Where your future begins
Where your future begins
Contact: Keri Bennett
Created: 02/23/2024
Date Emailed to Staff: 03/01/2024
Effective Date: 03/01/2024
Summary of Changes
The Initial Meeting chapter was updated to reference the new “Nebraska VR Guide – Tools for Assessing Cognitive Function”. The guide is intended to help staff find and use the right tool for assessing cognitive impairment for clients with acquired brain injury (ABI) or other cognitive disabilities. The guide includes a description of the Functional Cognitive Assessment, which is a new Assessment Support service available in QE2 as of March 1, 2024. A description of this new service is also included in the Assessment Supports Form associated with the Assessment Supports chapter on VRIS.
Forms - New or Revised
The new “Nebraska VR Guide – Tools for Assessing Cognitive Function” will be available on VRIS under Guides & Resources, Job Planning Resource Guide. It replaces the “Comprehensive Neuropsychological Evaluation Guide” which will be deleted from VRIS. A new form titled "Functional Cognitive Assessment Referral" was added to the VRIS Case Services - Application, Eligibility, Planning forms section to accompany the new service listed in the Assessment Supports Form. When referring a client for this service, please complete and send the "Functional Cognitive Assessment Referral" form to the provider with the authorization for the Functional Cognitive Assessment service, along with a signed release form and any re-releasable records as noted in the guide.
QE2 Update
A new Assessment Support service is available in QE2 titled “Functional Cognitive Assessment”. The new guide includes a description of this service and instructions for referral and authorization.
To Do
None
Team Communication
Review Initial Meeting chapter and Assessment Support Form updates, and contact Keri Bennett with any questions.
VRIS Posting
Initial Meeting Chapter: https://webforms.nebraska.gov/program_manual_chapters/1142
Monitoring Requirements
None
Training Dates
The team from Quality Living, Inc./Kintinu Telerehab will introduce the new Functional Cognitive Assessment service on Thursday, March 21 at 11:00 am Central, 10:00 am Mountain time via Zoom. The Zoom meeting link will be available on the VR Meeting and Training Calendar. This is optional and will be recorded for staff who cannot attend. Keri Bennett will provide additional training and support to teams or individual staff as requested.