Money Follows the Person Grant

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Money Follows the Person

• Money Follows the Person Grant
• Sponsored by
• Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS)

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Money Follows the Person (MFP)

• CMS Grant
• DHS was awarded a grant under the Money Follows
• the Person Rebalancing Initiative through CMS to
• Implement the MFP initiative.
• Award Date 09/30/03
• Grant Amount 730,422
• Grant Period 36 Months (9/03-9/06)

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MFP Grant Goals

• GOAL 1
• Ensure that all programs are considered when an
  individual decides to make the transition by
  educating and informing DHS staff and other
• stakeholders
• GOAL 2
• Establish nursing facility transition workgroups
  at the local level to enable individuals to
  transition from the nursing facility to the
  community.

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Implementation Plan

• The MFP Grant initiative consists of two
  components
• Component I
• Educating DHS staff and stakeholders about all
  state/regional administered community care
  programs to ensure that all programs are
  considered when an individual decides to make the
  transition
• Component II
• Develop a local community approach to coordinate
  needed services, using the diverse expertise of
  local workgroups to transition NF residents
  interested in returning to the community

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Implementation Plan

• Component 1 Education
• ?DHS developed a training curriculum of all
  state/regional administered community care
  programs.
• The training curriculum includes a step by step
  guide on how to apply for services

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Implementation Plan

• DHS will deliver the training to DHS staff,
  providers, local advocates and other stakeholders
  
• DHS will share training materials with workgroup
  members, advocates, providers, and other
  stakeholders
• Add the training to the DHS website

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Implementation Plan

• Component II Establishment of Workgroups
• DHS published an RFP to procure a contractor to
  establish nursing facility transition workgroups
  in every region.

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Implementation Plan

• The contractor will
• Identify and recruit workgroup members
• Develop policy and procedures for workgroups to
  conduct business
• Provide training and technical assistance to the
  workgroup, relocation providers, DHS staff,
  advocates, and other stakeholders involved in the
  transition process

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Implementation Plan

• Workgroups will
• Participate, as needed, in person centered
  planning for individuals needing assistance with
  their transition
• Ensure that clients supports and needs are met
  using a person-centered approach
• Coordinate needed services and resources to
  ensure a successful transition
• Explore all sources of supports to ensure that
  all options are considered
• Identify and address transition barriers and
  issues

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Expected Outcomes

• ? Increase awareness of state/regional
  administered community care programs and services
• ? Increase the number of transitions
• ? Expedite the transition process
• ? Have a system in place for eligible individuals
  needing transition services

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Projected Milestones

• Jan 04 Official Kickoff
• Feb 04 Identify Task Force Members
• Mar 04 Publish RFP
• May 04 Complete training curriculum
• June 04 Award contract
• June 04 Begin training activities
• July 04 Begin workgroup activities

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MFP Task Force

• The task force is comprised of representatives
  from state and local agencies, organizations,
  advocacy groups and consumers.
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Participate in all aspects of the planning,
  implementation and evaluation of the project
• ? Participate throughout the life of the grant to
  provide input on all major project activities

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MFP Task Force Members

• Terry Childress, Health and Human Services
  Commission (HHSC)
• John Willis, Texas Department on Aging (TDOA)
• Elizabeth Tucker, Advocacy Inc.
• John C. Morris, Consumer
• Jean Landgendorf, UCP of Texas
• Colleen Horton, Texas Center for Disability
  Studies

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MFP Task Force Members

• Bob Kafka, ADAPT
• Cindy Kenneally, DHS Community Care Provider
  Services
• Sharon Wallace, DHS Education Services
• Barrett Markland, DHS State Relations
• Corliss Powell, Texas Department of Mental Health
  and Mental Retardation (MHMR)

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MFP Task Force Members

• Martha Bagley, Texas Department of Rehabilitation
  Services (DARS)
• Jorge Reyes, Texas Department of Housing and
  Community Affairs (TDHCA)
• Mary Margaret Sturdivant, Texas Department of
  Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

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MFP Task Force Members

• Roy Fuentes, DHS Region 11 (Edinburg)
• Anita Freeman, DHS- MDCP
• Reuben Leslie, DHS- Regional Operations
• Lily Vela, DHS Grant Coordinator

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General Stakeholder Group

• ? Meet twice a year
• ? Learn about the progress of the project
• ? Provide input

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Stakeholder Support

• The MFP initiative is based on building and
  sustaining state and local partnerships
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• Collaboration with consumers, providers and other
  stakeholders is the key to the success of this
  project

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Money Follows the Person
Money Follows the Person Grant Sponsored
by Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS)