Ohio Moving IDD Services To Consumer Self-Directed Model
Hot 'Off The Wire' News for the Week of January 16, 2012
In July 2012, the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) will launch enrollment for a new self-directed services waiver for people with developmental disabilities; the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved DODD's Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF) waiver on December 9, 2011. The waiver will permit beneficiaries to direct how and from whom they receive supports and services. DODD will provide up to $25,000 per year... Full Article (all members)
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