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INARF ON-LINE: August 24, 2022 INARF Pre & Annual Conference Early Bird Savings Ends August 31 Are you ready to join other industry leaders to gain knowledge and learn about new resources that enhance the way you serve individuals? Join us for three days filled with bold conversations, industry-leading insights, inspiration, and new strategies to shape the future of the I/DD industry. INARF Appendix K Flexibilities Unwind Tracker Now Available ?As we near the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency, CMS and FSSA are working to “unwind” many of the flexibilities that were put in place to assist providers during the pandemic. INARF would like to announce that our Appendix K Flexibilities Unwind Tracker is officially live! This tool is for your company’s use to print it off and fill it in as updates become available from CMS and FSSA. INARF will add CMS and FSSA updates within the Tracker as they become available. Visit the INARF Member Portal often to download the most current version of the Tracker. INARF will notify members of any updates in the weekly ON-LINE under the INARF Updates section. If you have any questions about the INARF Appendix K Flexibilities Unwind Tracker, please contact Courtney Scott at courtney@inarf.org. Information/Opportunities of Interest INARF Updates - DDRS Advisory Council Materials - Recording & Materials Available for Child & Family Services Section meeting | Topics include: Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) / Section Discussion - INARF Appendix K Flexibilities Unwind Tracker - Last updated August 16, 2022. Federal Updates - ANCOR Call to Action: Tell Your Members of Congress to Support Direct Support Professionals! - CMS Awards Grants to Expand HCBS in Five New States and Territories - CMS Announces New Resources on Ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency as Administration Indicates Declaration Extension - ACL Announces New Resources to Expand Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities - Social Security Administration Announces New List of Compassionate Allowances to Accelerate Decisions for Individuals with Disabilities State Updates - IHCP Update: Published Aug. 16 Other Resources - AWS Foundation Grant Opportunities - NBA All-Star Legacy Grants - ANCOR Toolkit: 2022 Direct Support Professional Recognition Week INARF Events August 26 - INARF PAC Legislative Reception / Member Forum & Board of Directors Meeting at Hampton Inn by Hilton Indianapolis Canal IUPUI August 30 - INARF Professional Development Event: Balancing the Work-Life Equation September 13 - INARF 2022 Virtual Conference for DSPs October 4-6 - INARF 2022 Pre & Annual Conference - Attendee Registration October 5-6 - INARF 2022 Annual Conference - Commit to be an Exhibitor, Artisan, &/or Sponsor *Only 2 artisan booths remain. The INARF 2022 Annual Conference Expo Hall has sold out. The Exhibitor waitlist is now open. View the full list of upcoming INARF events. Partner Events August 31 - CharityHowTo Webinar: How to Excel in Online Applications and Get the Grant! September 1, 20 & 28 - Mandatory BQIS Training: A focus on modifications under the Home-and Community-Based Services Settings Rule September 6 - ANCOR Webinar: Creating a Human-Centered Organizational Culture September 7 - Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services Monthly Webinar for Providers and Case Managers September 8 - Alternative EVV Vendor Townhalls September 11-17 - 2022 Direct Support Professional Recognition Week September 12 - NADRC & ACL Webinar: Building Partnerships to Scale Effective Dementia Care Supports September 16 - IPMG, Inc. Informational Webinar: Understanding Alzheimer's & Dementia September 23 - Self-Advocates of Indiana Annual Picnic September 27 - Alternative EVV Vendor Townhalls September 29 - Indiana Family to Family's 2022 Heart to Heart Conference October 11-12 - 2022 ANCOR Policy Summit & Hill Day Around the State Cardinal Services, Inc. was awarded a $167,895 grant through the Kosciusko County Community Foundation’s Working Together Fund for equipment and operational expenses related to Cardinal Services’ new Opportunity Lab. Learn more. The Old National Bank and the Old National Bank Foundation presented a check for $20,000 to Damar Services, Inc. The funds will support their Real World Project - helping teens in the local community. Learn more. ADEC, Inc. launched a new podcast, “Expert Tips from ADEC Self-Advocates.” It’s about living your best life with a disability, featuring advice or experiences directly from some of the ADEC Self-Advocates, and hosted by Emily, the current President of ADEC’s Self-Advocates group. Learn more. Contact Heather de Jong at heather@inarf.org to share news from your organization. Member Careers View Listings>> Submit Your Own>> Industry Events View Listings>> Submit Your Own>> © INARF, 615 N. Alabama St., Ste. 410, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (t) 317-634-4957 / (f) 317-634-3221 / (w) www.inarf.org Send a comment or question / Unsubscribe The content of this email is confidential and intended for INARF members only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party, without written consent of INARF. If you received this message by mistake, please contact INARF and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future.
INARF ON-LINE: August 24, 2022
INARF Pre & Annual Conference Early Bird Savings Ends August 31 Are you ready to join other industry leaders to gain knowledge and learn about new resources that enhance the way you serve individuals? Join us for three days filled with bold conversations, industry-leading insights, inspiration, and new strategies to shape the future of the I/DD industry.
INARF Appendix K Flexibilities Unwind Tracker Now Available ?As we near the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency, CMS and FSSA are working to “unwind” many of the flexibilities that were put in place to assist providers during the pandemic. INARF would like to announce that our Appendix K Flexibilities Unwind Tracker is officially live! This tool is for your company’s use to print it off and fill it in as updates become available from CMS and FSSA.
INARF will add CMS and FSSA updates within the Tracker as they become available. Visit the INARF Member Portal often to download the most current version of the Tracker. INARF will notify members of any updates in the weekly ON-LINE under the INARF Updates section.
If you have any questions about the INARF Appendix K Flexibilities Unwind Tracker, please contact Courtney Scott at courtney@inarf.org.
Information/Opportunities of Interest INARF Updates - DDRS Advisory Council Materials - Recording & Materials Available for Child & Family Services Section meeting | Topics include: Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) / Section Discussion - INARF Appendix K Flexibilities Unwind Tracker - Last updated August 16, 2022.
Federal Updates - ANCOR Call to Action: Tell Your Members of Congress to Support Direct Support Professionals! - CMS Awards Grants to Expand HCBS in Five New States and Territories - CMS Announces New Resources on Ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency as Administration Indicates Declaration Extension - ACL Announces New Resources to Expand Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities - Social Security Administration Announces New List of Compassionate Allowances to Accelerate Decisions for Individuals with Disabilities
State Updates - IHCP Update: Published Aug. 16
Other Resources - AWS Foundation Grant Opportunities - NBA All-Star Legacy Grants - ANCOR Toolkit: 2022 Direct Support Professional Recognition Week
INARF Events August 26 - INARF PAC Legislative Reception / Member Forum & Board of Directors Meeting at Hampton Inn by Hilton Indianapolis Canal IUPUI
August 30 - INARF Professional Development Event: Balancing the Work-Life Equation
September 13 - INARF 2022 Virtual Conference for DSPs
October 4-6 - INARF 2022 Pre & Annual Conference - Attendee Registration
October 5-6 - INARF 2022 Annual Conference - Commit to be an Exhibitor, Artisan, &/or Sponsor *Only 2 artisan booths remain. The INARF 2022 Annual Conference Expo Hall has sold out. The Exhibitor waitlist is now open.
View the full list of upcoming INARF events.
Partner Events August 31 - CharityHowTo Webinar: How to Excel in Online Applications and Get the Grant!
September 1, 20 & 28 - Mandatory BQIS Training: A focus on modifications under the Home-and Community-Based Services Settings Rule
September 6 - ANCOR Webinar: Creating a Human-Centered Organizational Culture
September 7 - Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services Monthly Webinar for Providers and Case Managers
September 8 - Alternative EVV Vendor Townhalls
September 11-17 - 2022 Direct Support Professional Recognition Week
September 12 - NADRC & ACL Webinar: Building Partnerships to Scale Effective Dementia Care Supports
September 16 - IPMG, Inc. Informational Webinar: Understanding Alzheimer's & Dementia
September 23 - Self-Advocates of Indiana Annual Picnic
September 27 - Alternative EVV Vendor Townhalls
September 29 - Indiana Family to Family's 2022 Heart to Heart Conference
October 11-12 - 2022 ANCOR Policy Summit & Hill Day
Around the State Cardinal Services, Inc. was awarded a $167,895 grant through the Kosciusko County Community Foundation’s Working Together Fund for equipment and operational expenses related to Cardinal Services’ new Opportunity Lab. Learn more.
The Old National Bank and the Old National Bank Foundation presented a check for $20,000 to Damar Services, Inc. The funds will support their Real World Project - helping teens in the local community. Learn more.
ADEC, Inc. launched a new podcast, “Expert Tips from ADEC Self-Advocates.” It’s about living your best life with a disability, featuring advice or experiences directly from some of the ADEC Self-Advocates, and hosted by Emily, the current President of ADEC’s Self-Advocates group. Learn more.
Contact Heather de Jong at heather@inarf.org to share news from your organization.
Member Careers View Listings>> Submit Your Own>>
Industry Events View Listings>> Submit Your Own>>
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The content of this email is confidential and intended for INARF members only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party, without written consent of INARF. If you received this message by mistake, please contact INARF and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future.