Additional COVID-19 Resources

The Department for Medicaid Services wants to share more resources with our 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services waiver stakeholders as we all deal with the COVID-19 state of emergency. Thanks to our partners at the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities for compiling this list. We hope you find the following information helpful.

Websites

• Kentucky COVID-19 Website: https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19

• University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute - a number of helpful resource links: https://hdi.uky.edu/covid-19-information

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)  website https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/index.html

• National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) Toolkit for DSPs https://nadsp.org/covid-19resources/?mc_cid=6ec3fb07e0&mc_eid=155887fec3

• NADSP Onboarding DSPs during COVID-19 Crisis  https://nadsp.org/onboarding-in-crisis/?mc_cid=ca0ee4dd3a&mc_eid=a1abfd9dc4

• Social Security Administration (SSA) has made significant changes to its operations and policies https://ncler.acl.gov/getattachment/Resources/SSA-Response-to-COVID-19.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=9b126ccd-c2e4-485f-a92d-fe6e5e85d954

• Coping with Stress during infectious disease outbreaks https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma14-4885.pdf

• Managing Anxiety and Stress https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Resources and Information https://www.samhsa.gov/coronavirus

• Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/mental-health-considerations.pdf

• Adaptive physical activity videos https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=exercise+for+intellectual+disability

 Webinars

Role of the DSP and the Coronavirus - March 27 - 1 PM ET

Registration:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4218696779159973132?mc_cid=ca0ee4dd3a&mc_eid=a1abfd9dc4

Underlying Medical Conditions and People at Higher Risk for COVID-19 March 27 - 2 PM

Streaming: https://www.facebook.com/CDCClinicianOutreachAndCommunicationActivity/?deliveryName=USCDC_1052%20DM23404

Answering 20 Questions about COVID-19 Recorded Webinar

https://www.facebook.com/cdcemergency/videos/706964620110084/

Remember, you can find the latest waiver-related COVID-19 information at https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/dca/Pages/default.aspx. COVID-19 information for all of Kentucky Medicaid can be found at https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/Pages/cv.aspx.

If you have waiver-related questions or concerns, please email the 1915(c) Waiver Help Desk at [email protected].