Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Long Term Services and Supports Task Force

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Mission

The Task Force on Long Term Services and Supports addresses the issues concerning non-acute health, community living, employment supports, recreational assistance, and other supports that enable individuals with disabilities of all ages to be independent and productive members of the community. We take an expansive view of long term supports, defining Personal Assistance as "One or more persons or devices that help an individual with a disability to perform everyday tasks that they would otherwise perform for themselves if they were not disabled."

Co-chairs

Dan Berland
National Association of State Directors of DD Services(NASDDDS)
703-683-4202 phone
703-684-1395 fax
dberland@nasddds.org
Maureen Fitzgerald
The Arc
202-783-2229 phone
202-534-3731 fax
fitzgerald@thearc.org
Lee Page
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
202-416-7694 phone
202-416-7706 fax
leep@pva.org
Laura Weidner
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
202-408-1500 phone
202-408-0696 fax
laura.weidner@nmss.org

Activities

Long Term Services and Supports Task Force Annual Report [PDF][WORD] (January 03, 2013)
Long Term Services and Supports Task Force Annual Report [PDF][WORD] (January 18, 2012)
Comments on CMS Proposed Rule for “Medicaid Program: Community First Choice Option” (April 28, 2011)
Long Term Services and Supports Task Force Annual Report [PDF][WORD] (January 11, 2010)
Long Term Services and Supports Task Force Annual Report [PDF][WORD] (December 22, 2008)
CCD Co-Chair letter to House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Committee urging increased funding for key family support programs, including the National Family Caregiver Support Program, Lifespan Respite Care Act, and family support within the Developmental Disability Act (June 6, 2008).
Joint CCD and Leadership Council of Aging Organization (LCAO) letter to Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Committee urging increased funding for key family support programs, including the National Family Caregiver Support Program, Lifespan Respite Care Act, and family support within the Developmental Disability Act (June 23, 2008).
Joint CCD and Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) Principles on Long-Term Services and Supports Financing Reform (October 8, 2008)
CCD Long Term Services and Supports Task Force Report 2007 (January 11, 2008)
CCD Comments on Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule on Medicaid coverage of rehabilitative services. (October 12, 2007)
Letter of support from the co-chairs of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Health and Long Term Services and Supports Task Forces for four specific disability-related provisions in the House version of the SCHIP reauthorization bill. (September 7, 2007)
Report of the Long Term Services and Supports Task Force 2006 Activities

Resources

Resources for CCD Medicaid :Workgroup National Call to Action Regarding Threats to Medicaid (Jan. 05)

Archive
Visit the Archive for past documents and information from the Task Force.