Settlement Agreement Provision
The Commonwealth shall create an individual and family support program for individuals with ID/DD whom the Commonwealth determines to be most at risk of institutionalization, according to the following schedule:
- In State Fiscal Year 2013, a minimum of 700 individuals supported
- In State Fiscal Year 2014, a minimum of 1000 individuals supported
- In State Fiscal Year 2015, a minimum of 1000 individuals supported
- In State Fiscal Year 2016, a minimum of 1000 individuals supported
- In State Fiscal Year 2017, a minimum of 1000 individuals supported
- In State Fiscal Year 2018, a minimum of 1000 individuals supported
- In State Fiscal Year 2019, a minimum of 1000 individuals supported
- In State Fiscal Year 2020, a minimum of 1000 individuals supported
- In State Fiscal Year 2021, a minimum of 1000 individuals supported
Reports
- FY 2024 IFSP-Funding Summary
- FY 2023 IFSP-Funding Summary
- FY 2020 IFSP-Funding Summary
- IFSP-Funding Program Summary 2013 – 2019
- Individual and Family Support Program State Plan for Increasing Support for Virginians with Developmental Disabilities, FY23 Update
- Individual and Family Support Program State Plan for Increasing Support for Virginians with Developmental Disabilities, February 2023 update
- Virginia’s Individual and Family Support Program State Plan for Increasing Support for Virginians with Developmental Disabilities FY22 Update
- Virginia’s Individual and Family Support Program State Plan for Increasing Support for Virginians with Developmental Disabilities, 10/2021
- Virginia’s Individual and Family Support Program State Plan for Increasing Support for Virginians with Developmental Disabilities, 10/2020
Compliance Indicators
Compliance Indicators – Individual and Family Supports
III.C.2.a-f
The Commonwealth will achieve compliance with this provision of the Settlement Agreement when:
1) The Individual and Family Support Program State Plan for Increasing Support for Virginians with Developmental Disabilities (“IFSP State Plan”) developed by the IFSP State Council is implemented and includes the essential components of a comprehensive and coordinated set of strategies, as described in the indicators below, offering information and referrals through an infrastructure that provides the following:
• Funding resources
• A family and peer mentoring program
• Local community-based support through the IFSP Regional Councils
2) The IFSP State Plan includes criteria for determining applicants most at risk for institutionalization.
3) The IFSP State Plan establishes a requirement for an on-going communication plan to ensure that all families receive information about the program.
4) The IFSP State Plan includes a set of measurable program outcomes. DBHDS reports annually on progress toward program outcomes, including:
· The number of individuals on the waiver waitlist who are provided with outreach materials each year
· Participant satisfaction with the IFSP funding program
· Knowledge of the family and peer mentoring support programs
· Utilization of the My Life, My Community website
5) Individuals are informed of their eligibility for IFSP funding and case management upon being placed on the waiver waitlist and annually thereafter.
6) IFSP funding availability announcements are provided to individuals on the waiver waitlist.
7) Eligibility guidelines for IFSP resources and other supports and services, such as case management for individuals on the waiver waitlist, are published on the My Life, My Community website.
8) Documentation continues to indicate that a minimum of 1,000 individuals and/or their families are supported through IFSP funding.