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Great news! APSI's Power Philanthropy Portrait through the Columbus Foundation has been approved! Our Power Philanthropy Portrait provides information to the public  about APSI and also provides the option for people to donate directly to APSI through the Columbus Foundation's website. APSI has received approximately $1400.00 in donations through this site since August 2013. 

 

Sarah with her former APSI rep, Ron Spencer, following her hearing.

 We would like to extend our congratulations to an individual formerly served by APSI, Sarah Mossburg, on her recent restoration to competency!

  Now Sarah is making her own decisions and staying on track with the help of of her service providers. She is happy with where she lives and recently had the hours of staffing in her home reduced. She is also going to her medical appointments on her own.  Sarah has become active in the Ohio Self Determination Association and has been asked to speak at one of their upcoming events. Sarah is also excited to report that she is making plans to pursue obtaining community employment. 

 Sarah's independence means the world to her and we at APSI are so glad to have been part of her journey!

    Following her hearing, Sarah made a celebratory video. Click below to hear what she has to say about her experience.

I Got My Guardianship!

 Life at APSI is as busy as ever, and our focus remains on serving those individuals with the most complex needs. Because working with this group of individuals requires so much time and effort on a day to day basis, it easy to see how our staff and supervisors can quickly become bogged down with administrative tasks.

 As a means of providing support to regional staff, a new classification of Protective Services Representative, called Senior Protective Services Representative, has been created. Four (4) Senior PSRs have been hired around the state and they will be assisting RPDs in the APSI regions that have more than ten (10) representatives.

 In most cases the Senior PSR will carry a reduced caseload and spend the rest of the workday assisting their RPD with administrative tasks. They will also be acting as a resource to the PSRs in their region.  If future funding allows, it is hoped a Senior PSR position could become a reality in all APSI regions.

APSI would like to congratulate the following individuals who began their new duties as Senior PSRs in late December and early January:

Jan Bannon- Northeast Region

Talia Powell- Northeast Region

Melanie Domyan- South Central Region

Kristina Gaible- Southwest Region

The HRA is not health insurance, it is a financial vehicle to help off-set the cost of your out-of-pocket expenses. When an employee enrolls in medical coverage they will automatically be enrolled in the HRA program. At the beginning of each plan year (January 1st) APSI credits each participant's account with the annual HRA amount. The 2014 HRA contribution amount is $250.

Eligible medical expenses include plan deductible, co-insurance and co-pays.

Once you have incurred medical expenses and paid out of pocket please take the following steps:

• Keep your receipt
• Wait for Explanation of Benefits (EOB) to arrive in mail from Medical Mutual or print from Medical Mutual website- www.mmoh.com
• Complete HRA Reimbursement Form and include a copy of your receipt and EOB for service
• Fax, email, or mail HRA Reimbursement Form, receipt and EOB to CBA Benefits:

 *Fax: 614-880-0091

 *Email: claims@cbaben.com

 *Mail: CBA, 73 E. Wilson Bridge Rd, #B6, Worthington,        OH 43085

• Keep copies of documentation for your own records

 

Other "Things to Know"

• CBA pays HRA claims on the second and last Friday of every month. To avoid delays, please submit your request by the Wednesday before.
• CBA will tell you when the full deductible or co-insurance has been met. Thereafter, you do not need to send EOBs with reimbursement request.
• Claims incurred within the plan year must be submitted with 90 days of the end of the plan year or within 90 days of the EOB, whichever is later.
• There is a rolloever provision for unused funds that is capped at $1,000.
• Questions can be answered by CBA directly at 1-866-880-0068 

 

 

 

President's Day

APSI Board of Trustees Meeting

3/13/14

All Staff Video Conference

All Staff Video Conference

  On January 15th, APSI staff members from the Southwest region met with Hamilton County Board of DD (HCBDD) staff in the first cross training event of a recent collaborative effort.

  The meeting brought together APSI reps, HCBDD High Risk Service Facilitators, Behavior Support Specialists, and staff from the Major Unusual Incidents (MUI) unit. 

  During the training, the roles of each agency were discussed. Participants then broke into small groups and worked through scenarios that required APSI reps and HCBDD staff to reverse roles and process their responses to the scenario from the perspective of the other person.

  Taking this time to work together and think about things from another point of view resulted in a very successful collaborative effort that may lead to others in the future.

  

Janice Dible  (EC)

20 Years
Jan Bannon (NE)

16 Years
Charly Steinbrenner (NE)

14 Years
Teresa Anker (EC)

3 Years
Mike Walters (Med Spec)

1 Year
Terry Cooper (CO)

Traci Craig (SW)

Inez Hunter (NE)

Joey Nunez (NE)

Emily Boros (NW)

Sandee Hull- Ferguson (NW)

Wanda Carroll (CO)

Eric Backderf (NE)

Beckie Dean (CO)

Jamie Vandenbark (CO)

Emma Keen (EC)

Kelly Martin (SC)

Tamika Jenkins (NE)

Anita Maiden (NE)

  We would like to extend  a warm welcome to APSI's newest employees!

Pat Dahlinghaus,PSR (NW)

Latasha Crawford,PSR (NE)

Just a reminder: 

Important resource information such as a listing of all past Health and Welfare Alerts is only a click away on the DODD website! 

 

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