September 8, 2020 - SIS-A and Vineland September 1, 2020 implementation delayed
April 2, 2020 - COVID-19 Information for Participants and Providers
April 22, 2019 - Letter - Regions 1 & 2 Statewide Training Tour
April 22, 2019 - Letter - Regions 3 & 4 Statewide Training Tour
April 22, 2019 - Letter - Regions 5, 6 & 7 Statewide Training Tour
August 25, 2018 - Newsletter - My Choice Matters
June 27, 2018 - Blank Form Suitable Representative Contract
June 15, 2018 – ACLU Video – Why you should take the SIS
April 17, 2017 - Requesting a Budget Appeal Instructions
February 26, 2018 - Medicaid's 2nd Letter to Community Now
February 22, 2018 - Settlement Agreement Modification
Every year, Idaho Medicaid learns what supports you need by doing an interview. Right now, Medicaid uses the Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R) to learn about your needs and find out if you qualify for services. In the next two years, Medicaid will begin to use a new assessment tool to determine what supports you need. This tool is called the Supports Intensity Scale-Adult (SIS-A).
The SIS-A measures supports in 57 life activities and 28 behavioral and medical areas. The assessment is done through an interview with you and those who know you well.
The SIS-A measures the supports you need in your home, community, lifelong learning, employment, health and safety, social activities, protection, and advocacy. The tool ranks each activity by how often you will be doing it, how much time the activity will take, and the type of supports that are needed for each activity.
For more information about the SIS-A click on the links below.
January 15, 2018 - AAIDD - Resources for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Professionals
December 31, 2017 - Person Centered Planning Status Report
December 20, 2017 - ACLU Letter - News About Your Developmental Disability Services
September 1, 2017 - Medicaid's Letter to Community Now
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