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<br /> <br />I-I <br /> <br />iedmont Behavioral Healthcare <br /> <br />Quarterly Report <br />To the <br />Secretary of Health and Human Services <br />Division of MH/DD/SA <br />And <br />Boards of Commissioners for Cabarrus, Davidson, Rowan, Stanly, and Union <br />Counties <br /> <br />Second Quarter 04-05 <br /> <br />This report addresses the following: <br /> <br />1. The implementation of Piedmont's Local Business Plan <br />2. Services Provided to consumers <br />3. Waiting Lists <br /> <br />Local Business Plan Implementation: <br /> <br />Piedmont's Medicaid Waivers were approved on October 7, 2004. This approval was received <br />90 days after these were submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and was an <br />unusually speedy approval for Medicaid Waivers. The Home and Community Based Waiver <br />(DD Waiver) called Innovations, was approved as an Independence Plus waiver. This type of <br />waiver is difficult to obtain and represents an important federal initiative that provides for greater <br />choice and control over services by waiver recipients. The Medicaid Waivers consolidate all <br />Medicaid funding for behavioral health services under one plan and under one system manager. <br />The goal is to manage a system of care and resources in ways that offer improved services that <br />use resources more efficiently. <br /> <br />A target date of April 1, 2005 was set for waiver "go live". A waiver implementation plan and <br />schedule was finalized by November I, 2004. Piedmont and the Division of Medical Assistance <br />began intensive activities to prepare for the implementation of the waiver. These activities <br />included weekly monitoring and consultation with Piedmont by the Division of Medical <br />Assistance. <br /> <br />On November 19, 2004, Piedmont conducted a Housing Summit. More than 50 people attended <br />from the five counties including housing authority officials, local government officials, law <br />enforcement, Departments of Social Services, Habitat for Humanity and other housing coalitions. <br />Guest Speakers were Martha Are, Homeless Policy Specialist of the Department of Health and <br />Human Services, and Lou Adkins, a member of the Mental Health Commission, Community <br /> <br />C,..-~ <br />