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Home My WebLink AboutLong Term Support Committee 04-12-01ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Ron Lockwood, LTS Coordinator Long Term Support Unit DATE: April 4, 2001 COMMITTEE TITLE: Long Term Support Planning Committee MEETING DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2001 MEETING TIME: 1:30 P.M. MEETING LOCATION: Board Room at Human Services Center New Richmond 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) UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1) Report on letter to Governor and legislators regarding Biennial Budget. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Financial Report 2) Variance & Purchase Requests & COP High -Cost Requests 3) Consider policy to require MAPC certification for agencies providing personal care under contract with St. Croix County. 4) Review of process involved in contracting for the purchase of services. 5) Aging Department Report ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE: POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT: Copies to: County Clerk's Office Committee Members /Its -com /notice ST. CROIX COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / HEALTH CENTER 1445 N. Fourth Street New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017 -1063 Alcohol / Drug Abuse 246 -8209 Child Protection March 26, 2001 246 -8285 Economic Support 246-8257 Governor Scott McCallum Family a Children's Office of the Governor 2265 115 East State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Home Health 246 -8279 Long -Tenn Clinical Dear Governor McCallum: Services / CSP 246-8400 The St Croix County Long Term Support Committee recently took Long -Tenn Support Early Intervention action to support the Survival Coalition 2001 -03 Biennial Budget 246-8250 proposal for disability services. Members were particularly concerned Mental Health about the waiting list initiative because wait lists for MA Waiver 246 -8287 services are intolerably long, especially in the developmental Nursing Home disabilities area. The Committee advocates for Family Care funding for 246 -6991 the Alternative Model and increasing CIP IA rates to the maximum Public Health Family allowable levels within federal limits of $300 per day. Planning WIC 246 -6263 Members support the Governor's proposals to: St. Croix Industries a Eliminate the size requirements for use of COP and MA Waiver 246 -6299 funds in CBRFs and RCACs; 246-8225 * Allow private agencies to hold a personal care -only license to 246-8220 provide MA personal care services; Information . Eliminate the limit on federal funding for counties under the CSDRB a7e5/246 -6 ants program and add three services to the program; 246-8325 • Increase the state match for fully funded CIP IB slots. In addition the LTS Committee believes that state funds should be provided to match federal funds currently available for the Community Support Program for persons with severe and long -term mental illness. Members also strongly support Senate Bill 1, which creates a prescription drug benefit for seniors. Thank you for considering our position on each of these important policy issues. Sincerely, " ?_Y1 w 2aley, Ray Chair Long Term Support Committee ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Ron Lockwood, LTS Coordinator Long Term Support Unit DATE: April 4, 2001 COMMITTEE TITLE: MEETING DATE: MEETING TIME: MEETING LOCATION: CALL TO ORDER: Long Term Support Planning Committee THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2001 1 :30 P.M. Board Room at Human Services Center New Richmond ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: DATE/LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING: AGENDA: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1) Report on letter to Governor and legislators regarding Biennial Budget. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Financial Report 2) Variance & Purchase Requests & COP High -Cost Requests 3) Consider policy to require MAPC certification for agencies providing personal care under contract with St. Croix County. 4) Review of process involved in contracting for the purchase of services. 5) Aging Department Report ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE: POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT: Copies to: County Clerk's Office Committee Members N /Its -com /notice 3( ST. CROIX COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / HEALTH CENTER 1445 N. Fourth Street New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017 - 1063 Alcohol / Drug Abuse 246 -8209 LONG TERM SUPPORT PLANNING COMMITTEE Child 6 eta ion MEETING MINUTES Economic Support April 12, 2001 246 -8257 Family & Children's Services 246 -8285 MEMBERS PRESENT: Robert Boche, James Craig, Keith Gregerson, Home Health 246 -8279 Fern Johnson, Ra y y Meale , John Mortenson r Robert Palewicz, Richard Peterson, Francis Schaffner Long -Term Clinical Services / CSP 246 -8400 MEMBERS EXCUSED: Bruce Bayer, Marge Wolske, Glenda Zielski Long -Term Support Early Intervention 246 -8250 MEMBERS ABSENT: none Mental Health 246 -8287 STAFF PRESENT: Ron Lockwood, LTS Coordinator Nursing Home 246 -6991 Meeting called to order by Chair Ray Mealey at 1:30pm Public Health Roll Call: Eleven present, three excused. Family Planning WIC 246 -8263 Motion to adopt agenda by M. Sumner, second by R. Peterson; Motion St. Croix Industries carried. 246 -8299 FAX Motion to accept previous meeting minutes by R. Boche, second by J. 246 -8225 246 -8220 Mortenson; Motion carried. Information Other Departments Next Meeting Date: Will be announced to coincide with the public 715 / TDD 991 hearing on the CY 2002 Budget. Agenda will include responses from 246 -8325 legislators regarding the Biennial Budget and more CY2001 vendor contract detail. NEW BUSINESS: Members considered a policy to require Medical Assistance Personal Care certification for all agencies providing personal care under contract with St. Croix County. This policy was recommended by the LTS Penny Pinchers study group to generate savings on current services so that persons could be served from the waiting list. Motion to approve MAPC certification requirement by R. Palewicz, second by F. Johnson; motion carried (see attachment for policy detail). It LTS Committee Meeting April 12, 2001 Page 2 Financial Report: NONE Variance & Purchase Requests: NONE Aging Department Report: • Community Links Workforce Application increase Faith in Action Coordinator time to recruit and train volunteers serving elderly persons in their own homes with priority given to persons on LTS wait lists. Elderly outreach services will also be expanded through these grant resources. Motion to approve application by K. Gregerson, second by F. Johnson; motion carried. Additional Business: Members watched video on Medicare - Medicaid anti -fraud campaign. Anti -fraud volunteer recruitment literatures was circulated. John Mortenson reported on LTS Statewide Committee activities. John said Intergovernmental Transfer Payments and LTS Wait Lists are getting the most attention. Motion to adjourn at 2:55pm by R. Peterson, second by M. Sumner; motion carried Submitted by Ron Lockwood, LTS Coordinator mj r r Effective January 1, 2002 residential care and hourly personal care will be purchased exclusively from vendors with state certification as a Medical Assistance Personal Care Provider. This will require that prospective vendors have their own MAPC provider number or provide services through the Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin, Inc. Current providers must be certified as MAPC providers by October 1, 2001. New providers must be certified within six months from contract start date. Providers will annually review care needs of consumers to determine program eligibility for MAPC and seek prior authorization for all persons who meet MAPC eligibility criteria. Such a review should also occur whenever care needs increase significantly. Failure to seek MAPC certification and /or failure to screen consumers for MAPC eligibility and /or failure to seek MAPC prior authorization in a timely manner are grounds for contract termination. Share /Its /wp /policies /MAPC certification requirements