Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan
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Goals & Objectives 2025-2026
SCHSPA BOARD
Goal: Improve Organizational Capacity
Objective:
- 1. Engage all members to become more actively involved
TRAINING & ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Goal: Provide quality training, engagement, and networking opportunities
Objectives:
- 1. Plan and Execute the SCHSPA Annual Conference
- 2. Organize One Day Training Workshops (HR, Finance, Day Services)
- 3. Add/Support Counter-Part Meetings as needed (Residential, Day, Case Management, Early Intervention, Finance, Quality Assurance)
- 4. Membership Growth (2 new members) & continue to increase Social Media Presence
- 5. Execute the Executive Leadership Academy
- 6. Add and organize additional training/workshops - Residential
ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
Goals:
1. Be the Lead organization for South Carolina in becoming a Tech First State
2. Effectively collaborate with SCDHHS and OIDD - Office of Developmental Disabilities in improving rate payments and implementing the CMS Access Rule
Objectives:
- 1. Establish ongoing data - informed communication with SCDHHS to increase/monitor rates and amend waivers to expand enabling technology usage
- 2. Increase/Strengthen Association’s Legislative Profile (Statewide & Locally)
- 3. Continue to explore technology oriented community program alternatives
- 4. Continue to collaborate with SCDHHS and OIDD to ensure provider concerns are addressed
DHHS AD HOC Committee
Goal: Establish ongoing data - informed communication with SCDHHS to increase/monitor rates and amend waivers to expand enabling technology use
Objectives:
- 1. Increase routine SCDHHS contact from a quarterly schedule to a monthly schedule as a maintenance goal
- 2. Collaborate with SCDHHS to establish a proactive approach to rate setting for various service types (i.e. CM, MTCM, Vocational/Day, Residential)
- 3. Collaborate with SCDHHS to become transportation providers via MTM
- 4. Collaborate with SCDHHS to update/revise Waiver definitions to facilitate enabling technology and any new services for people supported
- 5. Continue discussions on ICF Direct Billing
- 6. Collaborate with SCDHHS on identifying Emergency Preparedness strategies via the Emergency Preparedness workgroup
- 7. Collaborate with SCDHHS on the Acuity Assessment Implementation
- 8. Give input on the Rural Health Transformation Grant request
- 9. Invite SCDHHS to general meetings to foster further collaboration
General Assembly Outreach AD HOC Committee
Goal: Increase/Strengthen Association’s Legislative Profile (Statewide and Locally)
Objectives:
- 1. Execute a Cocktail hour with members of the General Assembly (Date TBD)
- 2. Meet bi-monthly with the Southern Group
- 3. Develop and implement periodic legislative information bulletins for distribution locally by ED’s
- 4. Monitor and Influence Legislation affecting the provider network
Telehealth & Technology AD HOC
Goal: Continue to explore technology - oriented community program alternatives
Objectives:
- 1. Continue the pilot project to gather data driven impacts of enabling technology for people supported (target March 2026)
- 2. Host 4 technology webinars during the year to educate stakeholders regarding the benefits of enabling technology
- 3. Conduct a Virtual Technology Summit - (planning group has started with the Summit to be held August 18, 2026)
- 4. Promote to members Tech resources on the SCHSPA website
- 5. Collaborate on waiver amendment language changes for remote monitoring/enabling technology/assistive technology with SCDHHS
- 6. Continue discussion with the South Carolina Nursing Board/Association regarding nursing oversight using technology and explore expanding the scope of UAP's (DSP's)
- 7. With Association partners, send monthly communication blast to consumers, families and community members highlighting technology considerations
managed care AD HOC Committee
Goal: Partner with SCDHHS to ensure a smooth transition to Managed Care through careful planning, stakeholder input, and the implementation of necessary safeguards
Objectives:
- 1. Participate in Provider focused meetings hosted by SCHSPA and SCDHHS, ensuring questions/concerns are thoughtfully considered
- 2. Facilitate open dialogue regarding implementation of Managed Care
- 3. Ensure that stakeholder engagement and participation is part of the process
Goal: Educate and learn from other States what and how Managed Care systems operate for long-term care and HCBS waiver services
Objectives:
- 1. Identify States that currently operate a managed care system and engage in conversations with State and provider representatives about the challenges and opportunities
- 2. Gain and understanding of the rationale for including long-term and HCBS waiver services in managed care systems
- 3. Identify and develop a list of potential opportunities and challenges that would need to be considered as South Carolina moves towards a Managed Care System
- 4. Educate providers, Legislators, SCDHHS, and other key stakeholders while working collaboratively with the Southern Group regrading the implications for moving towards a managed care system by creating a white paper, newsletter, publications, etc.
Goal: Build a reliable and evidenced-based tool-kit for providers to navigate through a managed care system that will be available on the Provider portal
Objectives:
- 1. Identify resources and other material that will be useful for the provider organization/network
STATEWIDE Reorganization
Goal: If needed, focused committee to work with the Department of Behavioral Health and Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on reorganization.
Objectives:
- 1. Develop an educational information packet for the Dept. of Behavioral Health State Director to better explain the function of local DSN boards and the provider network
- 2. With the assistance of the Southern Group, develop information for providers to take to local legislators to educate on any impacts of reorganization
