for review March 21.
- Changed Facilitator title to Family Life Facilitator to differienate from other coordination and facilitation roles.
View Family Life Facilitator Pilot Project Draft