Links Regarding The Homecare Rule
- 10/18/16: Survival Coalition's Recommendations and Considerations for development of the IRIS 40 hour policy
- 10/16/16: Link to DHS Website with, "IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR IRIS PARTICIPANTS AND CAREGIVERS: IRIS 40-Hour Health and Safety Policy"
- From Disability Rights Wisconsin, "DRW Letter to DHS – 40-Hour Health and Safety Assurance Policy" 5/23/16
- Link to IRIS Policy Manual on Wisconsin's Department of Health Services website which includes "The IRIS 40- Hour Health & Safety Assurance Policy" (Updated 3/2016)
- Disability Rights Wisconsin's "Clarification of New Paid Caregiver Policies" Updated 3/10/16
- Fact Sheet #79E: Joint Employment in Domestic Service Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Action Steps for Consumers and Advocates Regarding the DOL Home Care Rule: How to Prevent Service Cuts and Protect Consumer-Directed Programs
- US Department of Labor home care website
- US Department of Labor’s joint employment guidance
- Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Guidance
- National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services’ FLSA Toolkit
- National Employment Law Project website
- Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute’s FLSA Implementation State Toolkit
Information Regarding Medicaid: Block Grants, The Affordable Care Act, and More...
- Document from the Long-Term Care Coalition, "How will Medicaid Block Grants Impact Me?" January 2017
- Document from People First Wisconsin, "People First Wisconsin Cares about Medicaid." January 2017
- Document from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "Medicaid in Wisconsin, " January 2017
- Document from BPDD, "Medicaid Block Grants, Impacts on Wisconsin and People with Disabilities." January 20, 2017
- Document from BPDD, "The Repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Impact on People with Disabilities." January 20, 2017
- From The Kaiser Family Foundation: "Medicaid Financing: The Basics," December 22, 2016
- From The National Council on Disability, "A Medicaid Block Grant program: Implications for People with Disabilities," 2013