The instrument matters
When Measuring Need Isn’t the Same as Meeting Need Across disability and Medicaid systems, there is a growing movement toward standardization. Standardized assessments. Standardized service plans. Standardized support levels. Standardized methods for determining funding and provider reimbursement. There are good reasons for this. Standardization can reduce differences between counties and reviewers. It can improve consistency. It can create common language and potentially make decisions more equitable. Ohio’s Department of Developmental Disabilities is currently undergoing such a transition. DODD is implementing interRAI assessments for people enrolled in its Individual Options, Level One, and SELF waivers. Adults will receive the interRAI Intellectual Disability (interRAI-ID) assessment, while children will receive the ChYMH-DD. https://dodd.ohio.gov/about-us/Waiver_Redesign/Waiver+Modernization/interrai-assessment The results will eventually help Ohio establish new support...