Register Now! Two Free HCBS Virtual Events

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Home and Community-Based Waiver Services Providers  The Office of Aging and Disability Services requests your assistance in getting the word out to Individuals, their families, and guardians about upcoming HCBS virtual webinars. Please consider assisting Individuals you serve in both registering and attending these virtual events.    Register Now! Two Free HCBS Virtual Events:  Home and Community Based Services (HCBS): Individual/ Family/ Guardian Series   Ensuring Your Choice of Settings where HCBS is Provided January 28th, 2021 7pm - 8pm Register here   Are you someone who receives waiver services? Do you wonder about how you could be a more active member of your community or how you could meet and get to know more people in your local community? Are you struggling to plan interesting and meaningful days? Do you wonder about whether there are different places where you could receive the waiver services you are currently receiving? We will explore how the HCBS Rule ensures that people who receive waiver services are supported to be fully involved in their communities, to the same extent as people who don't receive waiver services.  Note:  This session is also valuable for involved family members, advocates and/or legal guardians for an individual receiving waiver services.  and Know Your HCBS Rights Know When, Why and How these Rights can be Modified January 29th, 2021 2pm - 3pm Register here   Are you someone who receives waiver services? The federal HCBS Settings Rule ensures that Mainers receiving waiver services have certain rights and protections.  Do you know the rights and protections you have under the HCBS Settings Rule? Do you know which of these rights and protections may be "modified" and how, when and why a modification can be done?  We will explore the rights and protections assured through the HCBS Settings Rule. Also, if your Team may want to modify these rights to keep you healthy and safe, we will explore what steps must be taken as part of your person-centered planning process. The advocacy resources available to you will also be shared. Note:  This session is also valuable for involved family members, advocates and/or legal guardians for an individual receiving waiver services.   https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oads/about-us/initiatives/hcbs to learn about Maine's Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Transition Initiative.     Both Sessions Presented by Dr. Lisa Mills   Dr. Lisa A. Mills has been a consultant in the field of disability for 29 years with a primary focus on community services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  She has served as a consultant for several states on HCBS Setting Rule compliance and is currently a Subject Matter Expert with Economic Systems (EconSys) supporting Maine's Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) transition to compliance initiative. She has worked in Maine and twenty other states over the past 14 years on Medicaid waiver renewals, Medicaid 1115 demonstration waivers, policy and rate/ reimbursement models, supporting service provider capacity-building and engaging other state systems as critical partners with Medicaid.   If you require accommodations to attend these trainings (for example sign language or other language interpreters, etc.) please inform Alexis Lull – Alexis.Lull@Maine.gov   Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Maine Department of Health & Human Services. This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Maine Department of Health & Human Services · 109 Capitol St · Augusta, ME 04333