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FUNDING SOURCES
THE NEW JERSEY COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL (NJCAT) is the assessment tool used by the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) to determine the abilities and needs of a person with I/DD in many areas including medical, behavioral and self-care needs. States use such instruments to document a person’s level of service need, determine the individual budget to fund supports and promote fairness in the funding process. The assessment is an important document measuring a person’s abilities at a particular moment in time. It substantiates the individual’s need for assistance and supports. The assessment determines the commensurate funding that may be available for services and supports. Inconsistency among reporters’ descriptions of a person’s abilities can affect the accuracy of the assessment. Consequently, the assessment should be completed by those who know the person well. Ideally, the assessment should be done collaboratively involving the individual, if able, the family, and the service provider(s). If the results of the assessment do not seem to match with the individual’s level of need or if the level of need has changed, re- assessment can be requested through the Intake Director in DDD’s Community Services Office serving the region in which the individual resides. For a short video describing the assessment process, go to WWWYOUTUBECOM WATCH V NLU#3OK&7KFEATURE YOUTUBE . INDIVIDUAL BUDGET - a sum of funding that may be available for a person with I/DD based upon an assessment of their needs and abilities. FEE FOR SERVICE - The state is adopting a change in the way services are paid to providers. Rather than annual contracts from the state, providers bill Medicaid directly after services have been delivered to individuals. This is called fee-for-service.
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