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Consumer Directed
Employer
What is happening?
You
are invited to participate in a webinar on the Consumer Directed Employer
project.
May
16, 2018, 3 - 4 p.m.
Register here.
Webinar ID: 801-784-227
After
registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about
joining the webinar.
What will the Webinar cover?
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Status update on the Consumer Directed Employer project activities
- The Consumer Directed Employer project foundational principles
- Review of timeline and what is next
- Questions from April webinar
Why is this happening?
The
Individual Provider work force has grown to 35,000 workers and the complexity of managing this
workforce has greatly increased. Time spent by case management,
customer service, and other social services staff on the administrative
functions of Individual Provider management takes away from the amount of time available
to perform assessment, service planning and case management for
individuals we serve.
Senate
Bill 6199 passed the
legislature during the 2018 legislative session; authorizing the Department to
contract with a Consumer Directed Employer as the legal employer for Individual Providers. The
project will efficiently transfer credentialing, payroll and other employer
responsibilities from the Aging and Long-Term Support Administration,
Developmental Disability Administration and Area Agencies on Aging to the
Consumer Directed Employer. This change is expected to take place no
earlier than July 1, 2020.
This
change in relationship will allow us to spend more time to support individuals
in need of services across our system. Consumers will have more time from our
staff while also retaining the right to hire, supervise, and terminate the
individual providing their care.
Where can I find more information?
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Visit the new Consumer Directed Employer webpage.
- Webinars will be held regularly to provide more information and progress reports.
- Stakeholder meetings and Tribal consultation will be scheduled around the state over the next three months.
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