Common use of STATE AND OTHER AGENCY ACTIONS Clause in Contracts

STATE AND OTHER AGENCY ACTIONS. 1. By July 1, 2014, the State, including BHDDH, ORS, and RIDE, will identify and pursue a contract with a technical assistance provider, or access the services of an existing technical assistance provider, to provide leadership, training, and technical assistance to employment providers and to the State staff involved in assessing, planning, and providing Supported Employment Services, in order to support the goals and outcomes of this Consent Decree. 2. The technical assistance provider set forth in Section XII(1) will assist and support employment providers to transition individuals, programs, staff, and resources from Rhode Island sheltered workshops and facility-based day programs to Supported Employment Services meeting the definition and standards set forth in Sections II(13), V, and VI of this Consent Decree; will assist and support the development of new providers of Supported Employment Services; and will work collaboratively with the Sheltered Workshop Conversion Institute set forth in Section XI. 3. By July 1, 2014, the State, including BHDDH, ORS, and RIDE, will identify and pursue a contract with a technical assistance provider, or access the services of an existing technical assistance provider, to provide leadership, training, and technical assistance to day services providers and to the State and provider staff as well as all caseworkers involved in assessing, planning, and providing Integrated Day Services and Integrated Day-Only Placements, in order to support the goals and outcomes of this Consent Decree. If a separate entity other the entity set forth in Section XII(1) is retained to perform this function, the technical assistance provider shall work collaboratively and in concert with the technical assistance provider set forth in Section XII(1), to provide information about the manner in which Integrated Day Services can complement and strengthen individuals’ employment goals and to develop concrete recommendations for converting facility-based day services to a meaningful and purposeful service model for employment and integrated day services. 4. The technical assistance provider(s), set forth in Sections XII(1) and (3), cannot be a sheltered workshop provider, facility-based day program provider, supported employment provider, or integrated day provider in Rhode Island. 5. The technical assistance provider(s) set forth in Sections XII(1) and (3) will assist and support service providers to transition individuals, programs, staff, and resources from the facility-based sheltered workshop and day programs to Supported Employment and Integrated Day Services, meeting the definition and standards set forth in Sections II(7), II(13), V, and VI of this Consent Decree.

STATE AND OTHER AGENCY ACTIONS. 1. By July 1, 2014, the State, including BHDDH, ORS, and RIDE, will identify and pursue a contract with a technical assistance provider, or access the services of an existing technical assistance provider, to provide leadership, training, and technical assistance to employment providers and to the State staff involved in assessing, planning, and providing Supported Employment Services, in order to support the goals and outcomes of this Consent Decree. 2. The technical assistance provider set forth in Section XII(1) will assist and support employment providers to transition individuals, programs, staff, and resources from Rhode Island sheltered workshops and facility-based day programs to Supported Employment Services meeting the definition and standards set forth in Sections II(13), V, and VI of this Consent Decree; will assist and support the development of new providers of Supported Employment Services; and will work collaboratively with the Sheltered Workshop Conversion Institute set forth in Section XI. 3. By July 1, 2014, the State, including BHDDH, ORS, and RIDE, will identify and pursue a contract with a technical assistance provider, or access the services of an existing technical assistance provider, to provide leadership, training, and technical assistance to day services providers and to the State and provider staff as well as all caseworkers involved in assessing, planning, and providing Integrated Day Services and Integrated Day-Only Placements, in order to support the goals and outcomes of this Consent Decree. If a separate entity other the entity set forth in Section XII(1) is retained to perform this function, the technical assistance provider shall work collaboratively and in concert with the technical assistance provider set forth in Section XII(1), to provide information about the manner in which Integrated Day Services can complement and strengthen individuals’ employment goals and to develop concrete recommendations for converting facility-based day services to a meaningful and purposeful service model for employment and integrated day services. 4. The technical assistance provider(s), set forth in Sections XII(1) and (3), cannot be a sheltered workshop provider, facility-based day program provider, supported employment provider, or integrated day provider in Rhode Island. 5. The technical assistance provider(s) set forth in Sections XII(1) and (3) will assist and support service providers to transition individuals, programs, staff, and resources from the facility-based sheltered workshop and day programs to Supported Employment and Integrated Day Services, meeting the definition and standards set forth in Sections II(7), II(13), V, and VI of this Consent Decree.