Social Security Administrations Ticket to Work and SelfSufficiency Program Employment Network Confer

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Social Security AdministrationsTicket to Work
and Self-Sufficiency ProgramEmployment Network
Conference
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Conference Topics

• Overview Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
• Improvement Act, Ticket to Work Program
• Stakeholders, Partners
• Program Implementation
• Employment Networks
• EN Payments, Involvement Options
• SSA EN Request for Proposal

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Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement
Act

• Provides healthcare incentives and employment
  preparation to promote independence
• Encourages states to create additional Medicaid
• coverage
• Provides option of maintaining Medicare coverage
• while working
• Establishes Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency
• Program

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What is the Ticket to Work Program?

• New, voluntary employment program for people with
  disabilities
• New incentives for people with disabilities who
  want to work
• New service structures (Employment Networks)
• Rewards employment outcomes, performance

We must continue to break down barriers to
equality. George W. Bush, Message to
Congress February 27, 2001
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Whos Who in the Ticket to Work Program

• Social Security Administration
• MAXIMUS
• Community Resources
• Ticket-holders
• Employment Networks and Partners
• State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies
• Employers

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Social Security Administration (SSA)

• Overall responsibility for Ticket to Work
  Program
• Determines Ticket eligibility and release
  schedule
• Determines application process for participating
  
• organizations awards Employment Network
• contracts, and payments
• Develops Employment Network evaluation
• Awards and oversees BPAO and PA contracts

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MAXIMUS

• Ticket to Work Program Manager
• Founded in 1975
• Dedicated to Health and Human Services
• Over 5,600 employees in 245 offices nationwide

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MAXIMUS as Program Manager

• Recruit, Train and Support Employment Networks
• Serve as Central Information Source
• Link Beneficiaries to Employment Networks
• Process Employment Network Payment Requests
• Collect Program Data for Outcome Analysis
• Provide Overall Management Support
• NISH Subcontractor (www.nish.org)

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Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach (BPAO)

• SSA awarded 116 cooperative agreements to assist
  community-based organizations
• Organizations provide disability beneficiaries
  with access to benefits planning and assistance
  service
• Organizations work in cooperation with Federal,
  State and private agencies that serve
  beneficiaries

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Protection and Advocacy (PA)
SSA awarded 57 Work Incentives Assistance Program
grants to the designated PA systems. The
program was created to assist beneficiaries with
disabilities in obtaining information and advice
about vocational rehabilitation and employment
services.
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Who are the Ticket-holders? What do they Receive?
Booklet
Letter from SSA
EN Lists From MAXIMUS/Website upon request
Ticket
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Program Implementation

• Phase III
• Alabama, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine,
• Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio,
• Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas,
  Utah,
• Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Puerto
  Rico,
• American Samoa, Guam, Northern M.I, and the
• Virgin Islands
• Phase I and Phase II
• All other states

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Ticket to Work Rollout States
WA
NH
MT
VT
ME
ND
MN
OR
MA
ID
SD
WI
WI
NY
NY
WY
WY
MI
MI
RI
IA
NE
PA
CT
NV
NJ
OH
IL
UT
IN
IN
DE
DE
CO
CA
WV
VA
MO
MO
MD
KS
KY
DC
NC
NC
TN
TN
AZ
OK
OK
OK
AR
AR
SC
NM
No. M.I. American Samoa Virgin Islands Guam
AL
GA
MS
TX
TX
AK
LA
FL
HI
Phase I February 2002 Ticket States
Phase II November 2002 Ticket States
Phase III 2003 Ticket Rollout States
Puerto Rico
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How Many People are Eligible?
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Ticket Rollout and Distribution

• Based on Beneficiary Social Security Number
• Phase I States mailed Feb. 2002 - Oct. 2002
• Phase II States mailed Nov. 2002 - Sept. 2003
• Phase III States mailing begins Nov. 2003
• Beneficiaries residing in states where Ticket
  release has begun can request a Ticket in
  advance of their mail date (Ticket on Demand)

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Program Value to Ticket-Holders

• Independence and self-sufficiency
• Protection from Continuing Disability Reviews
• New work incentives and expedited reinstatement
  of
• benefits, expanded healthcare
• Retain existing incentives
• New supports - MAXIMUS, BPAO, and PA
• More choices for services from providers, jobs

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Employment Network (EN)
Any public or private agency (including State
Vocational Rehabilitation agencies),
organization, business or entity, or combination
of, that can provide or arrange for the delivery
of employment-related services or jobs.
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Examples of Employment Networks

• Disability-Rehabilitation providers
• WIA-One Stop Centers, Boards
• State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies
• Employers
• Disability Councils, Boards
• Independent Living Centers
• Former Alternate Participants

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More Examples of Employment Networks

• Training, Educational Institutions
• Transportation Providers
• Employment Agencies
• Business Councils
• State/Local Government Agencies, Programs
• Faith-Based and Multicultural Organizations
• Consumer Groups

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Examples of Employment Network Services (ENs may
elect to offer one or many services)

• Employment
• Case management
• Vocational assessment, career counseling
• Transportation assistance
• Service Coordination/Referrals
• Mentoring programs/internships
• Job accommodations
• Training
• Retention services

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MAXIMUS
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Why Should You be Interested?

• Natural fit with your organizations mission
• Continue serving current Ticket-eligible clients
• Additional revenue
• Visibility - attract new referrals, clients
• Increased pool of job candidates
• Create or expand new lines of business
• Enhance diversity initiatives
• You are already doing this!

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What are the Benefits for Employment Networks?

• Employment Network Payments
• Access to monthly list of Ticket-holders
  (contact information only)
• Training, technical assistance and new resources
• Ticket to Hire
• Employment Network Alternative Funding Project

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• Self-Directed Learning
• Ticket to Work Legislation
• SSA Programs
• Overview of the Ticket to Work Program
• Recruitment and Enrollment of ENs
• Management of the Ticket Process
• Download Training Materials
• Distance Learning Courses

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How the Program Works
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Choosing an Employment Network Payment System
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Outcome Payment System
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Outcome-Milestone Payment System
State VR continues the option of using
traditional cost reimbursement payment system
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Outcome Payment System
The PCB is the national average disability
benefit payable under SSI and SSDI. Formulas for
2003 EN Payments are based on the 2002 PCB
(updated annually). PCB for 2002 819.19 for
SSDI and 491.05 for SSI. Individual payments
have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
For further explanation of the Final Regulations
for the SSA Ticket to Work Program, please visit
www.ssa.gov/regulations.
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Outcome-Milestone Payment System
The PCB is the national average disability
benefit payable under SSI and SSDI. Formulas for
2003 EN Payments are based on the 2002 PCB
(updated annually). PCB for 2002 819.19 for
SSDI and 491.05 for SSI. Individual payments
have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
For further explanation of the Final Regulations
for the SSA Ticket to Work Program, please visit
www.ssa.gov/regulations.
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The Request for Proposal (RFP) SSA-RFP-03-0010C
The Request for Proposal What is
submitted
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Request for Proposal

• Four areas of completion
• Information Sheet - Basic organization
  information
• Sections 1 thru 12 - Roles of Employment
  Networks
• Insurance Certification
• Employment Network Representations and
• Certifications - Details on corporate status,
  such as
• Tax ID, DUNS number, other locations, etc.

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EN Contract Roles and Responsibilities
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EN Contract Roles and Responsibilities
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Options to Consider
Do Both! Be an Employment Network and Partner
With other Employment Networks and VR
Participate as a Partner with other Employment
Networks
Become an Employment Network
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Partnership Opportunities
EN
Employer
Ticket Holder
Resources
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Contact MAXIMUS
Toll Free 1-866-968-7842 703-236-6600 1-866-833-2
967 (TDD) Or visit our website www.yourtickettowor
k.com