COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION AND LONG-TERM COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS COMMITTEE

Goal:  To identify and develop community resources and partnerships to ensure individuals with brain and spinal cord injuries are able to live independently in a safe and healthy environment in the community.

Committee functions shall include but not be limited to the following:

·                     Monitor and evaluate the performance and activities of the following programs and initiatives:

o                    Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver Program

o                    Consumer Directed Care Program

o                    Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentoring Program

o                    Family Community Support Program

o                    Institution Transition Initiative

·                     Develop collaboration and integration of efforts with community partners and agencies to provide more cost effective and quality long-term community-based services and supports.

·                     Identify housing and transportation issues and needs and collaborate with FAAST, the Public Housing Authorities and Transportation Disadvantaged to make recommendations to resolve the issues and needs identified.

·                     Identify recreational and wellness issues and needs and make recommendations for resolution.

·                     Identify employment issues and needs and collaborate with Vocational Rehabilitation of the Department of Education to make recommendations to resolve the issues and needs identified.

·                     Evaluate the impact of aging on client needs and program resources and advise the Council and Bureau on revisions to policies, procedures, or statutes to meet the needs and obtain program and community resources.

·                    Assist the bureau with the recruitment and retention of Medicaid Waiver Providers and mentors.

·                    Monitor and evaluate Consumer and Stakeholder Satisfaction and make recommendations to the Council and Bureau to resolve issues identified.