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The Arc is an External Case Management Agency that works with people who may or may not receive services from other agencies. Case Managers assist each individual and his/her support network to identify, select, obtain, and coordinate available resources and natural supports. The Arc has the largest external case management program in Kansas.
For additional case management information at the Arc contact Vonda Bankston, Director of Client Services. |
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| What is Targeted Case Management? |
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As outlined in Kansas Administrative Regulation (K.A.R.) 30-64-24, case management "shall assist the person and the person's support network to identify, select, obtain, coordinate, and use both paid services and natural supports as may be available to enhance the person's independence, integration, and productivity consistent with the person's capabilities and preferences as outlined in the person's person-centered support plan".
Targeted Case Management services include the following:
1.) Assessment, including an ongoing process to identify the person's needs and preferred lifestyle, and the resources thatare available to the person through both formal and informal evaluation methods
2.) Support Planning, with the participation of the person and the person's support network, including
~ Developing (or assistance in developing), updating, and reviewing of the
person's person-centered support plan and any related service or support
plan
~ Building upon assessment information to assist the peron in meeting his or
her needs and achieving the perons's preferred lifestyle
~ Providing the following assistance to the person:
- Becoming knowledgeable about the types and availablility of community
services and support options
- Receiving information regarding the rights of persons served pursant to
the developmental disabilities reform act
- Implementing regulations, the content of which shall be approved by the
commission
- Obtaining the community services and supports of the person's choice
3.) Support Coordination, including the following:
~ Arranging for and securing supports outlined in the person's person-centered
support plan
~ Developing and accessing of natural supports and generic community support
systems
~ Providing advocacy, including pursuing means for gaining access to needed
services and entitlements
~ Seeking modification of service systems when necessary to increase the
accessibility to those systems by the person
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4.) Monitor and Follow-up, including ongoing activities that are necessary to
ensure that the person-centered support plan and related supports and
serves are effectively implenemeted and adequately address the person's
needs
5.) Transition Assistance and Portability, including the planning of and arranging
for services to follow the person when the person moves between any of the
following:
~ From school to the adult world
~ From an institution to community alternatives (180 days)
~ From one kind of service setting to another kind of service setting
~ From one provider to another provider
~ From one service area to another service area
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| How does a person with developmental disabilities get case management? |
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To get case management, tell the Sedgwick County Community Developmental Disability Organization (SCDDO) you need case management. A person with developmental disabilities or a family with a child with developmental disabilities may request case management from any qualified person or organization and the SCDDO must help arrange for the chosen case manager to provide the service. The provider of case management is required to affiliate with the SCDDO.
If the person with developmental disabilities, whether adult or child, has a Kansas Medicaid card, Medicaid will pay for a portion of the costs for case management. If the person does not have a Medicaid card, due to federal requirements, he/she will be billed and may have to pay a reasonable fee for the service. See the SCDDO for information on case management agencies fees. Some agencies have sliding fee scales.
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