mmpc - National Indian Health Board

Draft Report: Currently being circulated for Tribal leader and health director
review and comment. Please provide comments by October 30, 2012 to Liz
Heintzman at the National Indian Health Board at EHeintzman@nihb.org.
Goal 3: Improve and expand the development and delivery of Long Term Services and
Support throughout Indian communities.
Objective 3a - Develop and maintain an interactive data base of current Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
provided by the Indian Health Service, tribal health programs, and urban Indian organizations
with contact information for the providers. Develop toolkits to assist other health programs to
evaluate options and develop similar programs. In addition, CMS working with IHS and the
Administration for Community Living (ACL) in HHS will provide technical assistance to I/T/Us
developing and taking advantage of these LTSS programs
Task 1: Working with ACL and IHS, CMS will develop and maintain a website that will serve as an
AI/AN LTSS portal to:
1. Facilitate a learning community for the sharing of knowledge and expertise among
I/T/U health programs by:
a. Posting lists of existing programs and contacts for each;
b. Posting technical assistance resources, information, and links;
c. Hosting web-based seminars and conference calls;
d. Posting inventory of State Medicaid Plans and waivers that address LTSS in
states where I/T/U programs are located and updating the inventory at least
annually;
e. Research and post “best practices” and models for successful LTSS programs,
including an analysis and description of prior Elder Care Initiative projects;
f. Providing information to I/T/Us about training and technical assistance
resources and potential funding opportunities.
2. Provide an actively moderated listserv that will make available:
a. A forum for communication among CMS, IHS, and ACL with I/T/Us as they
develop LTSS; and
b. A forum for communication and sharing among I/T/U programs
Budget request: $125,000 in 2013 and $100,000 per year in 2014 and 2015.
The website will identify current opportunities and barriers for operation and development of
LTSS communities where I/T/U programs operate, and present “best practices” or models of
successful LTSS programs in such locations and information about how I/T/U programs
participate in these LTSS programs.
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