Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Project Abstract Summary The Alabama Medicaid Agency is requesting funding in the amount of $26,686,020 for a Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. The goal of this Demonstration will be to support 625 individuals to successfully transition from institutional settings to community living, while making continued enhancements to the State???s infrastructure for home and community-based services that will support community living for all Alabamians regardless of disability. In recent years, Alabama has invested in significant infrastructure that now has considerable capacity to assist individuals with disabilities of all ages to move from institutional settings, as described in the State???s Olmstead Plan, Gateway to Community Living. While Alabama has made significant strides in developing infrastructure to support transitions, gaps still remain. The MFP Rebalancing Demonstration will be implemented by using the existing State???s long term care as a foundation, but also addressing these gaps through a variety of enhancements. These include the addition of new waiver and State Plan services; assistance for costs related to transition such as rental and utility deposits; dedicated transition coordination services; a comprehensive initiative to promote the availability and accessibility of housing and assistive technology resources; the availability of employment services; a planning initiative to integrate and streamline access to the home and community based long term care support systems across all disability and aging populations; comprehensive stakeholder training; and, an aggressive outreach and social marketing initiative. The Alabama Medicaid Agency developed this application with input and feedback from the stakeholder-representative LTC Rebalancing Advisory Committee. As Alabama continues to consider options for improving long-term care delivery, this Committee will continue to work with the Medicaid Commissioner to gather stakeholder input on rebalancing projects and advise Medicaid on the design and implementation of any rebalancing projects.
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