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Home My WebLink AboutLong Term Support Committee 07-28-05 ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETI TO: Buck Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Ron Lockwood, LTS Coordinator Long Term Support Unit DATE: June 8, 2005 COMMITTEE TITLE: Long Term Support Planning Committee MEETING DATE: THURSDAY, July 28, 2005 MEETING TIME: 1:30 P.M: MEETING LOCATION: St Croix Government Center Room 1281 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016 CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES- DATE/LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING: AGENDA: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) OLD BUSINESS: 1. Guardianship Training Update 2. Completion of Northern Center downsizing. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Financial Report 2. Variance and Purchase Requests and COP High -cost requests 3. Nursing Home Relocation requests 4. Discuss with State Senator Sheila Harsdorf regarding legislative issues. 5. Kjersti Olson, Director, Department on Aging — Program Report 6. COP carryover plan for unspent 2004 funds. 7. Long Term Care Reform and the Community Health Partnership Program. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE: POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT: Copies to: County Cleric's Office Committee Members S h a re/lts/ W pits- om /noticeO70805 tY/01i2005 09: DHFS DSL BRLTCR 4 817152468220 N0.726 ( 04 Report due to BLTS: July 15, 2005 h. COP CARRYOVER PLAN FOR UNSPENT CY 04 FUNDS i County: ST. CROIX HSD CY 04 Unspent COP and COP -W GPR Carried Forward to CY.05: 2479 Please indicate in table below the County's lan for the use of the COP c funds. p ca y Unspent high cost funds /community links funds or other special project fiords requested for carryover are included in the. carryover total. These funds must be expended in 05 for the purpose for which they were originally awarded. Designated funds are bolded in the table below. 1. Assess/Plans (suballocation A) 2. Regular Services (suballocation B) Unspent High cost funds from CY 04 (services): 2479 1 ?- / q Unspent high cost must be used for the person as requested . Please include person's name waiver program. �� 8 4- 3. Required Administration: Unspent High cost for CY 04: Unspent Community Links from CY 04: 0 Unspent other special project funds from CY 04: 0 4. Other Admin Request (If county requests to use carryover funds for administrative purposes not previously approved, a written request must be submitted) 5. Establish or add to existing COP Risk Reserve 6. Total — May not exceed the eligible carryover amount a le 7 If your LTS Planning Comm ittee will not be meeting prior to Julyl r, submit form by the deadline regardless. If the Planning committee requests a change, please Call sue Liegel at 608- 266 -9755 and submit an amended plan. Adjustments will be made at that time. 1. Funds requested to be added to the assessment and plan suballocation A do not require special approval. Approval is automatic. 2. Funds requested for general services do not require special approval, but must include the amount of unspent high cost previously designated for a special purpose. Please indicate the continued purpose of those funds, identify the individual and indicate the program the person is receiving services through. 3. Required Administration includes all unspent funds awarded for a special admin purpose. A narrative describing the continued plan for these funds must accompany this request. If the carryover funds were originally granted as match for a waiver please indicate the waiver (s). 4. Other Admin Request - Requests for carryover funds to be used for administrative purposes require written Department approval_ If requsting carryover funds for an administrative purpose, attach a separate narrative. The request must comply with the COP Guidelines. 5. Risk Reserve - Requests for carryover funds to be added to an existing COP Risk Reserve or to create a Dew COP risk reserve require written Department approval. Please refer to COP Informational Bulletin 140 (March 31, 2000)_ If a County requests to add funds to an established risk reserve, please include current summary statement from the financial institution. FUNDS MAY NOT BE PUT INTO THE COUNTY TRUST FUND OR A COUNTY INVESTMENT POOL — COP RISK RESERVES MUST BE COMPLETELY SEPARATE. COUNTY MAY NOT USE COP RISK RESERVE FUNDS FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE WITHOUT FIRST RECEIVING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL. SUBMT REQUESTS IN WRFI'ING. G 3 z State Senator Sheila Harsdorf June 9, 2005 Ron Lockwood 1890 Golf View Dr River Falls, WI 54022 -2500 Dear Ron: �- I am writing to update you on recent action taken by Wisconsin's legislative budget - writing committee as it relates to long -term care issues. Even as the state faces a $1.6 billion shortfall, I believe care for the needy and elderly should be a budget priority. I am pleased the budget - writing committee included additional funding of $364.9 million above the Governor's proposal in the Medicaid portion of the budget. As importantly, the committee took aggressive action to fund these increases with "real" money, and did not depend upon transferred and borrowed funds to supply needed services for these vulnerable citizens. As you might be aware, the committee directed all new revenue growth realized by the state last quarter into fully funding the Medicaid budget. Most notable to your interests, legislative action removed the Governor's bed tax proposal while increasing nursing home funding by 1.4% in 2005 -06 and another 1.4% in 2006- 07. I support efforts to fund nursing homes with general state aids, as opposed to cost - shifting and transferring funds through additional bed taxes. The increasing rates being charged to private payers as nursing homes face ongoing financial challenges continue to be a concern. The budget - writing committee is expected to complete their work on the two -year state budget this week after which the bill will come before both the State Assembly and State Senate for action. I hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to contact me should you have questions or comments. Sincerely, (JLCLc. Sheila Harsdorf State Senator 10 Senate District 10th Senate District P.O. Box 7882 ■ State Capitol Phone: 800.862.1092/608.266.7745 Madison, Wisconsin 53707 - 7882 Fax: 608.267.0369 http: / /www.legis. state .wi.us /senate /sen10 /senl0.html Sen.Harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us LONG TERM SUPPORT PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES July 28, 2005 MEMBERS PRESENT: James Craig, Keith Gregerson, Denise Gunderson, Ron Jansen, Richard Peterson, Melissa Walthal MEMBERS EXCUSED: Tom Dowd, Deb Ramacher, Marge Wolske MEMBERS ABSENT: Lorraine Jacobs STAFF PRESENT: Ron Lockwood, LTS Coordinator; Angie Magoon, LTS Program Specialist; Mike Traynor, LTS Social Worker; Wendy Barringer, LTS Social Worker; Sue Kramer, Office on Aging Benefit Specialist Meeting called to order by Chair Gregerson at 1:30 p.m. Roll Call: Quorum present Motion to adopt agenda by Gunderson, second by Peterson, motion carried. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by Gunderson,, second by Peterson, motion carried. Next Meeting Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 1:30 pm in the Board Room at Human Services Complex, New Richmond UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Guardianship Training Update: There has been one training on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 in the Community Room at the St. Croix County Government Center in Hudson, WI. Betsy Abramson, Attorney at Law, from the University of Wisconsin Law School, was the main presenter. Betsy Abramson will be doing one more training in 2005. 2. Completion of Northern Center downsizing: All persons have been placed into the community. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Financial Report: Handout through June 2005 by Lockwood. Discussion. 1 2. Variance & Purchase Requests and COP high -cost requests: None. 3. Nursing Home relocation requests: None yet. Slots may become available after July 1, 2005. 4. Discuss with State Senator Sheila Harsdorf regarding legislative issues: Discussion regarding Long Term Care Reform. Handouts by Lockwood. 5. Kjersti Olson, Director, Department on Aging Program Report: No report. 6. COP Carryover plan for unspent 2004 funds: Motion to carryover 2004 COP funds by Craig, second by Jansen, motion carried. 7. Long Term Care Reform and the Community Health Partnership Program: This was discussed earlier with Senator Harsdorf. j Sue Kramer gave an update on Medicare Part D, prescription drug benefit through Medicare, which is starting January 2006. Also mentioned the Caregiver Conference is September 22, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Please contact the Office on Aging for details or questions. Motion made to adjourn at 2:50 p.m. by Peterson, second by Jansen, motion carried. Submitted by Angie Magoon LTS Program Specialist 2