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Integrating State Systems Change

into a

National Policy Framework



Alaska Works Initiative

November 9, 2009

Alaska Works Policy Summit

May 2002

 Purpose

 Discuss current policy status and issues

 Disability Populations

 Medicaid Buy-In

 1-Stop Job Center Services

 Personal Assistance Services

 Make policy recommendations

 Create lasting change

 Look comprehensively across programs and services

 Create linkages and partnerships

Policy Definition



 Legislative action

 Regulatory process

 Day-to-day policy and procedures

 Implementation of policy at all levels

throughout the state

 Includes obtaining, allocating or re-allocating

resources (people, time, money)

Policy Summit Agenda



 Overview disability policy framework

 Discuss policy issues from national

perspective

 Discuss policy implications of Alaska

data and research

 Policy work group discussion

 Reports and next steps discussion

Process Used



 Discuss Alaska policy in relation to

identified issues

 Identify and discuss any other issues not

previously raised

 Determine whether current policy is

supportive, inhibiting, neutral or non-

existent

 In relation to disability policy framework

 In relation to data and research findings

Process Used (continued)



 Determine need for change in current

policy or if new policy is needed

 Generate policy options

 Use priority grid to rate each option

 Positive impact on services

 Cost savings

 Resources available to implement

 Doable/can be accomplished in reasonable amount of

time

 Advances disability policy framework

 Fits with what data and research tells us

Process Used (continued)



 Discuss next steps

 Determine need for additional data or

information

 Identify stakeholders

 Determine unintended consequences (if any)

 Determine what it would take to implement

proposed policy

 Assign responsibilities

Outcomes



 Disability populations

 People with severe mental illness

 MIG funding used for employment specialist

 Partial use MH block grants for supported

employment pilots

 DBH/DVR memorandum of agreement and letter

 Change in DBH regulations

 Training and technical assistance

 MIS/data collection changes

Outcomes



 Disability populations

 Youth with disabilities

 MIG money used for youth coordinator

 Targeted group for DD waitlist initiative

 Youth Intermediary Grant

 5-Year strategic plan

 Post-school outcomes survey

 Increased funding

 Developmental disabilities

 DD Supported Employment Action Plan

 MIG funding used for employment specialist

 Alliance for Full Participation

Outcomes



 Medicaid Buy-In

 Change in resource limits

 $2,000 to $10,000 for an individual

 $3,000 to $15,000 for a couple



 Personal Assistance Services

 Increase access and equity

 Eliminate the “time for task” approach

 Provide a menu of services

 Activities of Daily Living

 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Outcomes



 1-Stop Job Centers

 Customized Employment Grant

 Change in DVR policy

 Job center service integration



 Training, technical assistance and

consultation

 Families First (adaptation for TANF

population)

 Start-Up Alaska grant

Outcomes



 1-Stop Job Centers

 Disability program navigators

 Increase in use by people with disabilities

from 2.3% (2003) to 4.4% (2007)

 Increase in percent entering employment

from 50% (2003) to 61% (2007)

 Increase in percent retaining employment

from 64% (2003) to 81% (2007)

 FY11 Increment request



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