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Alaska Policy Summit: Integrating State Systems Change for Lasting Disability Policy Framework

Explore current policy status and issues at the Alaska Works Policy Summit to make recommendations for change and create lasting impacts on disability populations. Discuss key areas like Medicaid Buy-In and 1-Stop Job Center Services for comprehensive policy enhancements.

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Alaska Policy Summit: Integrating State Systems Change for Lasting Disability Policy Framework

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  1. Integrating State Systems Changeinto aNational Policy Framework Alaska Works Initiative November 9, 2009

  2. Alaska Works Policy SummitMay 2002 • Purpose • Discuss current policy status and issues • Disability Populations • Medicaid Buy-In • 1-Stop Job Center Services • Personal Assistance Services • Make policy recommendations • Create lasting change • Look comprehensively across programs and services • Create linkages and partnerships

  3. Policy Definition • Legislative action • Regulatory process • Day-to-day policy and procedures • Implementation of policy at all levels throughout the state • Includes obtaining, allocating or re-allocating resources (people, time, money)

  4. Policy Summit Agenda • Overview disability policy framework • Discuss policy issues from national perspective • Discuss policy implications of Alaska data and research • Policy work group discussion • Reports and next steps discussion

  5. Process Used • Discuss Alaska policy in relation to identified issues • Identify and discuss any other issues not previously raised • Determine whether current policy is supportive, inhibiting, neutral or non-existent • In relation to disability policy framework • In relation to data and research findings

  6. Process Used (continued) • Determine need for change in current policy or if new policy is needed • Generate policy options • Use priority grid to rate each option • Positive impact on services • Cost savings • Resources available to implement • Doable/can be accomplished in reasonable amount of time • Advances disability policy framework • Fits with what data and research tells us

  7. Process Used (continued) • Discuss next steps • Determine need for additional data or information • Identify stakeholders • Determine unintended consequences (if any) • Determine what it would take to implement proposed policy • Assign responsibilities

  8. Outcomes • Disability populations • People with severe mental illness • MIG funding used for employment specialist • Partial use MH block grants for supported employment pilots • DBH/DVR memorandum of agreement and letter • Change in DBH regulations • Training and technical assistance • MIS/data collection changes

  9. Outcomes • Disability populations • Youth with disabilities • MIG money used for youth coordinator • Targeted group for DD waitlist initiative • Youth Intermediary Grant • 5-Year strategic plan • Post-school outcomes survey • Increased funding • Developmental disabilities • DD Supported Employment Action Plan • MIG funding used for employment specialist • Alliance for Full Participation

  10. Outcomes • Medicaid Buy-In • Change in resource limits • $2,000 to $10,000 for an individual • $3,000 to $15,000 for a couple • Personal Assistance Services • Increase access and equity • Eliminate the “time for task” approach • Provide a menu of services • Activities of Daily Living • Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

  11. Outcomes • 1-Stop Job Centers • Customized Employment Grant • Change in DVR policy • Job center service integration • Training, technical assistance and consultation • Families First (adaptation for TANF population) • Start-Up Alaskagrant

  12. Outcomes • 1-Stop Job Centers • Disability program navigators • Increase in use by people with disabilities from 2.3% (2003) to 4.4% (2007) • Increase in percent entering employment from 50% (2003) to 61% (2007) • Increase in percent retaining employment from 64% (2003) to 81% (2007) • FY11 Increment request

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