Utah was successful: From my colleague there - Attached is the 2015 document we shared with Social Services Appropriations Committee and Executive Appropriations Committee members regarding our three year plan to increase DSP compensation. Since we worked through the appropriations…
r e - K A P P... DOL Overtime Update: Last week, ANCOR informed members of the preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court judge which temporarily blocked the implementation of the Department of Labor's Overtime Exemption Rule. Yesterday,…
According to the SCL Policy Manual, the participant’s case manager and the positive behavior support specialist shall be available to the area BIC, either in person or by videoconference or conference call to present the information and answer questions. …
Governor Bevin has created the Red Tape Reduction Initiative in an effort to review every regulation currently on the books. The goal is to eliminate those regulations deemed unnecessary or duplicative, simplify those considered too complex, and judge each…
SIGN-UP!!! Please take this survey for our 2017 KAPP Committee Involvement! Per the KAPP bylaws, the association maintains a Public Policy Committee and a Membership Growth & Retention Committee. In 2017, the work of these groups may be further…
Complete this survey: KAPP PROVIDER MEMBER SURVEY on WAIVER REDESIGN! (Allow as many people in your agency who'd like to give input to complete the survey!) The Medicaid Waivers Redesign Workgroup will get underway in December and KAPP will be…
Slides from CMS Presentation This is NOT an ANCOR call. CMS is hosting this call. HCBS Settings Webinar Series: Ensuring Rate Sufficiency: Rate Review and Revision Approaches:Monitoring rate sufficiency in §1915(c) waiver programs is essential for ensuring that payments for…
Disabilities and the Disabled Assisted outpatient treatment, court orders for - BR 87 BR 87 - T. Burch AN ACT relating to court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 202A.081 to require that an attorney…
On Friday, November 25th, ANCOR had a members only conference call to discuss the most recent updates on the DOL Overtime Exemption Rule. Here are my notes: Barbara Merrill, CEO - Welcome Eileen McGuire (Wage & Hour Attorney): The lawsuits…
Thankful for Public Services Rev. Kent Gilbert, President of the Kentucky Council of Churches (a Kentucky Together partner), penned the following op-ed in celebration of Thanksgiving and the many public investments we have to be thankful for. Here it is,…