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Franklin/Fulton County Developmental Disabilities Program
EI Provider Meeting Minutes
Date: April 17, 2009
Start Time: 10:00AM Adjournment: 11:40AM Recorder: Jennifer Lipko
Present: Jennifer Lipko, Holly Divelbliss, Tammy Steier, Trish Elliott, Nancy Mazariegos, Linda
Hess, Audrey List, Georgette Mester, Lisa Byers, Jennifer Hawbecker, Cynthia Bosserman, Lisa
McMichael, Ed Franchi
Excused/Absent: Choices for Children
Guests:
TOPIC(S) DISCUSSION ACTION
Old Business:
14 day deadline Meeting 14 day deadline and Suggestions on advertising in the
Fulton County News and the
Fulton County provision of services providing therapy in Fulton
Bedford/Somerset papers and also
County
the Hagerstown paper.
New Business:
The state is no longer requiring a If requesting SSPs please email Lori at
Service Support Plan. Providers UCP and Lisa at CEI so they can send them
Service Support Plan
are still completing them. If the electronically or they can be faxed.
SC would like a copy of the SSP
they will be available from the
provider 30 days after first visit.
Annuals on PELICAN have the This glitch seems to have been corrected on
wrong IFSP dates on kids that are the latest update in PELICAN.
Billing Issues:
being transferred from EIRS to
PELICAN. This is a glitch in the
system.
Second request was made to the state for
AS of April 1, all PT, OT, ST for more money.
ITF waiver needs to be submitted Since April 2008 we have averaged
to MA. DT waiver will continue 20 more kids a month. **
to be billed under DT waiver to
the county.
ALL BUDGETS, CHECKLIST, AND WORKSTATEMENTS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
TH
COUNTY BY MAY 15, 2009
We are in the process of revising
the 2009-2010 boilerplate
Contracts
contracts.
In the work statement for ’09-’10
the agency mission and goals for
each provider will reflect the
improvement plan based on their
compliance monitoring results
and it will be achieved within that
fiscal year.
Starting July 1, 2009 therapist Provider for The OUNCE online training
will be completing the OUNCE will be here at the Annex building e on
ECAP/OUNCE
information on line in a system June 16, 2009. The presenters will be Beth
www.ounce.com
called ECHO. Each provider will Fairchild and Cindy Griffith. This will be
*For a free trial*
ONLY
have a site administrator who will the training before“go live” on July
assign codes and passwords. 1.
TOPIC(S) DISCUSSION ACTION
Beth Fairchild will be contacted Please email Trish or Holly any comments
to do training on everyday or suggestions you may have for Beth.
Training on incorporating
routines and how to incorporate
“Everyday Routines”
those into goals and outcomes for
families.
14 Day Deadlines The MDE team needs to really Conversations and some brainstorming
look at what services need to be with the Evaluation team members and the
Service Delivery Philosophy
provided and how often. Service Coordination Unit
-Prioritize services, maybe
starting with one therapist in the
home so families are not
overwhelmed.
-Good interviewing skills with
families to determine where they
are and what they see as their
most pressing need.
Next Meeting June 19 th @ 10:00am