July 2016

The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Developmental Disabilities Planning and Policy Council will conduct their next meeting Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CST.

The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities West Planning and Policy Council will conduct their next meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 from 10:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CST

The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ East Planning and Policy Council will meet Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT.

The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Middle Regional Planning and Policy Council will conduct their quarterly meeting on Friday, July 15, 2016 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (CST)

The Department will be changing the Sanctions policy, # 80.4.6. This Policy’s purpose is to establish guidelines for applying sanctions against contracted entities due to violations of the provider agreement, provider manual, conditions of the home and community based services waivers, and departmental policies and procedures. This policy applies to department staff responsible for enforcement of the provider agreement, provider manual, authorizing and applying sanctions, and to all contracted entities.

The Department will be changing the Personal Funds Management policy, # 80.4.3. The purpose of this policy is to provide clarification regarding the management of personal funds for persons enrolled in one of the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers for individuals with intellectual disabilities that are administered by the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD). This policy applies to HCBS waiver providers who have responsibility for personal funds management for persons enrolled in one of the HCBS waivers for individuals with intellectual disabilities.