Posts made in June, 2013

OSSA/Brokerage Positions on K Plan Implementation; DHS Response to Concerns

Posted by Oregon Support Services Association on Jun 20, 2013 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

On June 12th, 2013, several brokerage directors met with Erinn Kelley-Siel (Director of the Department of Human Services), Tricia Baxter (Chief Operating Officer for Aging and Disability Programs) and Patrice Botsford (Director of the Oregon Office of Developmental Disabilities Services) to discuss concerns related to planned changes to services for brokerage customers and individuals throughout the system. During the meeting, we shared a formal position document (see below*) outlining concerns, questions, and recommendations. Given the significant amount of systems change occurring in Oregon right now, the paper touched only on high level, immediate issues. Within a...