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Meeting Materials (PDF) Open in New Window INARF Member Forum Friday, April 22, 2016 10 AM - 11 AM (EST) Easter Seals Crossroads Training Rooms 1 & 2 4740 Kingsway Drive, Indianapolis AGENDA I. Call to Order, Welcome and Introductions II. New DDRS Director – Introduction and Discussion Kylee Hope, Director, Division of Disability & Rehabilitative Services III. Board Chair Report a. Association Activities & Updates IV. President/CEO Report a. Industry Issues & Updates V. Adjournment -- Kylee Hope Director, Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services Annual Conference Recap – 278 attendees – $36,500 in Sponsorships – $24,340 in Exhibitor Fees • Upcoming Events & Activities – May 5 - PCP/ISP Facilitator Training – QPIS May 19 – Radisson at the Airport - to include State Official Round Tables • INARF PAC – $7,400 in donations • CEO Search DOL Proposed Overtime Exemption – ANCOR has launched “National Save Our Services (S.O.S) Campaign: Funding the Future of Disability Services” – Call to the Federal Administration to • implement more manageable threshold with more gradual increases • ensure policies to provide funding to allow providers to meet the rule’s requirements • Rule will likely be issued no later than June 12 • Proposed cuts to provider tax – Unlikely going anywhere Group Home – Request into Paul Bowling re: timing and next steps for rate restoration; he has promised an answer – We sent Kylee a work paper drafted by group home members in response to GH vacancy and other issues. – Meet with Lewin Group on group homes • HCBS Transition Work Group – 2 meetings to date – DDRS website – Quarterly newsletter on Transition Activities Patti Sebanc - Sycamore Services, Inc. Cheryl Schade - LOGAN Community Resources, Inc. Susan Rinne - LifeDesigns, Inc. Bitta Dewees - Stone Belt Arc, Inc. Bettye Dunham - Rauch, Inc. Randy Hall - Cardinal Services, Inc. Pam Verbarg - Wabash Center, Inc. Dave Lehman - Passages, Inc Waiver Amendment • CMS issued formal Request for Additional Information (RAI) to Indiana OMPP • “Clock stopped” until answers submitted which begins a new up to 90 day review period. DDRS Sub-Committees • Policy – Clearer separation between IRS Medical and Behavior – Next meeting April 26 • Implementation – Develop Communication Plan – Person Centered approach • Cost Analysis – Rate setting is not a part of the Waiver Amendment