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1. Next Meeting

DATE: 11-5-01

TIME: 9AM-4PM CST

Place: Doubletree at O’Hare

Lunch Provided

Agreed to by group;

Contact David Adams  Re: booking rooms

David Adams

2. Tickets

Rollout

No new information – see regulations

Implementation $

No new information on availability, method, etc.

Lapse Time Regulations to Ticket Issuance

No new information- to be published with regulations

Next Round of Implementation States

Rumored to be MN and MI from Region V

RSA Ticket Conference

3/11-3/13-02 Seattle

18 month rollout

Advocacy completed per 6-20-01 meeting

Advocacy

Advocacy

Members of Workgroup, WI & IL

Members of Workgroup, WI & IL

Charlie Martin

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3. Ticket Advisory Panel Portland Meeting – K. Flaten, Panel Member

S. Lee - WI

Heard from 3 states on rollout, implementation $

Opinion of other 10 states? 

Panel sympathetic RE: rollout

Less support for implementation $

Panel would still like good information on $

Back to VR under cost reimbursement

All implementation states support Extended rollout timeline of 12-18 months

Implementation states divided on

Implementation $

Were not willing to take action

3. Ticket (con’t.)

Rumor –

SSA internal paper circulating comparing 4, 8, & 18 month rollout timeframes

4. Employment Networks

Cross State EN’s

2 WI EN’s are providing services in IL; 1 IL EN providing services in WI

Still limited knowledge

On who are EN’s in each state.  However, it was noted that

WI

Green-Thumb & Goodwill are larger EN’s in WI

WI agency is considering proposal to share outcome payments with consumer

Consider impact

On payment mechanism, IRS income, and Title 1 $

Request RSA guidance

Janette Shell

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5. Call Centers

IL & WI will both have call centers

These are to handle anticipated influx of inquiries when tickets rollout – IL 20 operators, WI 5 stations

Maximus advises consumers

On what EN’s are available & provided phone numbers

IL

Call center will be centrally located

WI

Call centers will take information, determine OS, give information on how to develop IPE prior to meeting counselor

6. Information from Implementation States

Not much opportunity

To share on SSA teleconferences

Did share more

at beginning

Get status in each state

Invite all 13 states to call in to NOV meeting, conduct a Q & A session

Suggest a national call-in to John Halliday

Scott Forbes

Charlie Martin

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7. RSA Guidance

Guidance Planned?

Policies RE: Ticket?

Probably none – follow SSA legislation; RSA directors have not yet seen regulations

Confidentiality Requirements?

Impact on Substantiality of Services?

Consumer participation in shared outcome payments?

Request Guidance

Janette Shell

8. Other

Progress on Baird draft counselor preparation protocol?

New England Cost Model Project

Post on RRCEP V website

Contact Baird for follow-up

Obtain for Workgroup

June Morse

June Morse