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Governor’s Birth to 3 Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC)
Agenda
Wednesday, January 24
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Time Topic Speaker
9 – 9:15 Welcome
Call to Order, Greetings, and Introductions
• Council Members Updates and Announcements
Ginger Brath, Chair
9:15 – 9:30 Public Comments: Public comments may be presented at this time; three-minute maximum per
presenter/organization. Note: If there are not 15 minutes of public comments, we will conduct other
business for the agenda during this time.
Ginger Brath, Chair
9:30 – 9:35 General Business
Approve Meeting Minutes from October 18, 2023
Ginger Brath, Chair
9:35 – 10:00 Annual Performance Report (APR)
Overview and Results
Deb Rathermel &
Tessa Freedberg
10:00 – 10:15 Council Discussion
APR
Ginger Brath, Chair
Break 10:15 -10:30
10:30 – 11:00 Part C Grant Application
BCS Overview
Council Inputs & Recommendations
Tessa Freedberg
11:00 – 11:15 Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program Data
Quarter 4, 2023: Program Enrollment, Transition and Services
Elias Garringer
11:15 – 11:30 Professional Development in Birth to Three
RESource Update
Lana Edwards
Becky Hoffmann
Michelle Davies
Time Topic Speaker
11:30 – 11:45 BCS Updates
New Prior Authorization Process for Therapy Providers in the Birth to 3 Program Providing
Cotreatment
o https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/kw/pdf/2024-01.pdf
Laura Triller
11:45 – 12 Wrap-Up & Overview of Future Agenda Topics
May 17th, 2024, Circles of Life Conference, Stevens Point, WI, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
September 11, 2024, Virtual
November 6, 2024, Virtual
Ginger Brath, Chair &
Deb Rathermel
This meeting complies with Wisconsin open meeting requirements: Wisconsin State Journal
Meeting Agenda Posted at: State Capitol Building, Madison, WI, and Department of Health Services, 1 W. Wilson St., Madison, WI
The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the governmental business outlined in the above agenda. The Council for Children with Long-Term Support
(CLTS) Needs is charged with providing recommendations to the Secretary regarding the needed infrastructures, accountability measures and
mechanisms, financing systems, training programs, program design elements, efficiencies and statewide equity and consistency necessary to
implement service delivery systems in communities throughout the State.
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