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El siguiente gran paso para la nueva herramienta de presupuesto está aquí: ¡Nuevas reglas de Medicaid!

By DRI

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La nueva herramienta de presupuesto estará disponible en junio de 2022. Antes de eso, Medicaid de Idaho todavía tiene trabajo que hacer para prepararlo. El próximo gran paso está por venir. Medicaid de Idaho hará nuevas reglas para que pueda usar la nueva herramienta.

Para hacer esas reglas, Medicaid de Idaho tiene que recibir sus comentarios. Eso comienza el próximo mes, 2021 de noviembre. Medicaid llevará a cabo algo llamado “elaboración de reglas negociadas” para obtener sus comentarios.

Usted puede leer el borrador de reglas que Medicaid de Idaho quiere hacer aquí.

Puede compartir sus comentarios de dos maneras:

1. Usted puede compartirlo en una reunión especial de video el martes, 16 de noviembre de 2021, a las 2:00 PM MT / 1:00 PM PT.

Únase a la reunión en vídeo: https://bit.ly/Nov16rules

o llame al 1-415-655-0003 o al 1-720-650-7664

2. Puede escribir sus comentarios y enviarlos a Medicaid antes del viernes 26 de noviembre de 2021.

Envíelos por correo electrónico a: dhwrules@dhw.idaho.gov
O envíelos por correo a:

Reglas de DHW
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036

Antes de eso, hay tres oportunidades de obtener más información y estar preparado para compartir sus comentarios:

1. El Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo de Idaho se unirá con los abogados de K.W. v. Armstrong para una reunión pública que le ayudará a prepararse para compartir sus comentarios. Puede asistir en directo o ver una grabación después.

Lunes, 8 de noviembre de 2021
6:00 PM MT a 8:00 PM MT / 7:00 PM PT a 9:00 PM PT

Cualquier persona puede unirse o ver esta reunión.

Para asistir en directo, regístrese aquí

Para ver la grabación después, vaya al canal de YouTube del DD Council.

2. Los abogados de K.W. v. Armstrong celebrarán una reunión privada sólo para las personas que reciben servicios de Medicaid DD en Idaho y su defensor principal. Esta reunión no será registrada.

Jueves, 11 de noviembre de 2021
1:30 PM MT a 3:30 PM MT / 12:30 PM PT a 2:30 PM PT

Debe registrarse con antelación para asistir. Regístrese aquí

3. Medicaid de Idaho planea publicar una grabación de video sobre las reglas. ¡Manténgase atento para obtener un enlace a la grabación una vez que se publique!

The next big step for the new budget tool is here: new Medicaid rules!

By DRI

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The new budget tool is coming in June 2022. Before then, Idaho Medicaid still has work to do to get it ready. The next big step is coming up. Idaho Medicaid will make new rules so it can use the new tool.

To make those rules, Idaho Medicaid has to get your feedback. That starts next month, November 2021. Medicaid will hold something called “negotiated rulemaking” to get your comments.

You can read the draft rules that Idaho Medicaid wants to make here.

 

You can share your feedback in two ways:

1.   You can share it at a special video meeting on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 2:00 PM MT / 1:00 PM PT.

Join the meeting by video: https://bit.ly/Nov16rules
Or call in:           1-415-655-0003 or 1-720-650-7664

Access code:        2467 615 8964
Password:           6KjTpTNMS35, or 65587866 from a phone

2.   You can write out your comments and send them to Medicaid by Friday, November 26, 2021.

Email them to: dhwrules@dhw.idaho.gov
Or mail them to:

DHW Rules
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID  83720-0036

Before then there are three chances to learn more and get ready to share your feedback:

1.   The Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities will join with the K.W. v. Armstrong lawyers for a public meeting to help you get ready to share your feedback. You can attend live or watch a recording after.

Monday, November 8, 2021
6:00 PM MT to 8:00 PM MT / 7:00 PM PT to 9:00 PM PT

Anyone can join or watch this meeting.

To attend live, register here.
To watch the recording after, go to the DD Council’s YouTube channel.

2.   The K.W. v. Armstrong lawyers will hold a private meeting just for people who get Medicaid DD services in Idaho and their primary advocate. This meeting will not be recorded.

Thursday, November 11, 2021
1:30 PM MT to 3:30 PM MT / 12:30 PM PT to 2:30 PM PT

You must register in advance to attend. Register here.

3.   Idaho Medicaid is planning to post a video recording about the rules. Stay tuned for a link to the recording once it is posted!

Notice of Monitor at Grand Teton Residential Treatment Center

By DRI

DRI is Idaho’s Protection and Advocacy System (P&A).  Each state’s P & A is part of a federally mandated system with the authority and obligation to protect and advocate for the human and legal rights of individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness and/or other disabilities.  Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (PADD), 42 U.S.C. § 15001, et seq.; Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (PAIMI), 42 U.S.C. §10801; and, Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR), 20 U.S.C. §794e.  Since our establishment in 1977, we have visited facilities/service providers across the state to monitor the rights and safety of individuals with disabilities, as well as to provide information to individuals with disabilities about our organization.

 

Pursuant to the authority above, DRI staff will visiting Grand Teton Human Services the week of August 30, 2021. Our visit to the facility is for monitoring purposes, which simply means that we will be visiting the facility, speaking with residents and staff, and observing the general atmosphere and environment of the facility to monitor for compliance regarding safety and clients’ rights.

 

If you should have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact us at 1-866-262-3462.

 

Please click here to download a PDF version of this notice.

Video

Confidentiality in Mental Health Sessions

DisAbility Rights Idaho and Idaho Federation of Families present: Minors’ Rights in Mental Health Treatment

Click here to download a PDF explaining confidentiality in youth mental health sessions

Idaho Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health is conducting a survey of youth who view this video about Confidentiality in Mental Health Sessions.

Please click below link to provide feedback. Thank you!

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/4DzamU9

Notice of Monitor at Innercept Residential Treatment Center

By DRI

Click here to download a PDF version of this announcement.

June 29, 2021

To: Any and All Parents/Guardians of Innercept, LLC

Re: DisAbility Rights Idaho Monitor Visit

Dear Parent/Guardian:

This letter is to inform you that DisAbility Rights Idaho (“DRI”) is planning to visit Innercept Residential Treatment Center on the dates of July 6, 2021 through July 8, 2021. Our visit to the facility is for monitoring purposes, which simply means that we will be speaking with residents and staff, and observing the general atmosphere and environment of the facility to monitor for compliance regarding safety and clients’ rights.

DRI is Idaho’s Protection and Advocacy System (“P&A”). Each state’s P & A is part of a federally mandated system with the authority and obligation to protect and advocate for the human and legal rights of individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and/or other disabilities.  Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (PADD), 42 U.S.C. § 15001, et seq.; Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (PAIMI), 42 U.S.C. §10801; and, Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR), 20 U.S.C. §794e.  Since our establishment in 1977, we have visited facilities/service providers across the state to monitor the rights and safety of individuals with disabilities, as well as to provide information to individuals with disabilities about our organization.

As part of our authority, DRI is entitled to access individuals with disabilities as well as all areas of the facility used by or accessible to those individuals. We are allowed “unaccompanied access” to all service providers and individuals with disabilities at reasonable times, which includes at a minimum normal working hours and visiting hours.  This access includes “the opportunity to meet and communicate privately with such individuals regularly, both formally and informally, by telephone, mail, and in person.”  DRI is permitted to meet with individuals with disabilities to provide information and training on, and referral to, programs that address the needs of individuals with disabilities, including the P & A system.  We are also permitted to access the facility/service provider for the purpose of monitoring compliance with respect to the rights and safety of individuals with disabilities receiving services.

If, in the course of the monitor visit, a resident raises questions or concerns that may only be properly addressed by a review of their facility records, DRI staff will ensure the resident’s parents/guardians sign a Consent for Release form.

If you have any questions or comments about this activity, please contact Kayla Steinmann at (208) 336-5353.

Click here to download a PDF version of this announcement.