**Added April 12, 2004

Individually Budgeted Amount (IBA) for Acquired Brain Injury Waiver participants

The ABI Waiver now has a model that will predict an Individually Budgeted Amount for each current recipient and for any new individual coming onto the waiver. To establish this model, 20 variables on 9 different testing instruments were used. The model considered the severity of disability, personal characteristics, as well as services utilized.

Some individuals will get more money for their IBA, allowing them to purchase a greater array of services. Some individuals will get less money for their IBA. However, they will be able to finish the plan year with the amount of money originally approved.

The projected average cost of this model is $47,205 per person.

This model will begin after a public input period.

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Wyoming Certified Brain Injury Specialists: CBIS is part of the Visions Progam at the Wyoming State Training School in Lander, Wyoming. Among the CBIS program objectives: to improve the quality of brain injury services; to develop a curriculum and a Performance Based Assessment specific to brain injury services; to provide training and education for persons working in areas of brain injury services that will promote delivery of quality services to consumers.

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