
Self-Determination in a K Plan World
- Posted On: June 21, 2019
- Publication Date: 2015
- Publication Type: Informational Presentation
- Publication Source: Oregon Support Services Association
- State: Oregon
- Category: Consumer Choice, Direct Supports, Employment, Enrollment, Person-centered Planning, Policy, Quality of Life, Safety and Risk, Self-Advocacy, Self-Determination, Self-Direction, Service Integration
A panel of Oregon subject matter experts convened with Katie Rose, Executive Director of the Oregon Support Services Association, to share best practices for self-determination programs in Oregon – to encourage and progress self-direction and determination in the people.
The K Plan is a new Medicaid state plan option authorized under the Affordable Care Act in Oregon. It allows Oregon to provide home- and community-based services and supports while receiving a 6% increase in federal medical assistance funds from the federal government for those services.
Panelists included:
- Stephanie Brown-Quinn, Mentor Oregon Metro Brokerage
- Cecilia Silcox, Southern Oregon Regional Brokerage
- Jessica Kral, Independence Northwest
- Michelle Denman, Creative Supports
- Laura Noppenberger, Eastern Oregon Support Service Brokerage