Unlock The Waiting Lists! - AADD Legislative Action Center

Updated August 25th "No Cuts to Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities!" As we informed you last week, Governor Perdue has ordered the Department of Human Resources to reduce their current year�s FY09 budget by 6% or by $92 million. The DHR�s board met on August 20th to review the proposed cuts that were a response to this order. Their proposed cuts could be a permanent step backwards for Georgia. Among many other programs, DHR proposed cutting important funding for unlocking services for persons with disabilities, a much needed 3% rate increase for DD providers, and funding for the training of professional and families. THESE CUTS WILL MOVE GEORGIA BACKWARDS! In the Division of MHDDAD - 6% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities Eliminate funding for 250 waiver slots. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and 100 services for 85 persons waiting on the community waiting lists. There are currently 6,281 persons waiting in the community for help today. -$3.7M Eliminate the 3% provider rate increase scheduled to begin in FY09. -$863,724 Eliminate all disability training for families and professionals: CSB and Regional Board Training; DD family awareness and education; MCG Resident Training; Co-Occurring Training; NiaTx; Yale Recovery; C&A Trauma Training; court personnel who work with defendants with DD; APS Best Practice and Compliance Training. -$960,000 1% cut to all MHDDAD contracts not previously reduced. $2,2M Eliminate 50% funding for Contracts for Marcus Institute, Hope House, Rockdale Cares, Matthew Reardon Center, Oral Health Resources. -$2.4M Eliminate intensive training of children with autism and their parents through Emory University. -$468,824 IT COULD GET WORSE!!! If the economy continues to turn down, Perdue has asked DHR to propose budgets 8% to 10% cuts for both this year�s FY09 budget AND next year�s FY10 budget. In the Division of MHDDAD - 8% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities: Eliminate funding for additional 33 waiver services. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and 67 services for 55 persons waiting on the community waiting lists. -$824,802 Eliminate remaining 50% funding for Contracts for Marcus Institute, Hope House, Rockdale Cares, Matthew Reardon Center, Oral Health Resources. -$2.4M Reduce community services for approximately 559 individuals with developmental disabilities by 8%. -$3.2M In the Division of Public Health � 8% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities: Infant & Child Essential Health Treatment/ Reduction program in Babies Can�t Wait. -$1.2M In the Division of MHDDAD - 10% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities: Eliminate community services under all MHDDAD contracts not previously reduced by around 5%. -$11.7M Eliminate funding for remaining 67 waiver services. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and zero services for persons waiting on the community waiting lists. -$1.6M

Updated August 25th "No Cuts to Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities!" As we informed you last week, Governor Perdue has ordered the Department of Human Resources to reduce their current year�s FY09 budget by 6% or by $92 million. The DHR�s board met on August 20th to review the proposed cuts that were a response to this order. Their proposed cuts could be a permanent step backwards for Georgia. Among many other programs, DHR proposed cutting important funding for unlocking services for persons with disabilities, a much needed 3% rate increase for DD providers, and funding for the training of professional and families. THESE CUTS WILL MOVE GEORGIA BACKWARDS!

Updated August 25th

"No Cuts to Supports for

People with Developmental Disabilities!"

As we informed you last week, Governor Perdue has ordered the Department of Human Resources to reduce their current year�s FY09 budget by 6% or by $92 million. The DHR�s board met on August 20th to review the proposed cuts that were a response to this order. Their proposed cuts could be a permanent step backwards for Georgia. Among many other programs, DHR proposed cutting important funding for unlocking services for persons with disabilities, a much needed 3% rate increase for DD providers, and funding for the training of professional and families.

THESE CUTS WILL MOVE GEORGIA BACKWARDS!

In the Division of MHDDAD - 6% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities Eliminate funding for 250 waiver slots. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and 100 services for 85 persons waiting on the community waiting lists. There are currently 6,281 persons waiting in the community for help today. -$3.7M Eliminate the 3% provider rate increase scheduled to begin in FY09. -$863,724 Eliminate all disability training for families and professionals: CSB and Regional Board Training; DD family awareness and education; MCG Resident Training; Co-Occurring Training; NiaTx; Yale Recovery; C&A Trauma Training; court personnel who work with defendants with DD; APS Best Practice and Compliance Training. -$960,000 1% cut to all MHDDAD contracts not previously reduced. $2,2M Eliminate 50% funding for Contracts for Marcus Institute, Hope House, Rockdale Cares, Matthew Reardon Center, Oral Health Resources. -$2.4M Eliminate intensive training of children with autism and their parents through Emory University. -$468,824 IT COULD GET WORSE!!! If the economy continues to turn down, Perdue has asked DHR to propose budgets 8% to 10% cuts for both this year�s FY09 budget AND next year�s FY10 budget. In the Division of MHDDAD - 8% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities: Eliminate funding for additional 33 waiver services. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and 67 services for 55 persons waiting on the community waiting lists. -$824,802 Eliminate remaining 50% funding for Contracts for Marcus Institute, Hope House, Rockdale Cares, Matthew Reardon Center, Oral Health Resources. -$2.4M Reduce community services for approximately 559 individuals with developmental disabilities by 8%. -$3.2M In the Division of Public Health � 8% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities: Infant & Child Essential Health Treatment/ Reduction program in Babies Can�t Wait. -$1.2M In the Division of MHDDAD - 10% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities: Eliminate community services under all MHDDAD contracts not previously reduced by around 5%. -$11.7M Eliminate funding for remaining 67 waiver services. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and zero services for persons waiting on the community waiting lists. -$1.6M

In the Division of MHDDAD - 6% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities

Eliminate funding for 250 waiver slots. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and 100 services for 85 persons waiting on the community waiting lists. There are currently 6,281 persons waiting in the community for help today.

-$3.7M

Eliminate the 3% provider rate increase scheduled to begin in FY09.

-$863,724

Eliminate all disability training for families and professionals: CSB and Regional Board Training; DD family awareness and education; MCG Resident Training; Co-Occurring Training; NiaTx; Yale Recovery; C&A Trauma Training; court personnel who work with defendants with DD; APS Best Practice and Compliance Training.

-$960,000

1% cut to all MHDDAD contracts not previously reduced.

$2,2M

Eliminate 50% funding for Contracts for Marcus Institute, Hope House, Rockdale Cares, Matthew Reardon Center, Oral Health Resources.

-$2.4M

Eliminate intensive training of children with autism and their parents through Emory University.

-$468,824

IT COULD GET WORSE!!! If the economy continues to turn down, Perdue has asked DHR to propose budgets 8% to 10% cuts for both this year�s FY09 budget AND next year�s FY10 budget. In the Division of MHDDAD - 8% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities:

Eliminate funding for additional 33 waiver services. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and 67 services for 55 persons waiting on the community waiting lists.

-$824,802

Eliminate remaining 50% funding for Contracts for Marcus Institute, Hope House, Rockdale Cares, Matthew Reardon Center, Oral Health Resources.

Reduce community services for approximately 559 individuals with developmental disabilities by 8%.

-$3.2M

In the Division of Public Health � 8% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities:

Infant & Child Essential Health Treatment/ Reduction program in Babies Can�t Wait.

-$1.2M

In the Division of MHDDAD - 10% cuts to supports for persons with disabilities:

Eliminate community services under all MHDDAD contracts not previously reduced by around 5%.

-$11.7M

Eliminate funding for remaining 67 waiver services. Leaving funding for 150 persons transitioning to community from institutions, and zero services for persons waiting on the community waiting lists.

-$1.6M