KanCare Educational Activities for Intellectual and Developmental Disability…

For Immediate Release

September 9, 2013

For more information, contact:
Angela de Rocha, Director of Communications
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
785-806-7482

KanCare Educational Activities for Intellectual and Developmental Disability HCBS Inclusion

TOPEKA – The State of Kansas will begin a series of educational meetings focused on informing stakeholders in the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Home and Community Based Service waiver later this month. This educational tour will take place in four cities across Kansas from September 23-26.

This educational tour will be dedicated to helping KanCare members and providers of long-term intellectual and developmental disability services with questions they have regarding the upcoming full inclusion into KanCare on January 1, 2014. Details, including locations and times, for this round of meetings are posted at
http://www.kancare.ks.gov/news.htm; cities with dates are listed below.

Meetings will take place:
September 23, 2013, Hays
September 24, 2013, Wichita
September 25, 2013, Parsons
September 26, 2013, Olathe

Any person with a disability may request accommodations, such as Braille or an interpreter, in order to participate in a meeting; however, transportation is not provided. Requests for this accommodation should be made by noon September 17, 2013, by emailing [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or by calling Rita Haverkamp at (785) 296-5107.

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services’ mission is to foster an environment that promotes security, dignity and independence, while providing the right care at the right time in a place called home.
Greg Wintle

HCBS I/DD Program Manager

Community Services and Programs Commission

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

915 SW Harrison, 9^th Floor East

Topeka, KS  66612

Phone:  785.296.0935

Fax:  785.296.0557

[email protected]