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OASIS Offering Waiver Reform
Monday, July 9, 2007

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) is working with key consultants, families, self advocates and providers to implement a new way of allocating resources for people receiving home and community based services through a Medicaid waiver that is called OASIS.

The goal of OASIS is to have a reliable and predictable way to allocate resources based upon the individual, where they live – at home or with others - and what is considered best practice for people in similar settings. It is a huge undertaking, but one that is important.

Regular updates on OASIS can be found on the following web site: www.davisdeshaies.com. 

The OASIS project holds great promise to address the real cost of supporting people in the community, give meaning full wages to staff, and create new opportunities for families to design the services and supports that they want. However, it will take the cooperative work of many to make the goal of OASIS a meaningful and helpful reality.

Watch The Arc web site, www.arcind.org for updated information on what promises to be a critical and important step for Indiana.