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Welcome to Senior and Disabilities Services
Our mission is to promote health, well being and safety for individuals with disabilities, seniors and vulnerable adults by facilitating access to quality services and supports that foster independence, personal choice and dignity.
Headlines
- 11/1 HCBS Strategies report: Proposed Plan for Implementing Community First Choice in Alaska.
- 9/12 Gov. Parnell has declared proclamation for Senior Fall Prevention Week
- 9/1 Gov. Parnell has declared September Vulnerable Adult Awareness Month
- 8/27 Vulnerable among us need your help
Adult Protective Services manager Brenda Mahlatini asks Alaskans to watch out for their vulnerable neighbors with a Compass piece in the Anchorage Daily News.
- 8/27 YouSendIt Encryption Email Service is no longer in use by SDS. Go here for more information regarding the new Direct Secure Messaging (DSM) service.
- 6/29 Proposed Medicaid Waiver Regulations at 7 AAC 130 Now Available for Public Comment
- 3/26 Governor Sean Parnell Welcomes Passage of Senate Bill 86 Protecting Vulnerable Adults
- 3/8 State Settles Baker Lawsuit
The Baker v. DHSS lawsuit (3AN-06-10871 CI) dealing with PCA recipient terminations and service reductions was settled on February 27, 2012.Here is the signed order and decision. The decision includes PCA reduction and termination notices in the exhibits. The effective date of the order is for assessments that were conducted on or after January 1, 2012. Assessments conducted before January 1, 2012 that would result in a reduction in PCA services will result in continued benefits as usual until the client’s next assessment.
- 1/26 Complex Behavior Collaborative starting up
The Division of Behavioral Health is starting a pilot project to improve services to clients with complex and challenging behaviors and complicating medical issues. For more information, visit http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dbh/tr/complexbehavior.htm
- 1/13 Alaska Community First Choice Council (CFCC). For more information about a new program allowed under the authority of federal legislation (Affordable Care Act), visit here.
- 12/7/11 Medicare Part D sign up ended Dec. 7. For more information, visit here
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