Maryland
Medicaid Denials for Long-Term Care Services
BIAM,
in conjunction with the Alzheimer's Association and other interested
parties,
is collecting
data regarding Medicaid denials. For example, some individuals
with brain
injury who have been attending Adult Medical Day Programs have now
been denied
these services based on "not meeting level of care."
Other individuals with brain injury
who need access to long-term care supports and services are meet
financial eligibility
are being denied base on "not meeting level of care."
Please help us to compile
stories from around the state about Medicaid denials for
long-term care services, including
re-determinations for services, based on level of care.
We will be using these
to illustrate the problem and increase pressure on the State to
fix it. Click here for a
brief survey in .pdf format
regarding Maryland Medicaid denials.
BIAM's 25th Anniversary Gala
BIAM is turning 25 this
year. To celebrate, BIAM is holding a 25th Anniversary Gala on
Thursday, May 15, 2008. The Gala will be held at the Overhills
Mansion in Catonsville, MD. Tickets
are available for $65 and it dress is "Black Tie Optional."
The evening will include dinner, drinks, and
entertainment. A .pdf file of the invitation is available
here.
3rd Annual Scarecrow
Classic
The Third Annual
Scarecrow Classic 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk will be held Sunday,
October 26, 2008,
at Meadowbrook Park in Ellicott City, MD. Get a team together
and join the fun! More information will be
available in August 2008.
The
12th Annual Eat A Peach Challenge Bike Ride
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Watch this space for more information!
For
more information about the Eat A Peach, please contact the BIAM
office at (410)
448-2924 or info@biamd.org.
Maryland
Traumatic Brain Injury Legislative Report
BIAM
has mailed the Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury
Legislative Report to all the
Senators and Delegates in
Maryland. You can get a copy of the report by following
this link to the Maryland
Department of Disabilities website. After you read the Report,
call your local legislators and tell them
how brain injury has affect your life, the need
for awareness, support and services and
that you want your representative to react
to the recommendations listed in the Report.
Maryland
State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board
In
recognition of the needs for individuals with traumatic brain
injury, the Maryland
General Assembly created the State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory
Board to represent
individuals with brain injury. Applications are being accepted
for membership on the
TBI Advisory Board. If you would like to be considered for
appointment to the TBI
Advisory Board, please complete the attached application
and return to the address
given on the form.
Legislative
Action Center
National Association of
Social Workers - Maryland Chapter (NASW-MD) has created
an excellent
virtual Legislative
Action Center. You can respond to current legislative
issues, find and email your elected officials, learn more about
bills being heard about
and voted on in Annapolis, etc. Let
your voice be heard!
Brain Injury
Fact Sheet
Now
available online, the Brain
Injury of Maryland Fact Sheet. The first page of
this
document provides statistics for Traumatic Brain Injury
rates in Maryland
based
on
2000
Maryland Centers for Disease Control Surveillance
Data
from the Office of Injury
Prevention, Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the most
recent
data available as
of March 2003. The second page provides national
statistics for TBI.
You will need Acrobat Reader
to see these documents.
Education
Module
Through the TBI
Demonstration Project that the Brain Injury Association of Maryland
has been overseeing, a TBI Education Module has been created.
It is possible to
access this module by following this link: www.tbitac.org/site/product67.cfm.
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