Good Evening! I'm looking for information about any State that pays a blindness professional (O&M, VRT, LVT, etc.), whether private/contractual or an agency), who provides services to adults - especially adults who receive Medicaid waver services. I'm not referring to a State's commission for the blind and rehabilitation services for the blind. I'm curious to know what "code" or "billable service type" folks are getting paid for. Recently a question surfaced at the CSUN Technology conference about providing services to persons with multiple disabling conditions and/or those who are not able to be competitively employed. The conversation was intriguing and I'd like to know if any States are already doing this for B/VI services as my home state does not. Please feel to email me off list or call. Thank you in advance. Kevin kevin.hollinger@fhsdschools.org Kevin J. Hollinger NBCT, M.A., M.Ed, COMS Francis Howell School District Vision Program 636-851-6143 voice 636-851-4133 fax This e-mail transmission from the Francis Howell School District including any accompanying data or files is confidential and is intended only for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, an addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to an addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, using, copying, or distributing any part of this message is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify the sender at the email address above, delete this email from your computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Improper retention of this e-mail and any attachment(s) to this e-mail could subject you to legal action under pertinent federal and state statutes, and result in civil and criminal penalties.

This is a great question! I know if a doctor prescribes Low Vision Rehab that insurance will pay for a set number of hours. I don’t know much more but I did publish a book Independent Living Support which is a vision loss resource guide to help persons with low vision and those people that are helping someone with low vision. If anybody on this list provides (O&M, VRT, LVT, etc.) please email me and let me know your contact and I will add you to the next edition coming out this Spring. My book breaks down all states including Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It lists BVI State agency’s, State VIST, State NLS, and other state organizations, and businesses providing products, service and support. I am sure many of you on this list belongs in my next book. It is on Amazon FYI. Thank you, Patrick J. Fischer CEO Accessibility dot Net, Inc. Post Office box 641948 Omaha, NE 68164 Direct: 402-699-4357 Fax: 402-491-3221 pfischer@accessibility.net www.Accessibility.Net <http://www.accessibility.net/> [image: 20-years+] *From:* AERNet [mailto:aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] *On Behalf Of *HOLLINGER, KEVIN *Sent:* Monday, March 13, 2017 8:03 PM *To:* O&M List Serve AER <oandm@lists.aerbvi.org>; Orientation and Mobility <orientationandmobility@lists.blindcanadians.ca>; aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; aer-divisions@lists.aerbvi.org *Subject:* [AERNet] Blindness Services reimbursed by a State Good Evening! I'm looking for information about any State that pays a blindness professional (O&M, VRT, LVT, etc.), whether private/contractual or an agency), who provides services to adults - especially adults who receive Medicaid waver services. I'm not referring to a State's commission for the blind and rehabilitation services for the blind. I'm curious to know what "code" or "billable service type" folks are getting paid for. Recently a question surfaced at the CSUN Technology conference about providing services to persons with multiple disabling conditions and/or those who are not able to be competitively employed. The conversation was intriguing and I'd like to know if any States are already doing this for B/VI services as my home state does not. Please feel to email me off list or call. Thank you in advance. Kevin kevin.hollinger@fhsdschools.org Kevin J. Hollinger NBCT, M.A., M.Ed, COMS Francis Howell School District Vision Program 636-851-6143 voice 636-851-4133 fax This e-mail transmission from the Francis Howell School District including any accompanying data or files is confidential and is intended only for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, an addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to an addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, using, copying, or distributing any part of this message is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify the sender at the email address above, delete this email from your computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Improper retention of this e-mail and any attachment(s) to this e-mail could subject you to legal action under pertinent federal and state statutes, and result in civil and criminal penalties.

I am not sure if this answers your question Kevin but ... Mass has a waiver program called Money Follows the Person where individuals who are low income and need to be transitioned from a nursing facility back to the community are eligible for services under this MassHealth (Medicaid) program. Many have additional disabilities or health issues. O&M is one of the eligible services and The Carroll Center is a provider. Use of these funds/services trumps funding through a commission for the blind. The reimbursement is using a Medicaid model where you are reimbursed depending on the location of the individual from the service provider and includes a one way travel time fee (not mileage). Typically the services are limited to a small number of hours and many of the clients we have served have limited mobility ability. Dina Dina Rosenbaum, M.Ed. Chief Program Officer Carroll Center for the Blind 770 Centre Street Newton, MA 02458 Phone: 617-969-6200 Ext. 238 | Fax: 617-969-6204 dina.rosenbaum@carroll.org | http://www.carroll.org/ On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Pat Fischer <pfischer@accessibility.net> wrote: > This is a great question! I know if a doctor prescribes Low Vision Rehab > that insurance will pay for a set number of hours. I don’t know much more > but I did publish a book Independent Living Support which is a vision loss > resource guide to help persons with low vision and those people that are > helping someone with low vision. If anybody on this list provides (O&M, > VRT, LVT, etc.) please email me and let me know your contact and I will add > you to the next edition coming out this Spring. My book breaks down all > states including Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It lists BVI > State agency’s, State VIST, State NLS, and other state organizations, and > businesses providing products, service and support. I am sure many of you > on this list belongs in my next book. It is on Amazon FYI. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Patrick J. Fischer > > CEO > > > > Accessibility dot Net, Inc. > > Post Office box 641948 > > Omaha, NE 68164 > > Direct: 402-699-4357 <(402)%20699-4357> > > Fax: 402-491-3221 <(402)%20491-3221> > > pfischer@accessibility.net > > www.Accessibility.Net <http://www.accessibility.net/> > > > > [image: 20-years+] > > > > > > > > *From:* AERNet [mailto:aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] *On Behalf Of *HOLLINGER, > KEVIN > *Sent:* Monday, March 13, 2017 8:03 PM > *To:* O&M List Serve AER <oandm@lists.aerbvi.org>; Orientation and > Mobility <orientationandmobility@lists.blindcanadians.ca>; > aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; aer-divisions@lists.aerbvi.org > *Subject:* [AERNet] Blindness Services reimbursed by a State > > > > Good Evening! > > I'm looking for information about any State that pays a blindness > professional (O&M, VRT, LVT, etc.), whether private/contractual or an > agency), who provides services to adults - especially adults who receive > Medicaid waver services. > > > > I'm not referring to a State's commission for the blind and rehabilitation > services for the blind. I'm curious to know what "code" or "billable > service type" folks are getting paid for. Recently a question surfaced at > the CSUN Technology conference about providing services to persons with > multiple disabling conditions and/or those who are not able to be > competitively employed. The conversation was intriguing and I'd like to > know if any States are already doing this for B/VI services as my home > state does not. > > Please feel to email me off list or call. > > Thank you in advance. > > Kevin > > > > kevin.hollinger@fhsdschools.org > > > > > > > > Kevin J. Hollinger > NBCT, M.A., M.Ed, COMS > Francis Howell School District > Vision Program > 636-851-6143 <(636)%20851-6143> voice > 636-851-4133 <(636)%20851-4133> fax > > This e-mail transmission from the Francis Howell School District including > any accompanying data or files is confidential and is intended only for the > use of the named recipient. 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