| ADA Coordinator : |
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The State ADA Coordinator
oversees the State of Kansas compliance with, and
implementation of, the Americans' with Disabilities
Act and applicable State law. The ADA requires that
the States' programs, services, and activities be
accessible to, and usable by, people with disabilities
when viewed in its entirety. If the public has general
questions about the ADA and its rules and regulations
or if the public believes the law is not complied
with by the State of Kansas they may file a complaint.
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| Adoption
Assistance: |
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State and federal statutes
provide for adoption support payments to assist
adoptive families in meeting the special needs of
the children they adopt. SRS staff are responsible
for identifying children who have special needs
that present financial barriers to adoption.
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| Adoption
Services: |
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Services to benefit
children whose parental rights have been terminated
or relinquished by providing the child with a permanent
family.
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| Adult
Protective Services: |
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Services
to vulnerable adults age 18 and above, without regard
to income, to prevent or alleviate abuse, neglect,
exploitation, or fiduciary abuse. Vulnerable adults
are those individuals who are unable to protect
their own interests and who are harmed or threatened
with harm through action or inaction by themselves
or others.
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| Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Assessment Centers: |
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SRS
funds five regional alcohol and drug assessment
centers that provide on-site assessment and referrals
to the treatment service that best meets customer
needs.
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Assistive Technology:
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SRS
receives state general funds to provide assistive
technology for Kansans with disabilities. Through
a cooperative agreement, the administration of this
fund is out-sourced to
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas (UCPK), Wichita.
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| Blind,
Services for the: |
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Services
for persons who are blind, visually impaired or
deaf-blind including Vocational Rehabilitation;
The Rehabilitation Center for the Blind (RCB); Kansas
Seniors Achieving Independent Living (KAN-SAIL);
The Business Enterprise Program (BEP); Kansas Industries
for the Blind (KIB).
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| Child
Care: |
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The
Child Care program provides subsidized child care
to welfare recipients to help them obtain employment,
leave welfare, and stay employed; to low-income
employed families and to Food Stamp recipients engaged
in employment, education, and training.
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| Child
Care and Quality Initatives: |
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Over
$2 million annually is provided to the Kansas Department
of Health and Environment for licensing and monitoring.
Quality child care is promoted by grants to public
agencies, non-profit agencies, and private employers
who establish child care for employees. Grants are
also made available to individual licensed home
providers through the resource and referral net-work.
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| Child
Protective Services: |
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When a report of abuse or neglect
is made to SRS, an Initial Assessment is completed
to determine if SRS should become involved. If the
report meets the criteria for SRS involvement, it
is investigated by a social worker or special investigator.
Law enforcement may also investigate if a social
worker is not available or a joint investigation
is warranted. If it is determined that a child's
safety is at risk, then a recommendation is made
by SRS or law enforcement to the court regarding
the necessary action that should be taken.
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| Child
Support Enforcement: |
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CSE
is a federal, state, private, and county operation,
providing a full range of child and medical support
services, from establishing paternity and establishment
of support orders to modifications and enforcement
through state staff and contractors.
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| Client
Assistance Program (CAP): |
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The CAP program serves Kansas Rehabilitation Services
clients and applicants, individuals served by other
programs and the general public with information
and referrals. It also provides ADA information,
assistance in appealing agency decisions and alternative
dispute resolution.
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| Commodity
Food Distribution: |
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The
five federally-funded commodity programs provide
food for distribution to low-income households,
charitable institutions, soup kitchens, elderly
food programs, pregnant or nursing women,
and children under the age of five.
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| Community
Developmental Disability Organizations (CDDO) Grants:
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These grants are designed to provide funding to
CDDOs for day, residential and support services
for persons with developmental disabilities who
do not require more intensive services funded by
the HCBS/MRDD waiver.
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| Community
Mental Health Services: |
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Since
mental health reform, the focus has been and continues
to be reducing the dependence on costly and intrusive
services provided by state mental health hospitals
(SMHHS). The role of SMHHS is seen as a provider
of acute care, thus providing a safety net for
Kansans who require inpatient mental health services.
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| Community
Residential Services (for Adults): |
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SRS
Medical Policy Division oversees
the Medicaid reimbursement for the 13 nursing facilities
for mental health (nfmh) in the state which are
licensed by the Kansas Department of Health and
Environment.
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| Community
Supports and Services: |
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This program sets policy for the delivery of community
services to persons with disabilities and the use
of state and federal funds. Services are delivered
through Community Developmental Disability Organizations,
Centers for Independent Living, and other community
partners.
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| Consumer-run
Organizations: |
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SRS
provides funding for local mental health consumer-run
organizations. These groups provide a range of consumer-run,
self-help services throughout the state and are
independent of local community mental health centers.
Services include drop-in centers, temporary shelter,
and transportation.
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| Deaf
and Hard of Hearing, Kansas Commission for: |
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KCDHH offers advocacy, information and referral,
sign language interpreter registration, coordination
of interpreting services, and the Kansas Quality
Assurance Screening for certification of sign language
interpreters.
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| Developmental Disabilities - State Institutions: |
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Parsons
State Hospital and Training Center and the Kansas
Neurological Institute provide training and support
for residents toward meeting their individual goals.
Staff work closely with Community Developmental
Disability Organization staff to create and support
opportunities for placement of clients in their
respective home communities.
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| Disability
Determination Services: |
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(DDS)
makes initial and first-level appellate disability
and blindness determinations for the Social Security
Administration on Social Security Disability Insurance
(SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims
filed in Kansas. DDS also conducts reviews of the
cases of individuals already receiving benefits
to determine if they continue to quality for benefits;
conducts hearings in cases where SSDI or SSI eligibility
is found to have ceased; and makes Medicaid eligibility
determinations for individuals who do not meet the
financial requirements for SSI.
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| Division of
Assets: |
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The spousal impoverishment
provisions of the Medicaid program changes the Medicaid
eligibility requirements for a person who needs
long term care in a nursing home or Home and Community-Based
Services (HCBS) setting when there is a spouse who
remains at home. It protects a portion of the couple's
income and resources so the spouse at home is not
reduced to poverty. At the same time, these provisions
help the spouse needing long-term medical care to
qualify for Medicaid benefits, which can help in
paying for that care.
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| Elderly and
Persons with Disabilites: |
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Many medical programs
are available to assist the elderly and persons
with disabilities. These programs are for people
65 or older or for those who meet Social Security's
disability rules. There are several general rules
that must be met to quality for these programs,
including state residency and citizenship. Each
program may also have its own requirements. These
programs can be a great financial help to those
who are eligible.
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| Family
Preservation: |
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Intensive
in-home services offered to families who are in
imminent danger of having a child come into the
custody of the department and removed from their
home unless the family can make the changes necessary
to provide adequate care and safety. These services
assist the family in identifying and understanding
the problems within the family that place a child
at risk of out-of-home placement and assist them
in finding ways to change how the family unit functions.
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| Family
Services: |
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Essential
services to children and families including child
protective services, family based assessments, family
support services, eligibility determination, and
information and referral. These services are provided
by Children and Family Services staff in the local
srs offices.
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| Food
Assistance (FS): |
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The Food Assistance
(food stamp) Program is offered to individuals and
families with income below 130 percent of the
national poverty level. Forty-eight percent of Food
Stamp households are persons who are elderly and/or
disabled. Of the remaining households, nearly half
are employed. Approximately 50 percent of Food Stamp
recipients are children.
The Food Assistance Program is a nutrition assistance
program which provides a Vision card (plastic debit
card) to eligible persons for use in purchasing
food from local grocery stores. Complete information
regarding food stamp eligibility can be obtained
by contacting your local Social and Rehabilitation
Services Office.
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| Foster
Care/Reintegration: |
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Services
provided to children and families when the court
has found the child to be in need of care and the
parents are not able to meet the safety and care
needs of the child.
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| Funeral
Assistance: |
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The
Funeral Assistance program provides funds for low-cost
funerals for some public assistance recipients.
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| General
Assistance (GA): |
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A
state-funded cash assistance program for adults
who cannot support themselves because of a serious
physical or mental disability. General Assistance
recipients must pursue Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) eligibility.
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| Grandparents
as Caregivers: |
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Grandparents as Caregivers Assistance (GP as CG) program will provide monthly
financial assistance to grandparents or other relatives raising children.
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| Head
Start and Early Head Start: |
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In 1998, the Kansas Legislature
approved a state Early Head Start initiative as
a joint endeavor with the federal government. Early
intervention through high-quality programs enhances
children’s development during their formative
years, enables parents to be better caretakers and
teachers to their children, and helps parents meet
their own goals, including economic independence.
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| Health
Wave: |
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Health Wave
began January 1, 1999 under Title XXI of the Social
Security Act, providing health insurance for uninsured
children through a combination of state and federal
funds.
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| Home
and Community Bases Services (HCBS): |
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Home
and Community Based services for persons with mental
retardation or other developmental disabilities
are made possible through medicaid waivers.
These services are intended as an alternative to
institutional services. Each waiver offers services
for a specifc group: Head Injury, Technology Assistance,
Physical Disability, Frail and Elderly, Developmental
Disabilities, and Children with Severe Emotional
Disturbance. Under each waiver category you will
find information about the eligibility group, level
of care requirements, case management, financial
eligibility rules, services, quality assurance,
and other waiver facts.
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| Immigrant
Assistance: |
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Under certain conditions,
legal non-citizens living in the State of Kansas
may qualify for cash, child care, and medical assistance.
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| Independent
Living (medical): |
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The division manages programs in independent living
which offer an array of services for individuals
requiring assistance with personal, nursing/medical,
and social needs. These services allow individuals
to remain in their own home as an alternative
to costly institutional care.
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| Independent
Living (youth): |
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Services
to youth over age 16 who are in foster care or who
were in foster care to help them transition to independence.
These youth are to be assessed in their knowledge
and skills related to daily living, money management,
education, and employment.
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| Intermediate
Care Facilities/MR (Private): |
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These
are privately operated intermediate care facilities
for persons with mental retardation or related conditions.
The facilities are funded by Medicaid, must serve
at least four persons per facility, and provide
continuous active treatment in compliance with federal
regulations.
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| Low
Income Energy Assistance (LIEAP): |
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The
LIEAP provides energy assistance to households with
income under 130 percent of the national
poverty level during state fiscal year 2000.
The elderly and disabled, and families with
children are the primary groups assisted. Applications
for the annual benefit are taken during January
through March.
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| Medicaid: |
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Medicaid
is a federal/state matching-funds program that provides
preventive, primary, and acute health services for
low-income individuals, children and families.
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| Medical
Assistance: |
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The
Division of Health Care Policy sets policy for programs
that deliver an array of health care services to
eligible Kansans. Included within the Health Care
Policy Division is Medicaid and Medical Policy;
Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery;
Community Supports and Services, which includes
oversight and policy for the systems serving persons
with physical and developmental disabilities; and
Management Operations. Also included is oversight
of the state’s mental health and retardation hospitals
and the Sexual Predator Treatment Program.
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| Medical
Assistance - Children: |
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The
Division of Health Care Policy sets policy for programs
that deliver an array of health care services to
eligible Kansans. Included within the Health Care
Policy Division is Medicaid and Medical Policy;
Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery;
Community Supports and Services, which includes
oversight and policy for the systems serving persons
with physical and developmental disabilities; and
Management Operations. Also included is oversight
of the state’s mental health and retardation
hospitals and the Sexual Predator Treatment Program.
This Section of Information and Links focuses on
Medical Assistance and Services for Children.
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| Medical
Assistance - Pregnant Women: |
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The
Division of Health Care Policy sets policy for
programs that deliver an array of health care
services to eligible Kansans. Included within
the Health Care Policy Division is Medicaid and
Medical Policy; Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Treatment and Recovery; Community Supports and
Services, which includes oversight and policy
for the systems serving persons with physical
and developmental disabilities; and Management
Operations. Also included is oversight of the
state’s mental health and retardation hospitals
and the Sexual Predator Treatment Program.
This Section of Information and Links focuses
on Medical Assitance and Services for Pregnant
Women.
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| Medical
Spenddown: |
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Under Medicaid rules, States are mandated to provide
medical assistance for persons that are eligible
for either AFDC or SSI cash benefits. In addition,
there are also mandates for coverage of children
and pregnant women under poverty level guidelines
as well as other groups such as children in foster
care and adoption support. These groups are referred
to as the "categorically needy."
States also have the option to cover persons who
would be eligible for one of the programs listed
above except for income. This group is referred
to as the "medically needy." Kansas
has historically operated a medically needy program
and coverage is currently provided to children
up to age 18, pregnant women, and the elderly
and disabled.
The medically needy concept allows for persons with
income in excess of the categorically needy standards
to "spenddown" that excess through application
of medical expenses and thereby qualify for medical
assistance.
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| Mental
Health Hospitals: |
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State
Mental Health Hospitals provide safe and supportive
environments for people with serious mental illness
needing acute care services or long term treatment.
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| Mental
Retardation: |
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State
Mental Retardation Hospitals provide training and
support for residents toward meeting their individual
goals. Staff work closely with Community Developmental
Disability Organization staff to create and support
opportunities for placement of clients in their
respective home communities.
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| Newborn
Protection: |
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Having
a baby is a life changing event that can be both
joyful and scary. Because of this, not everyone
is ready to care for an infant and raise a child.
The parent or parents of an infant less than 45
days old can leave their unharmed baby with an
employee of a city or county health department,
fire station, or medical facility under the Newborn
Protection Act without being prosecuted.
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| Permanent
Guardianship: |
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While
foster care does provide safety and structure for
many children, its very nature implies lack of permanency.
When the courts have determined that a child cannot
go home, permanent guardianship is an option that
can be used.
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| Refugee
Assistance: |
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The
Refugee program provides essential services to households
to aid in their resettlement in the United States.
Kansas first received federal reimbursement for
refugee services in 1975 under the Immigration and
Naturalization Act. The Refugee Assistance Act of
1980 authorized federal funding for social services.
The program provides both cash assistance and social
services to eligible refugees.
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| Safe at Home Program: |
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The Safe at Home (SaH) Program (SB 2928) was enacted by the Kansas Legislature
in 2006 to provide a confidential address program to benefit victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,
stalking and/or human trafficking who have moved to a new location that is unknown to their abuser. SaH Program
is administered through the Secretary of State’s (SOS) office.
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| Severe
Emotional Disturbance Waiver: |
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The Children's hcbs/sed Waiver facilitates achieving
parity in the availability of community-based mental
health services for children with sed and their
families.
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| Sexual
Predator Treatment Program: |
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Ensures
the safe, secure and humane care of residents committed
by the courts to the program. The program strives
to: provide a safe and secure commitment confinement
for the residents, public and staff; provide treatment
opportunities and behavioral education activities
for residents; maintain positive facility/unit living
and working environments; manage human, equipment
and fiscal resources responsibly; and, maintain
cooperative working relationships with the external
environment.
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| Substance
Abuse Treatment and Recovery: |
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SRS
(satr) administers state and federal funds, assures
quality of care standards, promotes effective public
policy, and develops and evaluates programmatic
and human resources to reduce tobacco, alcohol,
and other drug use in Kansas.In
five service delivery regions, satr contracts with
a statewide network of 70 private providers to provide
treatment services including detoxification, outpatient,
residential, and clinically indicated continuing
care services.
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| Successful
Families: |
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The Successful Families Program
has services for low income families that include
cash assistance, also known as Temporary Assistance
for Families (TAF), helps adults with their problems
in getting a job, and provides support services
for work, training, work activities, and education.
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| Temporary
Assistance for Families (TAF): |
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TAF
is an employment support program for families with
children. Services provided or contracted
for include job readiness training, job retention
training, subsidized employment, structured job
search, vocational education, intensive case management,
work experience placements, on-the-job training,
job coaching, job development/placement, mentoring,
and job skills training.
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| Vocational
Rehabilitation (VR): |
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Vocational
Rehabilitation services are the cornerstone of our
efforts to help people with disabilities become
gainfully employed and self-reliant. VR plans emphasize
individualized community-based services, integration
and consumer choice. Services may in-clude
vocational assessment; counseling and guidance;
physical and mental restoration; training; rehabilitation
technology; job placement, supported employment,
and transition planning services for students with
severe disabilities.
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| Weatherization
(K-WAP): |
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The
Kansas Weatherization Assistance Program (K-WAP)
operates year round and is an energy conservation
program that helps qualified households pay for
home weatherization needs. Stop getting zapped by
those high energy bills. Take steps toward conserving
energy and lowering utility bills by applying for
weatherization today.
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| Working
Healthy: |
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Many people with disabilities want to work but
worry that doing so could jeopardize their vital
health and long term care coverage. The Working
Healthy Program offers people with disabilities
who are working or interested in working the opportunity
to get or keep Medicaid coverage.
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