Home Based Support
Amber DiGuiseppi- Home
Based Support Coordinator
HOME BASED SUPPORT
is a program designed to provide an array of quality,
outcome-based, person- and community-centered services and
supports for individuals with developmental disabilities and
their families in Illinois up to a maximum monthly cost.
At the request of families, The Arc Home Based Support
Program provides support that is adequate to assure the
general health and safety of waiver participants, promote
healthy lifestyles in the community, provide supports in order
for the individual to live as independently as possible in the
community setting of their choice and improve the individual’s
access to multiple community environments.
The Home Based Support Program,
under the
Medicaid waiver program, is grounded in the following
principles:
Person-centered supports – goals individual has identified as
important to the individual
Individual-driven supports – informed individuals can direct
supports they receive
3. Shared
responsibility and risk – individuals assume relevant
responsibilities and risk
4. Cost-effectiveness
– waiver funds will be used adequately and appropriately for
services
5. Benefit
to the individual – supports will be of clear benefit to the
individual
6. Appropriate
use of public funds – used only to secure supports defined by
service plan
7. No
duplication – supports purchased will not be duplicative of each
other
8. Payor
of last resort – funds used only after funds from Medicaid State
Plan and other resources for which individual is eligible have
been maximized
9. Qualified
providers – all providers are adequately qualified to provide
support to the individual |
