Industry Resources | March 19, 2012
Ohio Executive Order 2012-05K The Establishment of the Employment First Policy and Taskforce to Expand Community Employment Opportunities for Working-Age Ohioans with Developmental Disabilities
March 19, 2012
On March 19, 2012, Ohio Governor John Kasich created a taskforce to boost community employment options for adults with developmental disabilities before the July 2012 implementation date of the states new Self-Empowered Life Funding (SELF) waiver, which was approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on December 9, 2011. The taskforce, which is charged with first reviewing the findings and recommendations of a recent review of the states current system of employment supports. The taskforce will then review and align policies, procedures, eligibility, enrollment . . .