Family Voices Indiana

from CKF: Holcomb's 2020 Agenda Addresses Education & Public Health In preparation for the upcoming 2020 Indiana legislative session, Governor Holcomb has released his 2020 Next Level Agenda. This document typically guides the legislative priorities that will be directly supported by the Governor's office in the coming year. Both education/workforce and public health were targeted as priority areas: Education & Workforce Priorities: Support Teacher Compensation Commission in making teacher pay competitive Change career-related teacher professional growth points to optional Redesign prison education credits to better prepare offenders for re-entry Hold schools harmless for 2018-19 ILEARN scores Eliminate unnecessary requirements in 2021 Public Health Priorities: Raise smoking, vaping age to 21 & enhance enforcement Make health care costs more transparent for consumers; no surprise billing Add more recovery housing & expand pilot prog

HCBS Settings Rule Through collaboration with the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities, CQL produced a  series of videos  to share information about the HCBS Settings Regulations and how they impact people supported and provider organization

This fact sheet is intended to help Navigators identify what issues are unique to consumers with Intellectual Disability so that they can assist them as they make decisions related to their healthcare coverage. Click here for a pdf version of this Fact Sheet Q1.  What do I need to know about Intellectual Disability (ID)? A.   There are over 7 million people with ID 1  in the US.  ID can be caused by any condition that impairs development of the brain before birth, during birth, or in the childhood years. Several hundred causes have been discovered, but in about one-third of the people with the condition, the cause remains unknown.  Three major known causes of intellectual disability are Down syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and Fragile X syndrome.  There are also other conditions that frequently co-occur with ID, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral palsy (CP), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), seizures, and mental illness. ID covers