Maine Ticket Resources!

Other Pages on this site:

New Ticket Resources (updated Jan. 2010)

New - Directory of Maine-based Employment Networks

Maine Ticket to Work Resources

Current Ticket to Work Services Information for Persons with Disabilities in Maine is provided by Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Maine Department of Labor

Maine's Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program

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New for 2010:

Directory of Maine-Based Employment Networks

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a State Medicaid Directors Letter on January 28 clarifying the ability of Medicaid service providers to accept Ticket to Work outcome payments for services delivered to Medicaid enrollees. The letter is here, but the clarification is summed up in this statement from page 2:
“Ticket Outcome and Milestone payments do not conflict with [Medicaid] regulatory requirements and do not constitute an overpayment of Federal dollars for services provided since EN payments are payment for an outcome, rather than for a Medicaid service rendered.”

New Ticket Resource Documents posted December 2009

Overview of the New Ticket to Work Program (produced by the Social Security Administration. available in both Word format and also PDF format)
Quick Questions on Analyzing Ticket for Your Agency (Word document, produced by the National Coalition of Health Systems Development)
Archived Presentations and Materials from the November 2009 national Ticket to Work Mental Health Summit (click on live links associated with the presenters’ names)

Series of CHOICES CEO Project Newsletter articles on the new Ticket to Work:

Six 'Ticket to Work' articles that have appeared in the CHOICES CEO Project newsletter, Working Together News, can be accessed here

National Ticket to Work Resources

Social Security Administration's Ticket Information Site

SSA's "Ticket Tracker" - for latest statistics on tickets issued, Employment Networks, and other

CESSI is SSA's Ticket to Work Program Manager for Recruitment and Outreach (PMRO). As such, it has a three-fold mission:

To recruit new Employment Networks (ENs);
To increase beneficiary awareness of the Ticket program and other SSA Work Incentives; and
To connect beneficiaries with ENs, and provide them with the opportunity to reach an employment goal or discover employment opportunities that may improve their overall quality of life.

CESSI provides a wide array of EN training and technical assistance:

Account Managers are available to provide prospective ENs with consultation and individualized technical assistance as they complete the EN application.
CESSI also offers EN Application Walk-Through teleconferences every other Wednesday at 2:00 pm EST. These free teleconferences will guide you through the entire application, page-by-page. It is a great opportunity for applicants to call in, ask questions, and receive step-by-step assistance on how to fill out the application. Sign up by emailing: application@cessi.net.
Other helpful resources can be found on the CESSI Ticket to Work website, www.cessi.net/ttw/resources.html, including the EN Handbook, archived Ticket to Work training webinars, and other helpful tools for current and prospective ENs.

For more information about CESSI, the services they provide, and who to contact for additional information, please visit www.cessi.net/ttw

MAXIMUS Ticket to Work Site - MAXIMUS, Inc., was awarded a contract to serve as the Program Manager (PM) to assist in the administration of the Ticket To Work Program. It will help with recruitment of Employment Networks; assisting in the facilitation of access for beneficiaries to ENs; ensuring adequate employment services are available; ensuring reasonable access to these services for beneficiaries; operating a toll-free telephone line to answer questions about the Ticket Program, and overall administration and oversight for ongoing Ticket Program operations.

Marketing Promising Practices. Maximus has interviewed a number of Employment Networks to compile information on different EN practices, lessons learned, partnerships and more. Maine's Alpha One is one of the highlighted ENs. For more information, go to http://www.yourtickettowork.com/marketing_best_practices

National Employment Network Association - The National Employment Network Association (NENA) desires a broad membership of stakeholders in the Ticket to Work Program based in the Social Security Administration (SSA). We have devoted substantial time to projects to benefit private-sector employment networks (ENs) due to significant problems in this area of the Ticket Program. However, NENA desires to build collaborative relationships, on a local and national level, between ENs and all other stakeholders in the Ticket. Please contact us if you are:--an EN or interested, --State VR Agency,--person with a disability,--advocate or association for people with disabilities,--career networking for people with disabilities, --One-Stop Career Center, --Goodwill or similar "intermediary" organization,--employment agency,--employer,--Center for Independent Living,--Project With Industry,--disability insurance provider (carrier), --insurance industry third-party administrator,--professional association in disability or related fields. Did we leave anybody out? If you think so, please contact us!

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This web site is supported in part by the CHOICES CEO project, funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through a grant to Maine's Department of Health and Human Services (grant #1QAMAC030316). CHOICES CEO activities are staffed out of the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine.