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Promising Practices in HCBS: Oregon- Maximizing Participant Control Over Services
01/08/2002 | Requests *Summary
Oregon's Independent Choices Program allows Medicaid-eligible individuals to pay cash directly to providers for personal care and related services. Under this five-year project, participants receive a monthly cash payment and are fully responsible for the mechanics of payroll and budgeting for needed services.
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Available Files
- OR Participant Control PDF (141K, 3 pages)
- OR Participant Control Rich Text Format (42K, 3 pages)
Keywords
Medicaid; Individualized Budget; Human Services; Fiscal Intermediary; Cash and Counseling; fiscal intermediary
Topic
Aging Issues, Consumer/Participant Direction, Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Financing HCBS, State/Agency Information, Transition/Diversion from Institutions, Waiver
Type/Tool
Promising practices
Source
CMS, Thomson Reuters (formerly Medstat)
State
Oregon, All States/Territories
Date Created
06/15/2004
Contact
Dolores Miller
Independent Choices Program Coordinator
Dolores.R.Miller@state.or.us
503-947-5162
Independent Choices Program Coordinator
Dolores.R.Miller@state.or.us
503-947-5162
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)