ADAPT WV WINS PUBLIC HEARINGS
As a result of the May 19th protest at the Bureau of Senoir Services as per our agreement a meeting was held to discuss the format of public hearings. This gives you a chance to take control of your personal assistance services!!! Look for an anouncement of dates and times for public hearings in the next few weeks.
Below are the items agreed too by ADAPT WV, DHHR, Bureau of Medical Services and the Bureau of Senoir Services.
ADAPT MEETINGS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS JULY 17, 1998
1. PUBLIC DIALOGUE HEARINGS TO BE HELD IN THE EIGHT PUBLIC HEALTH
REGIONS. STATE FUNDED.
2. HEARINGS ADVERTISED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLIC
ACCESS CHANNELS, MAILINGS BY CASE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, THE
INTERNET, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS.
3. DRAFT WAIVERS TITLE XIX AND MR/DD WAIVERS TO BE DISSEMINATED
TO CONSUMERS BY SILC FOR COMMENT.
4. DRAFT WAIVER WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL COMMENT PERIOD
HAS ENDED (TWO WEEKS), IF HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED BY
THE TIME THE WAIVER MUST BE REVIEWED, IT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH
DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED THAT SAYS IT WILL BE AMENDED AT THE
COMPLETION OF THE HEARING PROCESS.
5. INPUT FROM PUBLIC HEARINGS AND COMMENT INTEGRATED INTO NEW
WAIVER.
6. CONSUMER PANEL TO REVIEW FINAL DRAFT OF TITLE XIX WAIVER.
PANEL SHOULD BE 60% WAIVER USERS.
7. THE PANEL WILL REMAIN IN EXISTENCE TO REVIEW ANY CHANGES IN
WAIVER REGULATIONS AND POLICIES.
8. POLICY-MAKERS FROM ALL THREE RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES: DHHR,
BUREAU OF SENIOR SERVICES, AND THE BUREAU OF MEDICAL SERVICES
WILL BE PRESENT AT ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS.
9. A HCFA REPRESENTATIVE WILL RECIEVE AN INVITATION TO ATTEND ALL
PUBLIC HEARINGS, ADAPT WILL RECIEVE A COPY OF THIS LETTER, AND
THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD SO THAT THE HCFA
REPRESENTITIVE MAY ATTEND.
10. ONGOING MONITORING FOR ALL WAIVER VENDORS TO ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH NEW REGULATIONS AND THE PROTECTION OF
CONSUMER RIGHTS.
11. ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS NEED TO BE HELD AT ACCESSIBLE SITES. AND
ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED IN ALTERNATIVE FORMATS, INCLUDING
INTERPRETERS.
12. STANDARDIZED INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
13. TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT INFO AND MONITORING SYSTEM.
14. THE BUREAU OF SENIOR SERVICES WILL NOTIFY CLIENTS ABOUT THE
PUBLIC HEARINGS.
15. THE CONSUMER SATISFACTION SURVEY ONGOING ABOUT MEDICAID
HEARINGS.
THE AGREED UPON HEARING FORMAT WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1. INDEPENDENT FACILITATOR
2. READABLE SINOPSIS OF PLAN AS WELL AS THE COMPLETE
WAVIER MADE AVAILABLE AT HEARINGS.
3. HEARINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A QUESTION AND
ANSWER FORMAT.
4. THE FIRST HEARING WILL BE HELD DURING THE FIRST
WEEK OF AUGUST WITH EIGHT HEARINGS HELD OVER A
TWO WEEK PERIOD.
5. ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS NEED TO BE HELD AT ACCESSIBLE
SITES. AND ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED IN ALTERNATIVE
FORMATS, INCLUDING INTERPRETERS.
Look for minutes from all hearings on our web page.