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MADDSA Minutes March 20, 2003

Linda WG Mason: Substituting for Perry Mueller

I.                    DD Coordinator: Sandra Butts not available

II.                     

III.               Treasurer’s Report:             1. list compiled and given out of paid/unpaid                           

March 31 deadline past                                                                                                          

2. Total $5089.59/$1000 error needs to be corrected     web $189

     IV.              Reports

A.     Milwaukee Training Initiative

a.       Doorways to Opportunity Conference: 2 years in making, April 30 & May 1

b.      Get name/address to Linda to become part of mailing list

c.       Executive Breakfast March 5 – Rep Folder: Available – write/call him, share personal story; Advocacy events coming up; Acknowledged not as knowledgeable as he’d like to be; get questions to him and he will answer; $ will remain consistent and be a challenge; will not address waiting list

d.      Washington High School 10AM – 5PM    8:30 Registration

March 31 – Hearing Finance                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                               Focus Government Budget   C1P1B increase  30 + $increase

                                                                              Closing Center

                                                                              C1P1A increase use of IGT$

                                                                              Wear Advocacy T-Shirts

e.       People can’t wait: “stoplight” ARC Milwaukee       

            March 26 4 PM Sign Making

f.        Forum Tommy Thompson  State Fair  8AM Registration

            Advocacy     9AM-12Noon     letter writing      afternoon

            Senator Tim Carpenter             March 24

            Jerry Bradereck

            Christine Siniki

g.       April 23  Madison Rally

h.       After: County Budget

            Down Network

            Senator Feingold March 24  Rm 107/117 8AM

                        MATC West Campus

                        1200 S. 71st Street   West Allis

Federal Issues: MICSA, Family Opportunities Act, Housing, Healthcare                                                                                               

B.     Southeast: Martha DeGraw

a.       Challenging Behaviors         3 hours /$5

4/17 Kenosha County Center - 194 Hwy 50  West to Hwy 45

b.      Calendar set for year - will be on MADDSA website

c.       Questions contact Martha  directly

d.      Scholarship funds: Bob Glowicki: Application $75 available for direct care staff

C.     Transition Committee

a.       Meetings were February 20, March 14 –

1.      updates in topics and speakers to distribute to parents and teachers

2.      DVR Applications   Madison/Milwaukee

3.      People First Rally – encouraged attendance

4.      Milwaukee Waukesha: Today Not Tomorrow – Boy Scout Office  April 30  14 yr +   545

5.      Pleasant View Library  Self Advocacy  April 14  1PM

6.      Food Service Training program for persons with disability: reestablish through MATC

7.      Milwaukee Suburb School District Interagency Agreement: Revised

D.     Workforce Development

a.       Brochure

b.      Website

c.       Costs will be ready next meeting

d.      Recruitment and distribution at Middle School/High School students

e.       www.MADDSA.org

f.        Website donated Stinike

IV.              Crisis Unit: Maureen Conaty: Milwaukee County

Handout: Behavioral Health former Mental Health

Presentation: Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex

Contact person is their Human Service Worker & Maureen Conaty

A.     Disabilities Service Division

a.       Resource Bureau

b.      Intake

c.       Assessment

d.      Protective Services

B.     Behavioral Health Division

a.       Crisis Service

b.      Hotline

c.       Mobile Team

d.      PCS Unit

e.       OBS Unit

C.     Long Term Support

a.       Supervisors

b.      Human Service Workers

D.     Hilltop

a.       4 inpatient units – Larry Koszewski, PH.D

b.      Mikael Spitzer: QMRP  Mental Health, social work background

Hilltop Clinical Services Plan – Handout

Spoke on Mission and population they serve and intake assessments; transitional planning from Institution to Community; develope behavioral treatment programs

c.       Larry Koszewski PH.D  Psychology background

Rehab Central: Handout

Program Model: Mission/Philosophy

Services Provided and Staffing plan

d.      Referral Packet: Maureen Conaty :DSD

10 plan discharges – Hilltop

17 assessments for community placements

Referrals can be made to Larry as well

e.       See (card) Nancy Enn - summary of services and delivery; Emergency Room only; 48 hour maximus obs, this is under a nursing home license

f.        Sheila: Mobils   Community Assess  Referral and Recom.   

Nothing ongoing

VI. State of WI –         BQA (Bureau Quality Assurance) 

DHFS (Department Health Family Services)   289-3940

Sue Farmer/Kevin Coughlin

Enclosure of presented questions included in MADDSA minutes to follow along:

A.     asked how re-admittance is regulated when behavioral crisis occurs; avoid this with initial assessment: being thorough must follow discharge procedures; even if it is an involuntary discharge

B.     New Organization in BQA  (large handout) – Dedicated Section to Assisted living only; Nurse surveyors: moved into this section; growth in complaint section, 43% increase, contacts in each region  (see handout)

Forum Meeting Agenda Schedule Handout 2003

C.     Competency testing: still in draft

Then back/forth: Public Hearings; Realistically at least a year away.

Ongoing people can bring these concerns to Madison Forum – CBRF & AFH

D.     Nurse Deligation: Handout

a.       Glucose Monitoring waiver Testing; certified as a lab waiver

Fed Regulation:

E.      Apt. Settings: Rumors this regulation is coming – Certification through County

Change  AFH - Provider lives in the facility

              AFH – Provider not living there

SPLIT 1. Traditional 1-4 bed, County Certification, AFH if living with

            2. 1-4 bed AFH will require license even at 1-2 bed apt.; may be only different if renting through a landlord

Carry Malkie - Aging & Long Term Support Care; Sue Farmer will call with number

1. Be sure to add Multicultural Disability Committee to Agenda for Update  (send to Linda  489-2502 – see card)

                                    2. HIPPA

VII. Disaster Planning carry over to next meeting: April 10  8:30 AM

Mailing Add Ons          MADDSA

Toni Burt                      4230 W73 St.  Milwaukee  53216

Amy Mlot Alpha Homes

6216 Washington Ave.  Suite D

Racine, WI  53406

Primrose Residential Facility

c/o Shirley Gladney

3019 W. Burleigh St.

Milwaukee, WI 53210

Dee Greski

5210 S. 44th Street
Greenfield, WI  532220-5111

Kevin Troyanek - Lake Drive Residence, INC. (762-5123)

Ivy Terrace

6606 S. Crane Dr.

Oak Creek, WI 53154

AJ Jelks/Community Optimus, Inc.

458 West   5th  Street
Oconomowoc, WI 53066

(262)567-3367

Prestigious Academy

Verdella Harvey

2624 N. 16 Street

Milwaukee, WI  53206

(414)265-4562

(414)303-0993  cell# Mary Mitchell

Harthside Contact

     
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