omrdd transition information

							OMRDD Transition Information
• Population Served
  – 140,000 people with Developmental
    Disabilities are currently being served by
    OMRDD.
  – Developmental Disabilities served include
    Mental Retardation, Autism, Cerebral Palsy,
    Epilepsy, and Neurological Impairments.
 OMRDD Transition Information
• Eligibility Determination Process
  – Contact the OMRDD Developmental
    Disabilities Service Office in your area.
  – Complete an OMRDD Eligibility Transmittal
    Form with the assistance of DDSO Staff.
  – Submit the Transmittal Form to the DDSO
    along with documentation of the person’s
    Developmental Disability.
OMRDD Transition Information
• Required Documents to Determine
  Eligibility
  – A psychological report including an
    assessment of intellectual functioning.
  – A medical report including diagnostic findings
    to support a diagnosis other than mental
    retardation.
  – A social history or psychosocial report that
    shows that the person became disabled
    before 22 years of age.
 OMRDD Transition Information
– OMRDD Service Options
   – Agency-Based Group Services and Supports
      • Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRAs)
      • Day Habilitation programs
      • Sheltered workshops

   – Agency-Based Individualized Services and Supports
      • Supported living arrangements
      • “Day Services Without Walls”
      • Supported employment (SEMP)
      • Options for People Through Services (OPTS)
      • Individualized Support Services (ISS)

   – Individualized/Self-Directed Supports and Services
       • Consolidated Supports and Services (SD/CSS)
OMRDD Transition Information
• Parent Considerations
  – Determine if you would benefit from the
    services of a Medicaid Service Coordinator
    (MSC) while your family member is in school.
OMRDD Transition Information
– Medicaid Service Coordination is:
   • The active assistance offered persons as they navigate the
     community and various service systems in pursuit of the
     necessary and desired services and supports that will assist
     them in achieving or maintaining their personal goals.
   • A distinct service from other services.
   • Chosen by the person and advocate.
   • Help to people to explore what they want and need in life and
     assisting them in getting it.
   • Help to attain the highest quality of life and live as
     independently and productively as possible.
OMRDD Transition Information
– Activities of the Service Coordinator include:
   • Working with the person to arrange and conduct planning
     meetings, collecting information, and using the information to
     create a vision of needs and desires and what help is needed
     to obtain these valued outcomes.
   • Coordinating services to achieve the person’s valued
     outcomes and locating or creating supports and services.
   • Upholding a person’s rights and ensuring that the person’s
     living arrangement is safe.
   • Writing the Individualized Service Plan; record keeping to
     remain in regulatory compliance.
OMRDD Transition Information
• Parent Considerations
  – In order to receive Medicaid Service
    Coordination, a person must meet all of the
    following requirements:
    • A person must have a documented diagnosis of a
      developmental disability.
    • A person must be enrolled in Medicaid.
    • A person must demonstrate a need for ongoing
      and comprehensive, rather than incidental, service
      coordination.
OMRDD Transition Information
– MSC requirements continued
  • A person, or an individual authorized to give
    consent on behalf of the person, must choose to
    receive MSC.
  • A person must not permanently live in an
    Intermediate Care Facility, Developmental Center,
    Psychiatric Hospital, Small Residential Unit,
    Nursing Facility or Hospital or any other Medicaid
    funded setting that provides service coordination.
  • A person cannot be enrolled in any other
    comprehensive Medicaid long-term service
    coordination program.
 OMRDD Transition Information
• Parent Considerations
  – Ensure your child’s service needs are known to
    OMRDD at least 3 years prior to graduation.
  – Early identification will enable you to work with
    OMRDD to establish services and supports
    proactively to make the transition from school to adult
    life as smooth as possible.
  – Early identification will help to ensure the services
    that you desire will be available from the agency of
    your choice.
 OMRDD Transition Information
• Parent Considerations
  – DDSO staff, or your Medicaid Service Coordinator,
    can assist you to complete a needs survey for your
    child.
  – Needs Surveys enable DDSO Staff to:
     • Become aware of individuals who desire services from
       OMRDD after graduation.
     • Determine the types of services that individuals desire to
       receive.
     • Work with agencies to determine if the programs they
       operate can meet the needs of individuals.
     • Work with agencies to develop new programs to meet the
       needs of individuals.
 OMRDD Transition Information
• School District Considerations
  – Participate in the Local Opportunities Committee
    meetings in your county.
  – The Local Opportunities Committee’s purpose is to:
     • Review and authorize services for individuals in
       non-certified settings.
     • Assist in tracking the residential placement needs
       of individuals.
     • Assist in tracking the service needs of individuals
       who will be graduating from school.
 OMRDD Transition Information
• School District Considerations
  – Participation in Local Opportunities
    Committee assists to:
     • Ensure that individuals with Developmental
       Disabilities who will be graduating from school are
       known to OMRDD.
     • Ensure that individuals who need services from
       OMRDD while still in school are identified.
     • Enhance awareness of the school district of the
       types of services available to individuals through
       OMRDD.