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www.marylandaccesspoint.info. Navigating a Complex System. MAP is Maryland’s AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER. Older Americans Act of 2006. Section 102(a)(4)

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  1. www.marylandaccesspoint.info

  2. Navigating a Complex System

  3. MAP is Maryland’s AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER

  4. Older Americans Act of 2006 Section 102(a)(4) The term ‘Aging and Disability Resource Center’ means an entity established by a State as part of the State system of long-term care, to provide a coordinated system for providing – (A) comprehensive information on the full range of available public and privatelong-term care programs, options, service providers, and resources within a community, including information on the availability of integrated long-term care; (B) personal counseling to assist individuals in assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs, and developing and implementing a planfor long-term care designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances; and (C) consumers access to the range of publicly-supported long-term care programs for which consumers may be eligible, by serving as a convenient point of entryfor such programs.

  5. Maryland Legislation • Maryland Senate Bill 83 – passed in 2013 • Human Services Article, Section 10-1001(D) • Defines ADRC and establishes it in the MDoA • Defines “options counseling”

  6. 20 ADRC/MAP sites statewide Multiple agency partners Single entry point for Medicaid community long term care programs Aging & Disability Resource Centers/MAP

  7. Information on all programs & services • Options counseling • Person-centered discussion • Planning and decision-making support • Referrals & application assistance • MEDICAID COMMUNITY LTC PROGRAMS • Limited follow up What can a consumer expect at MAP?

  8. Nursing Facility OC OC in the Community Options Counseling Types • Performed by CIL and AAA staff • Operational protocol strictly outlined • Payment per referral • Provided only to NF residents. • Performed MAP staff • Funded by ACL and DHMH • Operational protocol under development • Grant-based payment, currently

  9. Why connect your clients to MAP? • Learn about full range of services and programs available to them. • Find programs that may better suit their needs. • Plan for long-term care. • Connecting individuals to Medicaid community long term care services

  10. Statewide Toll Free Phone Number • 1-844-MAP-XXXX • Website – www.MarylandAccessPoint.info • 10,500 provider listings and adding more • Changes starting Summer 2014 • In-Person • 20 MAP sites statewide Accessing MAP

  11. MDoA/AAA Role in CFC and Combined Waiver

  12. Medicaid Supports Planning Services • Supports Planning = Case Management • Community Options waiver and Community First Choice programs • Consumer choice in Supports Planning Providers

  13. Education, Planning, and Connection • Maryland Access Point (MAP) = Options Counseling related to long term care programs, including Medicaid programs • MAP website = consumer side of long term care reform in Maryland • MAP website will include a personal care provider directory • Statewide toll free number for access to long term care information and services and planning

  14. Diversion and Supports Planning • MDoA diversion programs (Senior Care, Subsidized Assisted Living Group Homes, Congregate Housing, Nutrition/Meals) complement Medicaid’s efforts to divert people from nursing homes and prior to their meeting Medicaid eligibility criteria • AAAs will provide supports planning for waiver and CFC participants • MAP/AAAs are realigning under MDoA leadership to serve a broader population in the new long term care infrastructure

  15. Contact Teja Rau Maryland Department of Aging 301 W. Preston Street, Suite 1007 Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-1266 teja.rau@maryland.gov

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