Independent Living Philosophy Sample Clauses

Independent Living Philosophy. A philosophy that emphasizes consumer control, the idea that people with disabilities are the best experts on their own needs, having crucial and valuable perspective to contribute and deserving of equal opportunity to decide how to live, work, and take part in their communities, particularly in reference to services that powerfully affect their day-to-day lives and access to independence.
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Independent Living Philosophy. A philosophy which advocates for the availability of a wide range of services and options for maximizing self-reliance and self-determination in all of life‘s activities.
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Independent Living Philosophy. The right of individuals with disabilities to control and direct their own lives and to participate actively in society.
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Independent Living Philosophy. The right of individuals with disabilities to control and direct their own lives and to participate actively in society. Indian Enrollee – An Enrollee who is an Indian (as defined in Section 4(c) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 (25 U.S.C. §1603(c)). Indian Health Care Provider – Providers from Indian Health Services (IHS); an Indian Tribe, Tribal Organization, or Urban Indian Organization (I/T/U) as those terms are defined in in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S. C. § 1603). Individualized Care Plan (ICP) – An integrated, individualized, person-centered plan developed by the Enrollee and their CICOs’ Multidisciplinary Team that addresses clinical and non-clinical needs identified in the Comprehensive Assessment and includes goals, interventions, and expected outcomes. Involuntary Disenrollment – Optional (discretionary) or required Disenrollments according to Sections 40.2 and 40.3 of the Medicare-Medicaid Plan Enrollment and Disenrollment Guidance. List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains a list of all currently excluded individuals and entities called the LEIE. When OIG excludes an individual or entity from participation in federally funded health care programs it includes that party’s name, address, provider type, and the basis for the exclusion in the LEIE. The LEIE is available to search or download on the OIG Web site and is updated monthly. To protect sensitive information, the online database does not include unique identifiers such as Social Security numbers (SSN), Employer Identification numbers (EIN), or National Provider Identifiers (NPI). Long-Term Care Assessment (LTC Assessment) - A multifunctional tool that collects data about seniors and individuals seeking long-term care services and is performed by SCDHHS for persons accessing nursing facility or HCBS waiver services. Evaluates their medical, behavioral, cognitive, and functional capabilities and activities of daily living (such as eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, and maintaining continence). The assessment’s functions include eligibility determination for programs and services, service plan development, and establishing a service budget. Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) - A variety of services and supports that help elderly individuals and/or individuals with disabilities meet their daily needs for assistance and improve the quality of their lives. E...
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Related to Independent Living Philosophy

  • Independent Study Independent study is a program of independent study, research, and/or experience directly related to the duties described in the employee’s job description or related classification as determined by the Retraining and Study Committee, which promises professional values equivalent to that derived from formal study at a recognized educational institution.

  • Independent Activities 14.1 Except as expressly provided herein, each party shall have the free and unrestricted right to independently engage in and receive the full benefit of any and all business endeavours of any sort whatsoever, whether or not competitive with the endeavours contemplated herein without consulting the other or inviting or allowing the other to participate therein. No party shall be under any fiduciary or other duty to the other which will prevent it from engaging in or enjoying the benefits of competing endeavours within the general scope of the endeavours contemplated herein. The legal doctrines of "corporate opportunity" sometimes applied to persons engaged in a joint venture or having fiduciary status shall not apply in the case of any party. In particular, without limiting the foregoing, no party shall have any obligation to any other party as to:

  • Philosophy It is the Company’s intent to use regular staff to perform most of its work of a continuing nature. Furthermore, the Company will strive to provide regular staff with stability of employment. The parties agree that a consistent, managed and joint approach to the assignment of work within the Company is necessary to provide security for employees, a more effective, productive organization and an excellent product for the customer.

  • Joint Consultative Committee 45.1 The parties recognise the need for effective communication to improve the business/operational performance and working environment in agencies.

  • Joint Consultation Committee 5.0.1 A Joint Consultation Committee will be established to consult about issues relating to the workplace that affect the Parties or any employee bound by this Agreement.

  • Joint Job Evaluation Committee The parties entered into agreement December 17, 1992, to ensure the Joint Gender- Neutral Job Evaluation Plan remains current and operational and to that end endorsed the Joint Gender-Neutral Job Evaluation Maintenance Agreement. The parties agree that a guiding principle for the Committee is that there shall be no discrimination between male and female employees wherein a person of one sex is paid more than a person of the other sex for similar or substantially similar work.

  • Professional Growth Professional growth is the continuous purposeful engagement in study and related activities designed to retain and extend the high standards of classified unit members.

  • Independent Development Receiving Party may currently or in the future be developing information internally, or receiving information internally, or receiving information from other parties that may be similar to the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information. Accordingly, nothing in this Agreement will be construed as a representation or inference that Receiving Party will not develop or have developed products or services, that, without violation of this Agreement, might compete with the products or systems contemplated by the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.

  • Training Committee The parties to this Agreement may form a Training Committee. The Training Committee will be constituted by equal numbers of Employer nominees and ETU employee representatives and have a charter which clearly states its role and responsibilities. It shall monitor the clauses of this Agreement which relate to training and ensure all employees have equal access to training.

  • TRANSITION COMMITTEE 8.1.0 A transition committee comprised of the employee representatives and the employer representatives, including the Crown, will be established by January 31, 2016 to address all matters that may arise in the creation of the Trust.

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