Mary and her daughter live in NC House District 88 and Senate District 42. Her daughter is being served by Smoky Mountain LME.
From: Mary K. Short Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Smoky Mountain Center has posted the video of the presentation and Q & A from last Wednesday's NC Innovations Services Presentation. The link to the page is below and once on that page, then you can click on the link to watch the video!
However, the video DOES NOT INCLUDE the Q & A. The video is 24 minutes and the meeting was 1 hour and 40 minutes. The Q & A posted to the link, SMC's web page for the meeting, DOES NOT INCLUDE almost ALL of the questions that were asked.
Mary K. Short
828-632-5888 or 704-451-4144 (cell)
http://www.smokymountaincenter.com/consumers.asp?section=innovations
NC Innovations Services Presentation
Smoky Mountain Center held an information session for Consumers and Families receiving Intellectual and Developmental Disability services on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.Topics during this informational session included:
- What services are available in NC Innovations?
- Who can provide NC Innovations services?
- How do NC Innovations services compare/crosswalk to CAP-MR/DD services?
Archived Video of Presentation
NC Innovations Services Presentation Document - Adobe PDF
NC Innovations Services Q&A
Q: Can Personal Care assist with activities ordered by a physical therapist?A: Yes. Personal Care service definition states that Personal care includes assistance with monitoring health status and physical condition, assistance with transferring, ambulation, and use of special mobility devices. Personal Care includes support to maintain skills gained during habilitation.
Q: Can home modifications be utilized on rental property?
A: Home modifications are physical modifications to a private residence. A private residence is a home owned by the participant or his/her family. Items that are portable may be purchased for use by a participant who lives in a residence rented by the participant who lives in a residence rented by the participant or his/her family.
Q: Can Residential Supports be provided by a parent?
A: Per DMA, If the individual is residing with their parents, and their parents want to be the provider, they cannot provide residential supports. The reference in the manual has more to do with the guardian providing the service. If the individual is living with their parents, it's not an out of home setting so it can't be residential.
Q: Can a Community Guide provider provide respite?
A: Community Guide exclusions state that "the provider of Community Guide services that does not provide Agency with Choice services may only additionally provide Community Transition. The CG services provider may provide Agency with Choice Services to the same individual. If the CG Services Provider is providing Agency with Choice Services to a participant, the Provider may additionally provide Community Transition, Individual Goods and Services, and Primary Crisis Response Services to the individual." CG provider agency can provide any other service, but not to the same participant by the same worker.
Q: Can an AFL provider provide Community Networking as back-up if regular staff not available?
A: If AFL provider is providing Residential Supports, the services may not be billed at the same time. There is no exclusion to providing service as long as services are not provided at the same time and the AFL provider is employed by an agency who is an approved provider in the SMC network and contracted to provide Community Networking. The Community Networking services does not include activities that would normally be a component of a participant's home/residential life or services. Please contact your agency's contract manager for specifics about the agency's contract.
