2019 Legislative Wins Set Stage for Expanded Access to Oral Health Care
The Pew Charitable Trusts named oral health care a national trend to watch in 2020 as holistic approaches are increasingly recognized as a mainstream priority for community health. Per...
The Gary Smith Scholarship for Public Managers was established by the NASDDDS Board of Directors in honor of Gary Smith, an extraordinary leader in the developmental disabilities field who was intensely...
NASDDDS and HSRI are very pleased to announce the release of the 2018 NCI® Staff Stability Survey report. The NCI Staff Stability Survey examines the key dynamics of the Direct Support...
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have introduced the Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act to provide coverage through 1915(c) Home and Community Based Service...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR) intended “to strengthen the fiscal integrity of the Medicaid program and help ensure...
Through collaboration with the Community Living Policy Center, the HCBS Advocacy Coalition has published a white paper and detailed matrix to support states’ monitoring of efforts to implement the...
Per a recent news article, a bill that would create a state registry that identifies individuals who have been credibly accused of abusing people with intellectual or developmental disabilities...
The Administration for Community Living is seeking input on the challenges faced by family caregivers from individuals and organizations that capture the breadth of the family caregiving experience.
Per a recent announcement, the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities-Quality Enhancement Unit is distributing a series of At-A-Glance Reports intended to inform and educate stakeholders about the Missouri Quality Outcomes...
The Minnesota Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities recently launched the “Treat People Like People” campaign.
Per a recent announcement, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) tracked the progress of many of the plans governors outlined in their 2019 state of the state...
MACPAC issued a brief in December with input from NASDDDS outlining the implementation of the HCBS settings rule to date.
A federal appeals court panel in New Orleans has issued a ruling in a case regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), agreeing with a lower-court judge that the individual...
Virginia's Executive Order Forty-Seven and Executive Directive Six continue the equal employment initiatives outlined by former Governor Terry McAuliffe in a 2015 order.
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) announced on Tuesday honorees who have been selected to receive awards from the Association in 2020.
NASDDDS is pleased to announce that, effective January 8, 2020, Mark A. Thomas of Louisiana began serving as the association’s President.
The National Expansion of Employment Opportunities Network (NEON) is a new initiative of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). NEON has...
Per a recent press release, West Virginia Governor Justice announced that he has directed the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to immediately initiate a formal...
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking input on the challenges faced by family caregivers from individuals and organizations that capture the breadth of the family caregiving experience....
NASDDDS is pleased to announce that United States Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN) have introduced legislation to help people with disabilities exercise greater control during...