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A set of 8 documents provided by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services with resources and information on Old Age Assistance in Kansas.

Presentation giving an overview of the seven HCBS Waiver Programs in Kansas and the services that each provides: Autism, Frail Elderly, Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Physical Disability, Serious Emotional Disturbance, Technology Assisted, and Traumatic Brain Injury.

"The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Managed Care Organizations (MCO)s with guidance on processing post-MFP transitions until the MFP Sustainability Plan and policies necessary to implement the approved plan are vetted and approved. Until the aforementioned policies are approved and implemented, requests received on or after July 1, 2017 involving individuals who wish to transition from an institutional setting to a community-based setting will be approved through the applicable waiver program manager as outlined below. This process will be utilized to process, monitor and track the status of these transitions."

"The State of Kansas received direction from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to move three services from the Autism Waiver to the Medicaid State Plan Amendment. The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and The Kansas Department for Health and Environment (KDHE) have been working to facilitate these changes."

Testimony presenting information regarding the six Home and Community Based Service Waivers that provide services to persons with disabilities, including the number of individuals served and funding for each of the programs.

Testimony to discuss the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers and the Money Follows the Person (MFP) grant, presenting information regarding six Home and Community Based Service Waivers that provide services to persons with disabilities, including the number of individuals served and funding for each of the programs and also information regarding the MFP grant which impacts the HCBS waivers.

Testimony on SB 562, an effort to develop a potential avenue to strengthen the quantity and quality of Home and Community Based Waiver services in Kansas.

Testimony to present information regarding six Home and Community Based Service Waivers that provide services to persons with disabilities, including the number of individuals served and funding for each of the programs, and to briefly address the potential impact of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as it relates to the Medicaid services managed by SRS.

Testimony to discuss the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers and the Money Follows the Person (MFP) grant, presenting information regarding six Home and Community Based Service Waivers that provide services to persons with disabilities, including the number of individuals served and funding for each of the programs and also information regarding the MFP grant which impacts the HCBS waivers.

Testimony on the the Home and Community Based Services Waivers that are administered by SRS and the Money Follows the Person Grant.

Testimony discussing Home and Community Based Services Waivers, Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation, and Nursing Facilities for Mental Health.

"The TA Program serves individuals ages 0 through 21 years Who are chronically ill or medically fragile and dependent upon a ventilator or medical device to compensate for the loss of vital bodily function and who require substantial and ongoing daily care by a nurse comparable to the level of care provided in a hospital setting, or other qualified caregiver under the supervision of a nurse, to avert death or further disability; or an individual who is hospitalized or at imminent risk of hospitalization, whose illness or disability, in the absence of home care services, would require admission to a hospital."

"The HCBS/TBI program is for individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury and provides the services needed after injury to ensure that individuals can stay in their homes and be as independent as possible in a safe, healthy environment. The HCBS/TBI program serves individuals 16 to 65 years of age who would otherwise require institutionalization in a TBI Rehabilitation Facility. The TBI Program is not considered a long-term care program and is designed to be a rehabilitative program for consumers to receive therapies and services that enable them to rely less on supports as the consumer's independence increases. The brain injury must be traumatically-acquired, i.e., caused by an external physical force, such as blunt or penetrating trauma or from accelerating-decelerating forces. The injury must temporarily or permanently impair an individual's behavioral, cognitive or physical functions."

"The Home and Community Based Services Frail Elderly (FE) program provides an option for Kansas seniors who receive Medicaid and qualify functionally to receive community based services as an alternative to nursing facility care. Services include personal care. household tasks, and health services. The program promotes independence within the community and helps to offer residency in the most integrated environment."

"A booklet containing a summary of information on each of the HCBS waivers and the services they provide."