Government Benefits - The Arc Minnesota https://arcminnesota.org/topic/government-benefits/ The Arc Minnesota promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:00:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://arcminnesota.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-arc-swoosh-favicon-32x32.png Government Benefits - The Arc Minnesota https://arcminnesota.org/topic/government-benefits/ 32 32 Introduction to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Retired, Survivors, Disability Insurance (RSDI) https://arcminnesota.org/resource/introduction-to-supplemental-security-income-ssi-and-retired-survivors-disability-insurance-rsdi/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:27:38 +0000 https://arcminnesota.org/?post_type=resource&p=22947 Webinar recorded on August 15, 2019 (41 minutes) This video provides basic information about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Retired,

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This video provides basic information about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Retired, Survivors, Disability Insurance (RSDI). The video will answer frequently asked questions, including:

  • What is SSI and RSDI?
  • Who is eligible?
  • How do I apply for benefits?
  • Who can answer my questions?

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]]> Medical Assistance and Social Security at Age 18 Pre-recorded Webinar https://arcminnesota.org/resource/medical-assistance-and-social-security-at-age-18-pre-recorded-webinar/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 02:36:31 +0000 https://arcminnesota.org/?post_type=resource&p=21627 Webinar recorded December, 2019:  

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]]> Position Statement — Government as a Direct Service Provider for Persons With Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities https://arcminnesota.org/resource/position-statement-government-as-a-direct-service-provider/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 05:25:09 +0000 https://arcminnesota.org/?post_type=resource&p=19821 The Arc Minnesota believes that government should not provide residential and day programs to individuals with intellectual and other developmental

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]]> The Arc Minnesota believes that government should not provide residential and day programs to individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. When government does act as the provider of these services, it must ensure that the conflicts of interest inherent in that role are minimized and that the rights of individuals with disabilities are protected.

Position Statement

The Arc Minnesota believes that government should not provide direct care services to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The Arc Minnesota believes in inclusion in the community as envisioned by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Minnesota Olmstead Plan seeks to provide full supports for full inclusion so that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive community-based supports, not government run supports.

Until government no longer provides direct services, it must ensure that the conflicts of interest inherent in that role are minimized and that the rights of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are protected. It should also meet operational requirements commensurate with community-based licensing requirements.

Outside monitoring by a non-governmental entity is an essential check and balance to maintain appropriate services and asset allocation, as well as to protect the rights of the individual and evaluate the ongoing quality of services provided.

The Arc Minnesota supports the creation of a new statewide quality assurance program to provide this monitoring, as well as general monitoring of all statewide services and supports provided by private entities.

Private case managers or service coordinators should be appointed when a person needs assistance to advocate for his/her preferences and to ensure that his/her individual needs are being met.

Public guardianship should be replaced with a system that uses family members, relatives, friends, and private guardians, with appropriate monitoring.

Direct services provided by the government must comply with all laws and regulations that apply to non-governmental entities providing the same or similar services, including limitations on aversive and deprivation procedures and funding rules. The same entity should not provide services for any individual for twenty-four hours per day. (See The Arc Minnesota’s Position Statement on the Provision of Twenty-Four Hour Services to Persons With Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities.)

 

Issue

In the past, the State of Minnesota cared for the majority of individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in government-operated state hospitals. Today, most individuals are living in the community, and the State of Minnesota allocates and provides the funding for the care but generally does not provide direct care services.

However, some individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities live in the community in state-operated, community-based programs funded by state and federal Medicaid dollars and staffed by state employees. As with the state hospitals, there are inherent conflicts of interest when the same entity pays for and provides the care. The government role in ensuring that the needs of individuals with disabilities are met is in conflict with the government’s interest in containing costs and with the government’s role as the entity that allocates the resources available to provide the care. These conflicts loom larger when the government is also the guardian of the person using the services. It is these conflicting roles affecting the quality of care provided to individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities that are of concern to The Arc Minnesota.

Approved by The Arc Minnesota Position Statements Task Force on July 29, 2014.

Approved by The Arc Minnesota Public Policy Committee on August 20, 2014.

Approved by The Arc Minnesota Board of Directors on September 13, 2014.

Approved by delegates at The Arc Minnesota Annual Business Meeting, November 14, 2014.

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]]> Arc Guide to Acronyms in Health and Human Services https://arcminnesota.org/resource/arc-guide-to-acronyms-in-health-and-human-services/ Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:18:35 +0000 https://arcminnesota.org/?post_type=resource&p=17366 ABLE Act:   Achieving a Better Life Experience Act ACA:         Affordable Care Act ACO:      

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ACA:         Affordable Care Act

ACO:         Accountable Care Organization

ADA:         Americans with Disabilities Act

ADL:        Activities of Daily Living

AFC:        Adult Foster Care

AGI:         Adjusted Gross Income

ARMHS:    Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services

ASD:        Autism Spectrum Disorder

AT:          Assistive Technology

BI:           Brain Injury

CAC:        Community Alternative Care

CADI:       Community Access for Disability Inclusion

CDCS:      Consumer Directed Community Supports

CEHI:       Cost Effective Health Insurance

CEP:        Common Entry Point

CFC:        Corporate Foster Care

CFR:        County of Financial Responsibility

CFSS:       Community First Services and Supports

CHIP:       Children’s Health Insurance Program

CMS:        Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

COBRA:    Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

COLA:      Cost Of Living Adjustment

CSG:        Consumer Support Grant

CSP:         Community Support Plan

CSSP:       Coordinated Service and Support Plan

CTSS:       Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports

DD:          Developmental Disabilities

DEED:      Department of Economic and Employment Services

DHS:        Department of Human Services

DTH:       Day Training and Habilitation

DME:       Durable Medical Equipment

DWRS:     Disability Waiver Rate Setting

EIDBI:      Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention

ELP:        Essential Lifestyle Planning

EOB:       Explanation of Benefits

EOMB:     Explanation of Medical Benefits

FASD:      Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

FFS:        Fee For Service

FPL:       Federal Poverty Level

FSA:       Flexible Spending Account

FSE:       Fiscal Support Entity

FMS:       Financial Management Service

FMLA:     Family and Medical Leave Act

FSG:       Family Support Grant

GA:         General Assistance

GRH:       Group Residential Housing

HAC:       Housing Access Coordination

HAS:        Housing Access Services

HCAPP:    Health Care Application

HCBS:      Home and Community Based Services

HHA:       Home Health Aide

HHS:       Health and Human Services

HIPAA:    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HMO:      Health Maintenance Organization

HRA:       Health Reimbursement Account

HSA:        Health Savings Account

I/DD:       Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

IADL:       Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

ICF/DD:   Intermediate Care Facility/Developmental Disability

IHO:        Individualized Housing Options

ISP:          Individual Service Plan

LOC:         Level of Care

LTC:          Long Term Care

LTCC:        Long Term Care Consultation

LTSS:         Long Term Care Services and Supports

MA:           Medical Assistance/Medicaid

MA-EPD:     Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities

MA-TEFRA: Medical Assistance- Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act

MAGI:        Modified Adjusted Gross Income

MAPS:       Making Action Plans/McGill Action Planning System

MCO:        Managed Care Organization

MCRE:      MinnesotaCare

MDH:       Minnesota Department of Health

METO:      Minnesota Extended Treatment Options

MHCP:     Minnesota Health Care Programs

MSOCS:   Minnesota State Operated Community Services

MSA:       Minnesota Supplemental Aid

NF:         Nursing Facility

OCR:       Office of Civil Rights

OIO:        Olmstead Implementation Office

OT:         Occupational Therapy

PATH:     Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope

PASS:      Plan to Achieve Self Support

PCA:       Personal Care Assistance

PCP:       Person Centered Planning

PCPO:     Personal Care Provider Organization

PCT:       Person Centered Thinking

PDN:       Private Duty Nursing

PFP:        Personal Futures Planning

PHN:       Public Health Nurse

PMAP:     Prepaid Medical Assistance Plan

PT:         Physical Therapy

QA:         Quality Assurance

QP:          Qualified Professional

RC:          Related Condition

RSDI:        Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance

SES:         Supportive Employment Services

SILS:        Semi-Independent Living Services

SLS:         Supportive Living Services

SMRT:      State Medical Review Team

SNAP:      Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

SNBC:      Special Needs Basic Care

SNF:       Skilled Nursing Facility

SNT:       Special/Supplemental Needs Trust

SNV:       Skilled Nursing Visits

SSA:       Social Security Administration

SSDI:      Social Security Disability Insurance

SSI:        Supplemental Security Income

SSN:      Social Security Number

TBI:       Traumatic Brain Injury

TCM:      Targeted Case Management

VR:        Vocational Rehabilitation

VA:         Vulnerable Adult

WIC:       Women, Infants and Children

WIOA:    Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

For further information or advocacy services, contact The Arc Minnesota at 952-920-0855 or toll-free at 833.450.1494 or visit www.arcminnesota.org. (Please note: This document is not legal advice, and should not be construed as such. Thus, no information herein should replace the sound advice of an attorney.)

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