South Carolina’s Care Call
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Summary
A key component of consumer-direction includes methods to ensure that essential supports are provided. This State Policy in Practice technical assistance document offers a practical example from the State of South Carolina. Care Call is a system developed to help South Carolina monitor service delivery provided though South Carolina Choice, an Independence Plus waiver that enables self-direction, and its other traditional home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver programs.
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emergency backup; individualized backup; contingency planning; Care Call; streamlining of case management; electronic monitoring and billing system; budget management; consumer empowerment; emergency back-up
Contact
Nirvana
Huhtala Petlick
npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu