DDSN Resources and Planning For Changes To Come

DDSN Resources and Planning For Changes To Come

DDSN Eligibility

Autism EligibilityFY 12608 new persons

FY 2008: 3144FY 2009: 3265FY 2010: 4728FY 2011: 4869FY 2012: 5351

57% growth

DDSN Budget and Financial Projections FY 13

• Base Expenditures and commitments after July 1, 2012

$514,137,000

$174,652,000 state appropriated funds

$322,899,000 Medicaid Revenue - 63%

South Carolina DDSN Ranking of States’ Ability to Create Community – Inclusive Lives for Americans with Intellectual Disabilities/Related Disabilities (ID/RD)

Stakeholder Analysis

South CarolinaDepartment of Disabilities and Special Needs

August 16, 2012

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Methods

• Series of eight focus groups across the state• Each included four groups of stakeholders:• families with children birth to age 5 at home• families with children age 6 to 20 at home• adults living with families• adults or children living in a DDSN residential facility

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Background

• 805 participants across the state

• Information from an online survey of 150 DDSN stakeholders was also analyzed as part of this study

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Topics covered• Most and least important supports• Parts of the support system that are working well and those that need improvement• How DDSN can improve the value of the supports it provides• Cost containment• Health care concerns and barriers to appropriate health care• Additional supports needed

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Key Findings

(1a) Virtually every service DDSN provides is considered important by consumers. While the identification of the “most important” service varied across groups, respite care, quality staff, and service coordination are generally considered important by all groups.

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Key Findings(1b) Group specific “most important” services include:• 0 – 5: early intervention therapies• 6 – 20: personal care aides• adults: respite care• residential: quality of life and compatibility

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Key Findings

(2) There are virtually no supports that are considered to be “least important.” Although several different services were mentioned as part of these groups, the sentiment clearly expressed was that “all services were important.”

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Key Findings

(3) Stakeholders generally believe that the DDSN system works well, and the best features of the system identified vary by group:

• 0 – 5: early intervention; PDD waivers• 6 – 20: waivers; family supports• adults: consumer focus; consistent services • residential: quality of care; facility features

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Resources for Persons with Autism• Home and Community Based Waivers• DDSN Operated: ID, CS, (all ages ) ICF/ID level of care• PDD (Ages 3 to 11 yrs ) ICF/ID level of care or diagnosis of

ASD• DHHS Operated: Community Choices (18+ years), NF level

of care CHANCES (< 21 yrs) PRTF level of care

• Caregiver Relief Programs• Aiken, Babcock, Bamburg, Beaufort, Charles Lea Center,

Darlington, Florence, Horry, Greenville, Kershaw (new), Laurens, Marion/Dillon, Williamsburg (new), York

• State-Funded Respite and Family Support

Resources for Persons with Autism(Cont.)

• Medicaid – Beyond Basic Medical Care Services• Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services (all ages)• PCII, nursing, Therapies (birth to 18 years)

Toll Free PDD Screening Line

1-888-576-4658

Current Issues Affecting Services/Resources and Quality for PDD Program

• Supply/Demand lines, leads and Behavior Analysts

• Crisis Stabilization Team (finished design)• Respite• In-Home ABA Outside Waiver

Future Issues Affecting Services/Resources and Quality for PDD Program

• Managed Care; Accountable Care Organizations• Medical Insurance for all• QA PDD Program• DSM-V changes to ASD definition• Shortage of direct care professionals• Transition from high school to employment or post

secondary education• Growing Waiting Lists• Technology Innovations