State: Mississippi

Mississippi Medicaid seeks approval to increase access to needed in-home supports for those in HCBS program

“In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) is working to increase availability of home-delivered meals and in-home providers for individuals enrolled in home and community based programs.

Earlier this week, DOM submitted requests to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) known as Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response. These Appendix K requests allow states to amend the scope of services outlined in 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services waivers in response to an emergency.

DOM is requesting authority to increase home-delivered meals services to participants on the Elderly and Disabled Waiver, as well as adding home delivered meals of up to two meals per day to participants of the Independent Living (IL) and Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury (TBI/SCI) waivers.”

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Mississippi Medicaid seeks approval to increase access to needed in-home supports for those in HCBS program

Mississippi CR 563: Employment First (2013)

“State agencies that provide services and support to persons with disabilities shall coordinate efforts and collaborate within and among such agencies to ensure that state programs, policies, procedures and funding support competitive employment in integrated settings for persons with disabilities who are of working age….

All state agencies shall, whenever feasible, share data and information across systems in order to track progress toward full implementation of ‘Employment First’ and shall adopt measurable goals and objectives to promote assessment of progress in implementing this resolution.

This resolution “died on calendar” in April 2013”

 

 

 

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Mississippi CR 563: Text (PDF)

Mississippi Client Assistance Program (MSCAP)

~~Client Assistance Program, or often referred to as CAP, is a state managed and federally funded program designed to advise and inform clients and client applicants in the state of Mississippi. CAP assists in providing information obtaining to available services and benefits under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as well as the services and benefits available to individuals under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). In addition to this, CAP may assist and advocate for clients and client applicants in relation to projects, programs, and services provided under the Rehabilitation Act. CAP is funded through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the US Department of Education.

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Mississippi Client Assistance Program (MSCAP)

Mississippi DMH Web-Based Training

“The Department of Mental Health provides Web-Based Training through Relias Learning (formerly Essential Learning) for registered providers. Relias is a customized learning management system and staff development tool. This training website, developed for DMH staff, presents and tracks training requirements in an accessible and easy to use format.”

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Mississippi DMH Web-Based Training

MS Partnerships in Employment

“Mississippi Partnerships in Employment (MSPE) will build capacity across existing state systems for sustainable systems change to improve outcomes for youth and young adults with DD/ID seeking competitive employment in integrated settings. The consortium will develop and implement policies that support competitive employment outcomes for youth and young adults with DD/ID seeking competitive employment in integrated settings by removing systemic barriers; identifying and implementing strategies and best practices that improve employment outcomes; and enhancing statewide collaboration that facilitates transition from secondary to post-secondary outcomes. Mississippi’s Partnership includes the DD Council, the University of Southern Mississippi’s UCEDD, Disability Rights Mississippi, VR, Department of Education, the Department of Mental Health Bureau of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, the Department of Employment Security, and self-advocates”.

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MS Partnerships in Employment

MS Money Follows the Person

“Money Follows the Person is a federal initiative to help states enhance community living options for persons with disabilities and establish person-driven and sustainable long-term care systems. The program is for qualified residents of nursing homes and intermediate care facilities and for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) who want to explore community living options.”
 

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MS Money Follows the Person

Mississippi Medicaid State Plan

The Mississippi Medicaid State Plan (State Plan) is a detailed agreement between the State of Mississippi and the Federal Government that describes the nature and scope of Mississippi’s Medicaid Program. The State Plan is based on the federal requirements and regulations found in Title XIX of the Social Security Act. Changes to the State Plan, called State Plan Amendments (SPAs), must be approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) prior to implementation

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Mississippi Medicaid State Plan

Mississippi Money Follows the Person Bridge to Independence

“Attention: Long Term Care Providers
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid’s (DOM) Bridge to Independence (B2I) program, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), completed it’s final year as a demonstration project. Effective January 2019, the Medicaid Extender’s Act of 2019 provided for an extension of B2I services. All new B2I participants that transition under the extension  will receive a 365 day follow up.”

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Mississippi Money Follows the Person

Mississippi Balancing Incentives Program Case Study (2017)

“The Balancing Incentive Program (BIP) provided financial incentives to States to increase access to non-institutional long- term services and  supports (LTSS) in keeping with the integration mandate of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as required by the Olmstead decision and was created by the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Section 10202). The Balancing Incentive Program authorized grants to serve more people in home and community-based settings, from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2015. Thirteen states continue to participate in the program by spending the grant funds to increase access to new or expanded services and infrastructure.“

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Mississippi Medicaid Balancing Incentives Program Case Study (2017)

Mississippi Department of Mental Health MOU with DRS

“SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD: DMH has implemented an MOU with the Department of Rehabilitation Services that is providing supported employment for people with IDD. Three hundred employees from DMH, MDRS, and the Division of Medicaid received training in early 2016 regarding supported employment services. As of June 2016, 18 people had been employed. 41 people have been referred for supported employment services through MDRS.”.

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Mississippi Department of Mental Health MOU with DRS
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