Family Support Services Committee Minutes – 5/10/16

Announcements: announcements and docs may 2016

1. Doris Rodriguez, Sinergia announced vacancies:

• Non-Medicaid Case Management (Manhattan)
• Education Advocacy (Manhattan)
• Housing Advocacy (All Boroughs)
• Overnight Respite (Manhattan)
• Family Reimbursement (Bronx and Brooklyn only)

For more information, please call Intake at 212-643-2840 ext. 336.

2. Caroline Dunn, YAI announced vacancies:

• Resources & Supports, Autism family support groups –check out yai.org/events for upcoming events.
• Parent Training for Sexuality & Behavior Management (Manhattan)
• Crisis Intervention (Manhattan)
• Emergency Respite Reimbursement (Manhattan)
• Supportive Employment (Manhattan)

For more information, contact Link Department at 212-273-6182.

3. Anice Cox, Contemporary Guidance Services announced vacancies:

• School Holiday Respite has openings for ages 14-21 (Manhattan)
• 20 school Holiday pick up and drop off resuming in September, must be waiver enrolled

For more information, contact Marie Piersaint at 646-214-1315.

4. Jay Kleinman, Lifespire announced vacancies:

• In-home behavior management has short wait

For more information, contact Jay Kleinman at 718-454-6940.

Partners Health Plan Presentation

1. Partners Health Plan (PHP), a not-for-profit managed care organization that provides Medicaid and Medicare covered supports and services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2. PHP employs a person-centered approach model to care planning and service delivery that addresses the needs of the whole person.
3. To be eligible, you must be 21 years old, have both Medicaid and Medicare, eligible for OPWDD services, and live in NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland or Westchester Counties.
4. You have the benefit of having a single organization manage and incorporate all of the services and supports you receive including medical, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health, OPWDD services and long-term services and supports such as habilitation, occupational therapy, and personal care.
5. There is no cost.
6. You will have a two-person Care Coordination Team that consists of a Care Manager, a registered nurse who will help manage health care needs and personal goals and a Care Coordinator who will assist with activities.
7. An Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and your provider will meet with you twice a year to help assess your needs and will develop and approve your Life Plan, which is a person-centered plan that includes all of your health, social, behavioral, OPWDD services and long term care services.
8. Your IDT will authorize your services except for residential care.
9. You won’t have to wait to get through “The Front Door”.