IRIS Advisory Committee

09/28/2021 09:30 AM - 09 /28/2021 03:00 PM

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Agency: Department of Health Services

Contact: Suzanne Ziehr
608-267-7286
Suzanne.Ziehr@dhs.wisconsin.gov

 

OPEN MEETING NOTICE

IRIS Advisory Committee

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

 

9:30 AM to 3:00 PM

 

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Webinar ID: 848 4593 6272

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AGENDA

9:30 am	Meeting Call to Order Curtis Cunningham, DHS, Assistant Administrator, Division of Medicaid Services Meeting processes Introductions Approval of minutes
9:45 am	Department Updates Curtis Cunningham, DHS, Assistant Administrator, Division of Medicaid Services Krista Willing, DHS, Assistant Administrator, Division of Medicaid Services Amy Chartier, DHS, IRIS Section Chief, Bureau of Programs and Policy Contract language changes
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Ombuds Update Kathi Miller, IRIS Ombudsman Lead, Board on Aging and Long Term Care
11:15 am	Public Comment Public comment will be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Your microphone will be muted after three (3) minutes. If you would like to offer a comment during this period, please identify yourself in the Q&A function at the bottom of the window in Zoom.
11:30 am	Lunch
12:00 pm	Topic Tracker Review Amy Chartier, DHS, IRIS Section Chief, Bureau of Programs and Policy
12:15 pm	Critical Incidents Policy Ann Lamberg, DHS, Deputy Director, Bureau of Quality Oversight Sheldon Kroning, Long-Term Care Compliance Supervisor, Bureau of Quality and Oversight
12:45 pm	SMA (State Medicaid Agency) Waiver Service Approval Process Amy Chartier, DHS, IRIS Section Chief, Bureau of Programs and Policy
1:15 pm	Break
1:30 pm	Service Dog Memo Betsy Genz, DHS, Director, Bureau of Programs and Policy Amy Chartier, DHS, IRIS Section Chief, Bureau of Programs and Policy
2:00 pm	Participant Satisfaction Survey Jie Gu, Program and Policy Analyst, Bureau of Programs and Policy
2:45 pm	Committee Business/Feedback Curtis Cunningham, DHS, Assistant Administrator, Division of Medicaid Services
3:00 pm	Adjourn

                       

The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the governmental business outlined in the above agenda. The IRIS Advisory Committee is created by DHS to advise on matters that directly concern the IRIS Program. The Committee is expected to provide input, guidance, and community feedback to DHS to enable them to administer the IRIS Program within the allowances of the waiver and to ensure that it is a cost-effective and sustainable Long Term Care program. The establishment of the committee is referenced in the Wisconsin 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver WI.0484.R02 as authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services More information about the Committee is available at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/iris/charter.pdf.

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