Michigans LongTerm Care Connections

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Michigans Long-Term Care Connections

• Stakeholder Forum Update June 25, 2007
• Nora Barkey
• Office of Long Term Care Supports and Services

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A Briefing

• Todays Focus
• Partnership for Information and Assistance
• Terry Thomma, UPCAP
• Chuck Logie, WMLTCC
• Susan Howell, Community Access Line
• Questions
• Break
• Summary January through April Activities
• PA 634
• Questions

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Activities Summary
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Public Act 634

• The director of the department of community
  health shall designate and maintain locally or
  regionally based single point of entry agencies
  for long-term care that shall serve as visible
  and effective access points for individuals
  seeking long-term care and that shall promote
  consumer choice and quality in long-term care
  options.

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The department of community health shall require

• Provide consumers and any others with unbiased
  information promoting consumer choice for all
  long-term care options, services, and supports.
• Facilitate movement between supports, services,
  and settings in a timely manner that assures
  consumers' informed choice, health, and welfare

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Public Act 634

• Assess consumers' eligibility for all Medicaid
  long-term care programs utilizing a comprehensive
  level of care assessment approved by the
  department of community health
• Assist consumers in obtaining a financial
  determination of eligibility
• Assist consumers in developing their long-term
  care support plans through a person-centered
  planning process
• Authorize access to medicaid programs for which
  the consumer is eligible and that are identified
  in the consumer's long-term care supports plan.

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Long Term Care Supports Plan

• history and strengths
• individual preferences and desires
• functional needs LOCD/health
• financial and benefits status
• informal supports (family, friends, neighbors)
  and current services
• optionsunbiased detailed information on an array
  of options, including but not limited to service
  environment, quality, risks, limitations, and
  capacity
• goals and actions
• evaluate how available long term care options
  meet identified goals

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LTCC is mandated to conduct the LOCD

• New LOC, TIG and Waiting List Policy is being
  written
• Draft is out for comment
• Policy will be issued September 1st
• Implementation October 1, 2007.

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Elements of Draft LOCD policy

• Within LTCC regions LOCs will be conduct by LTCC
  staff
• LOCD will be needed for new and change of
  condition
• Telephone Intake Guideline will be conducted by
  LTCC
• Waiting list will be transferred to LTCC
• Electronic system use is not settled

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Michigans Long-Term Care Connections

• 1-866-642-4582