FY09 Priority: Government Benefits
Goal F: To Ensure That Individuals With Disabilities Have Access To Government Benefits
Access to basic individual and community supports through government assistance programs is necessary for people with disabilities before they can consider independent living, continued education and employment. These supports include Social Security programs, Alaska Public Assistance, in-home support services, individualized support from state government and private providers, Medicaid, Medicare, and managed care among others.
Objectives:
F.1. To assist individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain SSI/SSDI and related benefits, such as Medicaid and Adult Public Assistance;
F.2. To conduct trainings statewide on social security benefits and the administrative appeals process;
F.3. To research and determine whether children with disabilities in Alaska have access to services under Medicaid’s Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program, particularly those youth returning from out-of-state placements and those facing institutionalization;
F.4. To conduct Medicaid Waiver trainings statewide.
Assisting individuals with disabilities obtain social security benefits does not encompass the initial application process.
Assisting individuals with disabilities maintain social security benefits does not encompass the provision of direct legal assistance for continuing disability reviews.
Assisting individuals with disabilities maintain social security benefits does not encompass the provision of direct legal assistance for overpayment issues unless the individual demonstrates significant cognitive impairments.