2019 Legislative Wrap-Up
The 2019 session of the Indiana General Assembly adjourned on April 24th. We achieved several great successes this year, but are already looking ahead to 2020 to work on some issues that didn’t make it across the finish line. The need for a wage increase for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) continues to be a critical…
2019 Public Policy Agenda
Executive Summary and Talking Points The 2019 legislative session provides many opportunities to advance initiatives that will lead to greater independence for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). Following is an overview of The Arc of Indiana’s legislative priorities: * indicates 1102 Task Force Recommendation Executive Summary and Talking Points PDF Fiscal Related…
State Rep. Behning and Former State Rep. Brown Honored for Service to People with I/DD
The Arc of Indiana honored State Representative Robert Behning with their Public Policy Award, and former State Representative Charlie Brown with their Lifetime Achievement Award, for their service and commitment to Hoosiers with developmental disabilities, at their annual Achievement Breakfast, Tuesday, November 20. Public Policy Award The Honorable Robert Behning “Representative Robert Behning has committed…
2018 Impact Awards Honorees
Executive Director’s Award – Supported Decision Making Team Kim Dodson recognized the team that has been working to make supported decision an option to guardianship in Indiana. The team successfully worked to help Jamie Beck become the first Indiana resident to have guardianship terminated and replaced with a Supported Decision Making agreement. Recipients of the…
1102 Task Force Issues Final Report
The Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities was created by House Enrolled Act 1102 in the 2017 session of the Indiana General Assembly. A broad assessment of intellectual and developmental disabilities services has not taken place since 1997, when the 317 Commission was established to create…
Reshaping Indiana’s Supports and Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of Indiana submitted recommendations to the Task Force for Assessment of Services and Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on August 22, 2018. All recommendations included in the “Reshaping Indiana” report have been approved by the task force. Reshaping Indiana’s Supports and Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Op-Ed: ACA Improves the Lives of People with Disabilities
The Arc of Indiana was established in 1956 by parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who joined together to build a better and more accepting world for their children. Through The Arc of Indiana Foundation’s Erskine Green Training Institute (EGTI), The Arc is committed to providing vocational and life skills training to…
Medicaid Waiver Case Management Amendments Approved
The Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for waiver amendments to the Community Integration and Habilitation and Family Support Medicaid Waivers, effective August 1, 2018. These amendments were specifically designed to restructure the case management service definition to more closely align with person-centered planning…
Memo from FSSA Secretary Regarding Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation
July 20, 2018 Dear Colleagues, I wanted to take an opportunity to provide you with regular updates on the Indiana Family and Social Services new initiative to provide non-emergency transportation to traditional Medicaid members across the state. Services for non-emergency transportation include things like dialysis appointments, pharmacy prescription pick-up and prevention visits with a member’s…
Anthem Agrees to Settle Indiana Autism ABA Case
Anthem agreed to pay approximately $1.63 million to class members and agrees to cease using guidelines that based coverage solely on age. Settlement also requires reviewers to participate in periodic outside training related to Autism and ABA. In 2012, Anthem sent letters to their Indiana subscribers with autism stating that medical necessity reviews for ABA…