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From the Interim Director, Department of Health and Human Services, submitting an informational report providing an update on the Children’s Long-Term Support Waiver Program expansion in the Disabilities Services Division (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE)
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Introduction
This report provides an update on the expansion of the Children’s Long Term Support (CLTS) Waiver Program within the Department of Health and Human Services Disabilities Services Division (DSD) and an overview of the State of Wisconsin’s Third-Party Administrator Payment pilot project currently under development.
Background
2009 Wisconsin Act 28 provided funding for the CLTS waiver program to permit counties to serve additional eligible children and families with disabilities. Over the past six years, DHS has funded new slots for the CLTS Waiver program on a limited basis and DSD has added a few children and families each year from the children’s waitlist. However, this has not been sufficient to address the waitlist of over 500 families. Prior to the start of this expansion, DSD had been funding approximately 65 children and families through this program. With the expanded funding available during the current biennium, it is anticipated that over 130 additional children will receive funding for services. In addition, DHS will fund CLTS Youth Transition slots for eligible young adults who are making the transition to Family Care. It is anticipated that over 100 new additional slots will be available to children for up to 12 months to provide transition services to Family Care. The accumulated expansion of new resources is over 200 new slots available to children with disabilities and their families. It should be noted that the number of slots available will be determined by the average cost per child.
Children’s Long Term Support Waiver Services
With the expansion of available slots, DSD has begun opening cases and will continue this process u...
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