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Developing Reimbursement Levels Using the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) in Louisiana
07/08/2009 | Requests *Summary
The Louisiana Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD) chose to explore the use of the SIS as a resource allocation tool. This report is an overview of HSRI and other stakeholder's work in developing assessment informed funding levels. The paper begins with a description of the NOW waiver, follows with a discussion of the process employed by OCDD in collecting SIS data, presents the results, and concludes with a discussion of recent progress and lessons learned.
Author
Fortune, Ed.D, Jon; Agosta, Ph.D., John; Auerbach, Ph.D., Karen; Kimmich, D.S.W., Madeleine; Melda, M.S., Kerri; Smith, B.A., Drew; Taub, M.M.H.S., Sarah; Burns, MBA, Peter
Available Files
- Report PDF (468K, 32 pages)
Keywords
Person Centered Planning; New Opportunities Waiver; NOW; Supports Intensity Scale; SIS
Topic
Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
HSRI
State
Louisiana
Date Created
07/08/2009
Contact
Jon Fortune
HSRI
jfortune@hsri.org
HSRI
jfortune@hsri.org
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