State Action Plan Goals & Objectives - Ciclt.net

Community-based Residential Services
Need: Children, youth, adults with brain injuries with significant neurobehavioral issues are being placed in inappropriate
institutional settings or are being sent out of state for residential programs because of the lack of appropriate community-based
residential services for children, youth, and adults with neurobehavioral issues caused by brain injuries in Georgia.
Goal 1: Develop specialized, community-based neurobehavioral programs in Georgia for children, youth, and adults with
brain injuries that combine cognitive, behavioral and pharmacological treatments.
Objective 1: Provide sufficient funding to cover the costs of residential and day programs and encourage
providers to establish specialized neurobehavioral programs in Georgia.
Activity 1: Explore laws and policies to identify and clarify definitions of residential vs. lifelong living
(program types).
Activity 2: Identify and evaluate successful models for providing community-based residential
neurobehavioral treatment.
Activity 3: Meet with funders to discuss the need to increase reimbursement rates for residential
neurobehavioral treatment (see examples of DD and Money Follows the Person).
Activity 4: Make recommendations for a funding model that meets the needs for the state of Georgia.
Objective 2: Develop standards to ensure that people with severe neurobehavioral issues caused by brain
injuries receive appropriate, effective, and high-quality treatment in community-based residential settings.
Activity 1: Develop specific standards for licensing of community-based residential brain injury
neurobehavioral programs.
Activity 2: Develop specific standards for lifelong care of people with neurobehavioral issues caused by
brain injuries.
Activity 3: Develop standards to ensure consistency of treatment across providers and settings.
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