ARCH - Respite Voucher Guidance

Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance

Guidance/Tools on Respite Vouchers

ARCH Resource: Participant Directed Respite Guide, 2011

To download a pdf, click here

Alabama

The Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network’s (Alabama Respite) voucher respite program has been in existence for 18 years, starting with funding for caregivers of children with disabilities living in one Congressional District in Alabama (District 5, Huntsville area).The program has grown to encompass all seven Congressional Districts in the state and serves all ages and disabilities. The guidance document provides step-by-step guidance on administration of a state respite voucher program and provides links to training manuals for family caregivers, enrollment and other forms, and funding information. Alabama Respite's voucher program is featured in an in-depth case study in ARCH's Participant Directed Respite Guide above.

Alabama Respite presented their Respite Voucher Model at the 2011 National Lifespan Respite Conference in Arizona. Click here for the PPT slide presentation.

Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Lifespan Respite Program funnels several federal and state funding streams through a single voucher program. This model is featured, along with the Alabama Lifespan Respite Program, in the Participant Directed Respite Guide (see above). To learn more about the program, see Roseann Percival's presentation in the Lifespan Respite "101" Webinar and Bonnie Kolar's presentation at the 2011 National Respite Conference.

For Additional State Examples of Respite Voucher-Related Tools and Intake/Reimbursement Forms, see Service Delivery Tools page.

Lifespan Respite

Technical Assistance Center

ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center

4016 Oxford Street

Annandale, VA 22003

(703) 256-2084 www.archrespite.org

This project is supported, in part, under a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. These contents, however, do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and endorsement by the Federal Government should not be assumed.

The ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center is a division of the Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project, Inc.; 800 Eastowne Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514; www.chtop.org