Oregon
I. Overview of a State's Comprehensive Person-Centered Employment
Initiatives
"The Employment Initiative is a multi-faceted endeavor of the Department
of Human Resources. The intent of this initiative is to develop new
methodologies and new partners that will address the unique needs
of each individual interested in beginning or increasing their work
activity. The divisions of the Department of Human Resources and the
Employment Department are working together to create more holistic
approach to the removal of barriers to employment and to the provision
of necessary services. " Excerpt from a description
of the Oregon Employment Initiative on the Oregon Department of Human
Resources Web Site
Link - Oregon's Employment Initiative
http://www.sdsd.hr.state.or.us/oei/index.htm
New – Download
file of two summary charts
State’s Medicaid Buy-In Program Design Features
- Income Eligibility Criteria
- Resource Limits and Exclusions
- Cost Sharing – Minimum Income Level and Premium or Cost Share
Methods
- Work Related Policies and Protections
State’s SSI and Other Medicaid Income Standards for Adults
with Disabilities
II. What's New and Persons to Contact
New-
690 Medicaid Buy-In Enrollees as of June 30, 2003
New-
Elizabeth Lopez
Administrator for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Office of Employment and Financial Benefits
500 Summer Street NE, E10
Salem, Oregon 97310
Phone (voice): 503/945-6458
Fax: 503/373-7902
E-mail: Elizabeth.A.Lopez@state.or.us
Joan Claypool, Program Coordinator
Disability Employment Policy Unit
Seniors and People with Disabilities
Department of Human Services
500 Summer Street NE, E-10
Salem OR 97301
Phone (voice): 503/945-6428
Fax: 503-373-7902
E-mail: joan.claypool@state.or.us
III. Program Development - Past and Present
- Executive Branch Leadership, Cross Disability Coalition Leadership
and Interagency Working Groups
- Initial Planning, Information Gathering and Program and Fiscal Estimates
New-
For a description of the development of the Oregon program go to the
Oregon Case Study prepared by the George Washington University Work
Incentives Project with support from ASPE at the Department of Health
and Human Services and scroll down and click on to the Oreogn study
in the Table of Contents
http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/EIcasest.htm
Or download a Word file
of the Oregon Case Study
See File: "Oregon
Advisory Committee's: A Description of Active Advisory Committees
- February 2000
See File: "Oregon's
Employed Person with a Disability Program: Why We Made Certain Choices,"
A Paper Prepared by Scott Lay explaining policies in the State's Medicaid
Buy In State Plan - Fall 1998
IV. State Legislation - Adopted and Pending
V. Current State Policies and Program Descriptions
- State Policies: State Plans, Regulations and Waiver Requests to
Federal Agencies - Pending and Adopted Programs
- Ensuring Informed Choice and Person - Centered Programs: Benefits
Counseling, Work Force Investment Act Implementation and Related Educational
Services
- Descriptions for Consumers and Staff Training Activities
See File: Oregon
Employed Persons with Disabilities Program Regulations
VI. Program Data and Impact
- Medicaid Buy-In Data
739 Medicaid Buy-In Enrollees as of March 31, 2003
- Consumer Surveys and Evaluation Studies
VII. Comprehensive Employment Initiatives
Employment Initiative Specialists
http://www.sdsd.hr.state.or.us/oei/jobs.htm
Employers
http://www.sdsd.hr.state.or.us/oei/employers.htm
Transportation
http://www.sdsd.hr.state.or.us/oei/transportation.htm
Housing
http://www.sdsd.hr.state.or.us/oei/housing.htm
AssistiveTechnology and Reasonable Accomodations
http://www.sdsd.hr.state.or.us/oei/assist.htm
Oregon's Workforce System -
http://www.workforce.state.or.us/workforce/
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