CMSU Developmental Supports & Services

•Columbia, Montour, Snyder, Union counties•Supports Coordination, Early Intervention, Family Support

Services•307 Mill Street; Danville

•1-800-451-9720 / 570-275-6080•Fax 570-275-6089•TTY 570-275-2327

MR Eligibility requirements:

Significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning with the overall IQ score at least two standard deviations below the mean andSignificant limitations in adaptive functioning areas of: communication, self-care, home living, social/interpersonal skills, self-direction, use of community resources, functional academic skills, work, leisure, and health & safety.Onset must occur before the individual’s 22nd birthday.

In PA we believe thatSelf – Determination is necessary:

People have the right to choose how they will live their lives, where, & with whom.

People should have the opportunity to develop relationships with others of their own choosing.

Everyone has the ability to contribute to their community in a meaningful way.

Individuals with disabilities can make decisions & truly control their lives.

Individuals will assume greater responsibility for their decisions & actions as they take greater control over their lives & their resources.

All people have the right to be treated with dignity & respect.

Individuals & their families will use public funds conservatively.

Services & Supports for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities:

Early InterventionFamily Driven Family Support ServiceSupports CoordinationResidential ServicesIndividual SupportsVocational ServicesDay ServicesBehavior Health ServicesPsychiatric ServicesEPSDT/Wrap-Around ServicesParent Support / Advocacy servicesGeneric Community Resources

What is Early Intervention?

EI is a collection of supports & services designed to help families identify routines & activities that help their child’s development including making these routines & activities successful for the child & family. EI works with parents and other caregivers in learning how they can help the child grow & develop.

EI Services are provided at NO COST to the family. EI is funded through federal, EPSDT (MA), state & county dollars. Children who have Medical Assistance have their ACCESS card billed for services.

EI Eligibility requirements:

Birth to age 3 years

Significant delay (25% of chronological age) in one or more of the following areas:

• Cognitive development• Physical development (including vision & hearing)• Communication• Adaptive Development• Social/Emotional Development

Or have a high probability for developmental delays based on known physical or mental conditions.

How do I find out if my child qualifies for EI Services?

Contact is made with CMSU EI Service Coordinator who schedules an intake, gathers information, and answers questions about your child’s development.

A Multidisciplinary Evaluation (MDE) team completes an evaluation which determines the child’s eligibility for EI Services.

An Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is written, which contains information from the MDE & outlines types & frequency of services to be provided, where the services will occur and the supports needed to achieve the outcomes.

The services occur within the natural environments of the child.

Services for Individuals enrolled in Early Intervention:

Service CoordinationConnection to other agencies & community resources as desiredDevelopmental SpecialistAssistive TechnologySpeech & LanguageOccupational & Physical therapyVision servicesTracking for at risk children

Family Driven Family Support Services (FDFSS)

Allocations to families using the voucher model for such things as:

• Specialized Therapy• Respite • Sitter/Companion• Homemaker Services• Equipment for home

accessibility• Adaptive Equipment• Etc.

Supports Coordination

Plan

Locate

Coordinate

Monitor

Residential Services

ICF/MR

CLA/Group Home

Family Living / Life Sharing

Boarding Home/Assisted Living

Domiciliary Care

Apartment living

Individual Supports:

Various types of assistance:

* Respite• Recreational activities• Specialized Therapy• Behavioral

Intervention• Locating housing• Assistance with

budgeting, shopping, independent living skills

Vocational Services

Transitional services: work experiences in a ‘real world’ environment that is also highly supervised

Job seeking / job development services

Supported Employment – including job coaching

Day Services

Adult Training Programs

Day habilitation

Volunteerism

Etc.

Behavior Therapy Team

Psychologist (eligibility)

Psychologist (counseling)

Psychiatrist

Behavioral Specialist

Behavior Health Services

For dually diagnosed (Mental Health/Mental Retardation),

including partial hospitalization and outpatient services.

EPSDT Wrap-Around Services

Variety of behavior health services for children under 21

years of age

Parent Support / Advocacy Groups

Parent to Parent - Support network for

parents - One to one match

Various Advocacy groupsAutism Support GroupLocal Right To Education Task ForcePlay groupsLocal Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)Etc.

Generic Community Resources

Educational

Recreational

Social

Cultural

Spiritual

Other organizations, programs, services, facilities, etc.

Educational Resources:

Resource library

Attend IEP meetings

Assist in Transition planning

Post-high school training & referrals

Etc.

Recreational resources:

Special Olympics

Challenger Baseball

VIP Soccer

YMCA, Community Center membership

Best Buddies Prgm

Etc.

Social, Cultural, & Spiritual Resources:

U/S Adult Recreation Program

The Arc of Northumberland County

Peer Companion (Best Buddies Prgm)

Church fellowship groups (Starlight)

Etc.

Other organizations, programs, services, facilities, etc.:

Groups associated with specific disabilities

Camps

Travel organizations

Peer companion (Best Buddies)

Etc.

Assorted other topics:

Grievance Procedure

PUNS

MA funding

Medicaid Waivers

HCSIS

Incident Management

HCQU

Voter Registration

Grievance Procedure

To ensure that each individual, family/guardian, or advocate who is involved with CMSU D.S. & S., is provided a mechanism to have

grievances investigated and complaints resolved.

PUNS (Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services)

A standardized method to collect waiting list information regarding

persons in PA who have developmental disabilities. It is designed to categorize persons along a continuum of urgency of need for services. A person is placed in Emergency, Critical, or Planning for Need status based upon certain criteria established by OMR.

Completed with a Supports Coordinator

MA Funding & Medicaid Waivers

A medicaid waiver provides Federal Financial Participation for the provision of services for individuals with mental retardation in accordance with State assurances to the Federal Health Care Financing Administration:* Consolidated Waiver * Person/Family Directed Supports Waiver.

Consolidated Waiver

Eligibility: *Must choose home & community services in lieu of institutional care and be financially eligible for Medical Assistance. *Services chosen must be cost effective & within the county’s allocation of Department funding. *Individual age 3 or over who require an ICF/MR level of care. *Determined to have MR as defined in current OMR literature.Services available: environmental accessibility adaptations, habilitation services (residential, day, prevocational, supported employment, homemaker/chore services), adaptive equipment, respite care, specialized therapy, transportation, visiting nurse.

Person/Family Directed Support Waiver (P/FDSW)

Eligibility: *Individual age 3 and over who require ICF/MR level of care. *Persons cannot live in licensed community settings & cost of services & supports cannot exceed the stated cap per fiscal year. *Determined to have MR as defined in current OMR literature.

Services available: environmental accessibility adaptations, habilitation (residential, day, prevocational, supported employment, homemaker/chore services), adaptive equipment, respite care, specialized therapy, transportation, visiting nurse.

Administration of Waiver services:

Funds are administered locally through the county MH/MR programsCounty is responsible to: authorize services based on the recipients Individual Support Plan (ISP), preserve quality & access to services, maintain cost effectiveness of services

HCSIS (Home & Community Services Information System)

Computer based information system

PUNS recordingIncident Management processed (abuse, accident, death, emergency closure, ER visit, fire, hospitalization, law enforcement activity, etc.)

HCQU (Health Care Quality Unit)

An outside agency that consults with CMSU D.S. & S. staff and providers to ensure the best possible health & wellness factors are in place for those consumers that are in need of additional supports in this area.

Voter Registration

Any consumer who qualifies as a US citizen and is of age to vote may register to do so through CMSU D.S. &S.

Comments, Questions, Concerns or to enroll:

Please feel free to contact CMSU Developmental Supports & Services at

1-800-451-9720 or 570-275-

6080