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Active Treatment Implementation Guidance

Thursday, February 27, 2014

On October 1, 2013, the Department of Health Care Finance (“DHCF”), in collaboration with the Department on Disability Services (“DDS”), added flexibility to the way Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (“ICF/IID”) providers may spend the Active Treatment portion of the ICF/IID rate.

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Active Treatment Implementation Guidance

Person-Centered Thinking

Person-centered thinking is a philosophy behind service provision that supports positive control and self-direction of people’s own lives. DDS is working to implement this through training sessions and other agency wide initiatives.

Employment First Initiative

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Under the Employment First philosophy, competitive, integrated employment is the first and overwhelmingly preferred option for working-age youth and adults with disabilities.