Frequently Asked Questions
About the San Diego-Imperial Counties
SELF-DETERMINATION & INDIVIDUALIZED FUNDING
PROJECT
Self-Determination is a new concept and it means changes on how things are done in the development of plans, funding and the delivery of services. Here are twenty frequently asked questions about Self-Determination. Follow the link to find out the answers to these important questions.
1. What is Individualized Funding (IF)?
2. Why not let everyone have individualized funding?
3. How were project participants selected?
4. Why a "Project" for only 30 people? Why not
let everyone who wants to, be a part of this new way of accessing supports
and service?
5. What is a Fiscal Intermediary?
6. What is the Employer of Record?
7. Who pays for the Fiscal Intermediary — YOU or
ME?
8. Can I choose anything and the government will pay for
it?
9. What is a Service Broker?
10. What if I don’t like/trust my broker?
11. What if I don’t want/need a Service Broker?
12. Who pays for the Service Broker—YOU or ME?
13. Are there any other "rules" I need to know
about?
14. Will I have a new Service Coordinator?
15. Why does the Regional Center have the final say on
whether my budget is approved or not? This is just like it was before!!
16. What if I have unexpected needs that would exceed
the budget we agree to?
17. This is all so new. If I were one of the people randomly
selected for the project, can I have time to think about it?
18. What if I say YES and then change my mind later?
19. I heard other people in the state are doing this.
Is this the same thing?
20. Will there be people added to the project?
Quoted material excerpted and paraphrased from:
The Center on Human Policy, Syracuse, New York.
Beyond Managed Care; Nerney and Shumway, 1996.
MCARE Brief, 1996.
This San Diego - Imperial Counties Self-Determination
Project is sponsored by the
San Diego Regional Center and Area Board XIII.
Information Hotline: (858) 503-4409
