CAP-MR/DD - Revision history

Woozle: oh, yeah, and a link to Josh

2010-03-21T13:29:02Z

oh, yeah, and a link to Josh

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	[[category:acronyms]][[category:Josh]][[CAP-MR/DD]] -- commonly referred to as "a CAP waiver", "a cap slot", or just "CAP" -- is a type of special funding provided by Medicaid but allocated on a first-come, first-served basis as funds become available. Funds are generally scarce, as the service provides a relatively high level of annual funding.		[[category:acronyms]][[category:Josh]][[CAP-MR/DD]] -- commonly referred to as "a CAP waiver", "a cap slot", or just "CAP" -- is a type of special funding provided by Medicaid but allocated on a first-come, first-served basis as funds become available. Funds are generally scarce, as the service provides a relatively high level of annual funding.

	Josh has been on the waiting list for CAP since at least the fall of 2008; he was #17 in line at that time. The CAP funds were frozen shortly after that time, and no further slots were released for over a year. Normally new slots are released something like once or twice a year.		[[Josh]] has been on the waiting list for CAP since at least the fall of 2008; he was #17 in line at that time. The CAP funds were frozen shortly after that time, and no further slots were released for over a year. Normally new slots are released something like once or twice a year.

	In November 2008, they created a lower-tier CAP slot (the "supports waiver") which does not pay for residential services; Josh needs the higher tier, a "comprehensive waiver", due to the need to pay for residential services. ([[Josh/Medicaid\|Medicaid]] covers the actual service, but not his living expenses, and most providers will not take on a client without living expenses being covered. We were originally told that the ''will not'' accept private payment, but this turns out not to be ''universally'' true; e.g. [[RSI]] specifically mentioned private payment as an option when I told them that Josh did not have CAP or [[SSI]].)		In November 2008, they created a lower-tier CAP slot (the "supports waiver") which does not pay for residential services; Josh needs the higher tier, a "comprehensive waiver", due to the need to pay for residential services. ([[Josh/Medicaid\|Medicaid]] covers the actual service, but not his living expenses, and most providers will not take on a client without living expenses being covered. We were originally told that the ''will not'' accept private payment, but this turns out not to be ''universally'' true; e.g. [[RSI]] specifically mentioned private payment as an option when I told them that Josh did not have CAP or [[SSI]].)

Woozle: numbers of slots released

2010-03-21T13:28:08Z

numbers of slots released

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	[[category:acronyms]][[category:Josh]][[CAP-MR/DD]] -- commonly referred to as "a CAP waiver", "a cap slot", or just "CAP" -- is a type of special funding provided by Medicaid but allocated on a first-come, first-served basis as funds become available. Funds are generally scarce, as the service provides a relatively high level of annual funding.		[[category:acronyms]][[category:Josh]][[CAP-MR/DD]] -- commonly referred to as "a CAP waiver", "a cap slot", or just "CAP" -- is a type of special funding provided by Medicaid but allocated on a first-come, first-served basis as funds become available. Funds are generally scarce, as the service provides a relatively high level of annual funding.

	Josh has been on the waiting list for CAP since at least the fall of 2008; he was #17 in line at that time. The CAP funds were frozen shortly after that time, and no further slots were released for over a year.		Josh has been on the waiting list for CAP since at least the fall of 2008; he was #17 in line at that time. The CAP funds were frozen shortly after that time, and no further slots were released for over a year. Normally new slots are released something like once or twice a year.

	In November 2008, they created a lower-tier CAP slot (the "supports waiver") which does not pay for residential services; Josh needs the higher tier, a "comprehensive waiver", due to the need to pay for residential services. ([[Josh/Medicaid\|Medicaid]] covers the actual service, but not his living expenses, and most providers will not take on a client without living expenses being covered. We were originally told that the ''will not'' accept private payment, but this turns out not to be ''universally'' true; e.g. [[RSI]] specifically mentioned private payment as an option when I told them that Josh did not have CAP or [[SSI]].)		In November 2008, they created a lower-tier CAP slot (the "supports waiver") which does not pay for residential services; Josh needs the higher tier, a "comprehensive waiver", due to the need to pay for residential services. ([[Josh/Medicaid\|Medicaid]] covers the actual service, but not his living expenses, and most providers will not take on a client without living expenses being covered. We were originally told that the ''will not'' accept private payment, but this turns out not to be ''universally'' true; e.g. [[RSI]] specifically mentioned private payment as an option when I told them that Josh did not have CAP or [[SSI]].)

	In December 2009, Governor Purdue's budget (partially paid for by Obama's stimulus program) released a number of slots, but ~~most of them~~ were "supports". The Durham Center did not receive any of the "comprehensive" slots. They [[2009/12/02\|initially]] did not offer Josh ~~either variety~~ of ~~CAP~~, but apparently enough of the potential ~~"supports" waiver~~ recipients did not accept them that eventually there were some left over, and they offered him one.		In December 2009, Governor Purdue's budget (partially paid for by Obama's stimulus program) finally released a number of slots, but only 3 were "comprehensive"; the other 28 were "supports". The Durham Center did not receive any of the "comprehensive" slots. They [[2009/12/02\|initially]] did not offer Josh any of the "supports" slots, but apparently enough of the potential recipients did not accept them that eventually there were some left over, and they offered him one.

	We were unfortunately [[2009-12-31 Josh emails\|misinformed]] that the "supports" waiver would be no help unless he was living at home ("In order for your son to receive the CAP supports waiver slot, he will have to continue to live at home..."), so we turned it down. It later emerged (at the [[2010/02/16\|February 16]] Care Review meeting) that this was incorrect, and we should have accepted the "supports" waiver.		We were unfortunately [[2009-12-31 Josh emails\|misinformed]] that the "supports" waiver would be no help unless he was living at home ("In order for your son to receive the CAP supports waiver slot, he will have to continue to live at home..."), so we turned it down. It later emerged (at the [[2010/02/16\|February 16]] Care Review meeting) that this was incorrect, and we should have accepted the "supports" waiver.

	See {{htyp}} for more general information.		See {{htyp}} for more general information.

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2010-03-21T13:21:56Z

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[[category:acronyms]][[category:Josh]][[CAP-MR/DD]] -- commonly referred to as "a CAP waiver", "a cap slot", or just "CAP" -- is a type of special funding provided by Medicaid but allocated on a first-come, first-served basis as funds become available. Funds are generally scarce, as the service provides a relatively high level of annual funding.

Josh has been on the waiting list for CAP since at least the fall of 2008; he was #17 in line at that time. The CAP funds were frozen shortly after that time, and no further slots were released for over a year.

In November 2008, they created a lower-tier CAP slot (the "supports waiver") which does not pay for residential services; Josh needs the higher tier, a "comprehensive waiver", due to the need to pay for residential services. ([[Josh/Medicaid|Medicaid]] covers the actual service, but not his living expenses, and most providers will not take on a client without living expenses being covered. We were originally told that the ''will not'' accept private payment, but this turns out not to be ''universally'' true; e.g. [[RSI]] specifically mentioned private payment as an option when I told them that Josh did not have CAP or [[SSI]].)

In December 2009, Governor Purdue's budget (partially paid for by Obama's stimulus program) released a number of slots, but most of them were "supports". The Durham Center did not receive any of the "comprehensive" slots. They [[2009/12/02|initially]] did not offer Josh either variety of CAP, but apparently enough of the potential "supports" waiver recipients did not accept them that eventually there were some left over, and they offered him one.

We were unfortunately [[2009-12-31 Josh emails|misinformed]] that the "supports" waiver would be no help unless he was living at home ("In order for your son to receive the CAP supports waiver slot, he will have to continue to live at home..."), so we turned it down. It later emerged (at the [[2010/02/16|February 16]] Care Review meeting) that this was incorrect, and we should have accepted the "supports" waiver.

See {{htyp}} for more general information.