Feb 22, 2024 | Meetings, Recent
Wednesday February 21, 2024 – 2:30pm Our membership meeting on Wednesday, February 21st at 2:30 pm was an important discussion on transparency and access under the new DDA administration: Legislation to limit IFDGS funding and how to advocate for preserving...
Dec 12, 2023 | Meetings, Recent
December 7, 2023 SDAN Membership Meeting: Personnel at DDA, Fiscal Management Options, New Budget Modification, Cost of Living Adjustment, Quality Improvement Reviews, New Membership Options Among the topics covered in SDAN’s December meeting were...
Oct 23, 2023 | Meetings, Recent
October 17, 2023 SDAN’s October meeting announced the launch of its “The SDS Sustainability Project” ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) grant, awarded through the DDA. The ability of participants to continue self-directing for as long as they wish...
May 16, 2023 | Meetings, Recent
May 11, 2023 SDAN’s May meeting focused on the role of the Support Broker in Self-Directed Services. The Support Broker has a unique role in the team of people supporting each self-directing participant and their families, and making self-direction more sustainable...
Mar 9, 2023 | Meetings, Recent
Thursday, March 30, at 12PM via Zoom SDAN’s March membership meeting focused on the Self-Direction Act of 2022, which was enacted on October 1, 2022. After three years of advocacy, we now have key flexibilities in self-directed services guaranteed by Maryland law,...
Feb 16, 2023 | Meetings, Recent
Date: Thursday, February 16, at 1PM via Zoom February’s meeting focused on the recent EVV mandates and rollout and SDAN’s advocacy efforts to remove or mitigate the more burdensome aspects of this new system. We introduced advocacy efforts for our membership to...
