Western Region Transition Planning
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509 N. Lafayette St. Suite 203
Macomb, IL 61455
phone # (309) 833-1621
fax # (309) 837-1730
www.westernillinoisservicecoordination.org
Serving the following counties: Fulton McDonough Henderson Henry Knox Stark Warren
If you or your loved one has a developmental disability and is in need of services now or within the next 5 years, please contact WISC. In order to transition from school to adult services, it is important to plan ahead for service needs.
*PRE-ADMISSION SCREENING (PAS): An Individual Service Coordinator from WISC will meet with you to obtain information and to assist you in understanding what services may be available to you. The Individual Service Coordinator also will complete a APrioritization of Urgency of Need for Services@ (PUNS) form based on information provided during the meeting. Once Medicaid waiver eligibility is determined and screening is completed, service options will be discussed with you. After you have made a choice of service providers, tours of different facilities of your choice will be scheduled. A funding packet request will be submitted to IL Department of Human Services (DHS) once a provider of your choice determines the facility would be able to meet your needs. After an award letter is issued by DHS, the facility can schedule a time for services to begin.
*INDIVIDUAL SERVICE & SUPPORT ADVOCACY (ISSA): Once an individual is awarded funding and begins receiving services in a waiver funded program, WISC begins providing ISSA services. The ISSA provides assistance to individuals and their providers to enhance services, protect rights, assure choices are honored when possible, and assure services outlined in the individual’s program plan are carried out.
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