Community Supports Program

State Plan 2007-2010

2007 Nebraska Developmental Disabilities Provider Profiles
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The Division of Developmental Disabilities is charged by State Statute with the responsibility for carrying out the Developmental Disabilities Services Act. Responsibilities include certification, technical assistance, regulations and payment for providers of community-based developmental disabilities services, and operation of the Beatrice State Developmental Center (a 24-hour intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities).

An integrated system approach for the provision of developmental disabilities services is used by:

• Contracting with and providing general oversite of community-based developmental disabilities service providers to provide specialized services for Nebraskans with developmental disabilities
• Contracting with 34 public and private providers
• With 70 certified area programs statewide
• Additional information on providers statewide can be found in the summary published in the Provider Profile.

• Developing and implementing a comprehensive and integrated statewide plan for services for Nebraskans with developmental disabilities.
• Currently providing services to about 3,950 individuals
• Total number of Individuals with services and service coordination about 4,300

• Administering four Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waivers serving 2,925 adults and 250 children

• Having a single point of entry for specialized developmental disabilities services, managed by Service Coordination.

• Operating a statewide registry of persons eligible for specialized developmental disabilities services.
• Part of the registry includes individuals on what is commonly known as the waiting list.

• Providing training and technical assistance statewide to staff of community-based developmental disabilities service providers and service coordination.

• Providing eligible persons short-term community-based consultation or residential behavioral intervention and training through the Beatrice State Developmental Center’s Outreach and Intensive Treatment Services.

• Collaborating with other state agencies, consumers, families, communities, and specialized developmental disabilities services providers, to ensure the maximum utilization of least restrictive alternatives for persons with developmental disabilities.

• Piloting and implementing the Community Supports Program (CSP), to build upon the individual and family strengths and to strengthen and support informal and formal services already in place. The CSP utilizes a self-directed philosophy, designed to provide choice when determining the services that are needed to maximize the independence of the person with a developmental disability.

• Distributing fiscal resources based on a consistent rationale for reimbursement that is flexible enough to allow funding to follow persons receiving services and to change as service needs change.

• Utilizing outcome-based, consumer-focused managed care to ensure that individuals receive what they need, no more, no less.

• Promoting the development of high quality, cost efficient pilot projects for specialized services.

• Administering all state and federal funds for specialized developmental disabilities programs in the State.

• Administering the Beatrice State Developmental Center (BSDC), which provides 24-hour residential, medical, habilitative, and consultative services for Nebraskans with mental retardation or related conditions.

• Administering the Beatrice State Developmental Center's (BSDC) Bridges Program, which is a 14-bed secure setting designed to provide a structured, therapeutic environment for persons with challenging behaviors that pose a significant risk to members of the community.

• Working with the Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities established in compliance with Nebraska Revised Statutes 83-1201. The membership of the committee includes persons with developmental disabilities, elected officials and interested persons from the community. The committee advises the Department on all aspects of the funding and delivery of services to persons with developmental disabilities.

For more information regarding the Division of Developmental Disabilities, contact:

John Wyvill
NDHHS-DDD
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: (402) 471-6038

or, for Community-Based Services:

Karen Kavanaugh, Acting Administrator, Community-Based Services
NDHHS-DDD
P.O. Box 98947
Lincoln, NE 68509-8947
Phone: (402) 471-8715