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Family Support – Lifespan Respite Reauthorization bill introduced in House

The Lifespan Respite Care Act is intended to accomplish multiple objectives!

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Family Support Network Members and Friends. . .

News You need to know!

Family Support – Lifespan Respite Reauthorization bill introduced in House

Rep. Mc Rodgers (R-WA) and Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced the

Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266).

What is this bill and why does it matter to you?

This bill reauthorizes the Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006, which aims to

improve the delivery and quality of respite care services available to families

across all age and disability groups by establishing coordinated lifespan

respite systems. H.R. 3266 would continue these efforts and provide for

increased funding authorization levels. To date, the Lifespan Respite Act of

2006 has funded thirty state grants to identify and coordinate respite services

available through various state agencies, build respite capacity by recruiting

and training respite workers, and raise awareness about respite through public

education campaigns.

What is the purpose of the Program and how does it works?

The Lifespan Respite Care Program was authorized by Congress in 2006. Lifespan

Respite Care programs bring together Federal, state and local resources and

funding streams to help support, expand and streamline the delivery of planned

and emergency respite services while also providing for the recruitment and

training of respite workers and caregiver training and empowerment.

The Lifespan Respite Care Act is intended to accomplish multiple objectives,

including:

* Expanding and enhancing respite services in the states;

* Improving coordination and dissemination of service delivery between the

various programs available;

* Improving access to programs by streamlining the means by which consumers

access programs and by filling gaps in service where necessary; and

* Improving the overall quality of the respite services currently available.

Since FY 2009, Congress has appropriated approximately $2.5 million per year for

grants to eligible State agencies to implement the program. Lifespan Respite

Care programs are coordinated systems of accessible, community-based respite

care services for family caregivers of children or adults of all ages with

special needs.

.. Learn more at the AoA website.

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Update from Director Hamos, HFS:

November 15, 2011, Care Coordination Subcommittee Meeting

" As we stated at the Webinar and public meeting on the Innovations Project on

October 13, all care coordination programs will be expected to meet certain

quality and other performance measures.

At the next meeting of the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC)’s Care

Coordination

Subcommittee, we will consider the HEDIS and HEDIS-like performance measures

that will be included in the Innovations Project solicitation. To the extent

similar populations are being covered, the State will utilize uniform measures

to compare the differing care coordination models.

The Subcommittee meeting will be a video conference on Tuesday, November 15,

from 10 a.m.-Noon at two locations: 401 S. Clinton, 1st Floor Training Room,

Chicago and 201 S. Grand Avenue East, 1st Floor Large Conference Room,

Springfield. This will not be a Webinar, as this issue requires in-person

discussion. Space is limited, so if you are interested in attending, you must

e-mail us at HFS.CareCoord@... the location you would like to

attend. We may not be able to accommodate everyone. If our room capacity is

reached, you will receive an e-mail advising that we cannot confirm your

attendance.For those of you unable to attend, we will post notes from the

meeting on the Care Coordination Web page at:

http://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/PublicInvolvement/cc/Pages/default.aspx

The agenda and meeting material will be sent to the Care Coordination

Subcommittee and posted to the HFS Web site at

http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/mac/news/in the next few days.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services provides reasonable

accommodations to its meeting guests with disabilities. If you need a reasonable

accommodation, please notify Derrick , Chief EEO/ADA Coordinator, at

312-793-4322 or Derrick.@....

Thank you for your continuing interest and participation. "

Hamos

Director, HFS

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will mail you one.

Sincerely,

Shirley

Shirley A.

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Family Support Network

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South Holland, IL 60473

Telephone: 708-331-7370

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disabilities and their families to advocate for funding, services, and community

resources that strengthen and support the individual and the family directly by

responding to their individual needs and empowering them to live in their own

homes. The Family Support Network further seeks to ensure the continuation of

all individual supports throughout the life span of the individual.

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Family Support – Lifespan Respite Reauthorization bill introduced in

House

The Lifespan Respite Care Act is intended to accomplish

multiple objectives! Is this email not displaying correctly?

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Family Support Network Members and Friends. . .

News You need to know!

Family Support – Lifespan Respite Reauthorization bill

introduced in House

Rep. Mc Rodgers (R-WA) and Rep. Jim Langevin

(D-RI) introduced the Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266).

What is this bill and why does it matter to you?

This bill reauthorizes the Lifespan Respite Care Act of

2006, which aims to improve the delivery and quality of respite care services

available to families across all age and disability groups by establishing

coordinated lifespan respite systems. H.R. 3266 would continue these efforts and

provide for increased funding authorization levels. To date, the Lifespan

Respite Act of 2006 has funded thirty state grants to identify and coordinate

respite services available through various state agencies, build respite

capacity by recruiting and training respite workers, and raise awareness about

respite through public education campaigns.

What is the purpose of the Program and how does it

works?

The Lifespan Respite Care Program was authorized by

Congress in 2006. Lifespan Respite Care programs bring together Federal, state

and local resources and funding streams to help support, expand and streamline

the delivery of planned and emergency respite services while also providing for

the recruitment and training of respite workers and caregiver training and

empowerment.

The Lifespan Respite Care Act is intended to accomplish

multiple objectives, including:

a.. Expanding and enhancing respite services in the

states;

b.. Improving coordination and dissemination of

service delivery between the various programs available;

c.. Improving access to programs by streamlining the

means by which consumers access programs and by filling gaps in service where

necessary; and

d.. Improving the overall quality of the respite

services currently available.

Since FY 2009, Congress has appropriated approximately

$2.5 million per year for grants to eligible State agencies to implement the

program. Lifespan Respite Care programs are coordinated systems of accessible,

community-based respite care services for family caregivers of children or

adults of all ages with special needs.

. Learn more at the AoA website.

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Update from Director Hamos, HFS:

November 15, 2011, Care Coordination Subcommittee

Meeting

" As we stated at the Webinar and public meeting on the

Innovations Project on October 13, all care coordination programs will be

expected to meet certain quality and other performance measures.

At the next meeting of the Medicaid Advisory Committee

(MAC)’s Care Coordination Subcommittee, we will consider the HEDIS and

HEDIS-like performance measures that will be included in the Innovations Project

solicitation. To the extent similar populations are being covered, the State

will utilize uniform measures to compare the differing care coordination models.

The Subcommittee meeting will be a video conference on

Tuesday, November 15, from 10 a.m.-Noon at two locations: 401 S. Clinton, 1st

Floor Training Room, Chicago and 201 S. Grand Avenue East, 1st Floor Large

Conference Room, Springfield. This will not be a Webinar, as this issue requires

in-person discussion. Space is limited, so if you are interested in attending,

you must e-mail us at HFS.CareCoord@... the location you would like

to attend. We may not be able to accommodate everyone. If our room capacity is

reached, you will receive an e-mail advising that we cannot confirm your

attendance.For those of you unable to attend, we will post notes from the

meeting on the Care Coordination Web page at:

http://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/PublicInvolvement/cc/Pages/default.aspx

The agenda and meeting material will be sent to the Care

Coordination Subcommittee and posted to the HFS Web site at

http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/mac/news/in the next few days.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family

Services provides reasonable accommodations to its meeting guests with

disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please notify Derrick

, Chief EEO/ADA Coordinator, at 312-793-4322 or Derrick.@....

Thank you for your continuing interest and

participation. "

Hamos

Director, HFS

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Join the Family Support Network by clicking on the

following link: www.familysupportnetwork.org! On the FSN home page select the

link to your left, " Join the FSN. " It will open up to our 2011 membership

brochure. Please download, complete and return to FSN. If you are unable to

download and need an application mailed to you, please send an email to

ShirleyFSN@... and we will mail you one.

Sincerely,

Shirley

Shirley A.

Executive Director

Family Support Network

651 E. 159th Place

South Holland, IL 60473

Telephone: 708-331-7370

Fax: 708-339-5423

ShirleyFSN@...

The mission of the Family Support Network is to unify

individuals with disabilities and their families to advocate for funding,

services, and community resources that strengthen and support the individual and

the family directly by responding to their individual needs and empowering them

to live in their own homes. The Family Support Network further seeks to ensure

the continuation of all individual supports throughout the life span of the

individual.

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