[IEP_guide] Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has announced a plan to bring

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> Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has announced a

> plan to bring support services to over 1,600 young adults with

> developmental disabilities between the ages of 18-24 over the next 10

> months. The agency has announced that the Support Services Medicaid

> Waiver (SSW) will have a priority category for young adults who have

> left high school.

>

> Five-hundred SSW slots are reserved for individuals who left school

> in the 2006-2007 school year. An additional 1,100 SSW slots for young

> adults, 18-24, who have left school are planned to be released

> beginning September 2007 June, 2008. FSSA also plans to offer the

> Support Services Waiver to future eligible students leaving high

> school as well.

>

> In addition, FSSA has announced that 711 Developmental Disability

> Waiver Slots and 55 Autism Waiver slots will be released to those on

> waiting lists. Priority slots will also be provided to individuals

> whose caregivers are aged 80 and older.

>

> This waiver can provide developmental support, job preparation,

> respite and family support up to a cap of $13,500 per year. To be

> eligible for a Medicaid Waiver, individuals must meet Medicaid

> disability, income, and resource requirements, and " level of care "

> requirements under the Waiver.

>

> Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana has organized a brief seminar

> for families interested in applying for this new priority category

> for the Support Services Waiver. This will take place on Thursday,

> Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Training Room at Easter Seals Arc, 4919

> Coldwater Road. A representative from the Bureau of Developmental

> Disabilities Services (BDDS) will be present to answer questions and

> assist with paperwork. For more information please contact Tony

> Belton, Community Relations Manager, at 260-469-2777.

>

>

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has announced a

plan to bring support services to over 1,600 young adults with

developmental disabilities between the ages of 18-24 over the next 10

months. The agency has announced that the Support Services Medicaid

Waiver (SSW) will have a priority category for young adults who have

left high school.

Five-hundred SSW slots are reserved for individuals who left school

in the 2006-2007 school year. An additional 1,100 SSW slots for young

adults, 18-24, who have left school are planned to be released

beginning September 2007 June, 2008. FSSA also plans to offer the

Support Services Waiver to future eligible students leaving high

school as well.

In addition, FSSA has announced that 711 Developmental Disability

Waiver Slots and 55 Autism Waiver slots will be released to those on

waiting lists. Priority slots will also be provided to individuals

whose caregivers are aged 80 and older.

This waiver can provide developmental support, job preparation,

respite and family support up to a cap of $13,500 per year. To be

eligible for a Medicaid Waiver, individuals must meet Medicaid

disability, income, and resource requirements, and " level of care "

requirements under the Waiver.

Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana has organized a brief seminar

for families interested in applying for this new priority category

for the Support Services Waiver. This will take place on Thursday,

Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Training Room at Easter Seals Arc, 4919

Coldwater Road. A representative from the Bureau of Developmental

Disabilities Services (BDDS) will be present to answer questions and

assist with paperwork. For more information please contact Tony

Belton, Community Relations Manager, at 260-469-2777.