06 May Compliance Conference Session 2

THE BEAST THEY CALL SELF DIRECTION: FINDING COMPLIANCE SUCCESS WITH SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES

This presentation will cover compliance concerns, investigations, and building relationships with families, discussing the positives of self-direction. Lessons learned will be shared, such as the importance of having FI specialists to handle compliance issues. The session will end with a Q&A session to address audience questions and provide additional insights.

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Presenters

Robin Pierce, Executive Director, Advocacy and Resource Center, A Chapter of The Arc New York

Robin is the Executive Director of Advocacy and Resource Center. She came to ARC from a sister agency in 2019 where she was the CFO. She has been part of the ARC family for more than 30 years, concentrating on the finance, maintenance and IT sectors. She is an active member of Rotary and is also active in committees with the Executive Director Association and The Arc NY.

Valerie Bragg, Director of Compliance, Advocacy and Resource Center, A Chapter of The Arc New York

Valerie is the Director of Compliance of the Advocacy and Resource Center, a chapter of the ARC NY since 2017. Valerie worked, at the start of her career, for an organization in the Capital Region before returning to the North Country Region. Valerie has served the Advocacy and Resource Center in many roles during her 33 years. Valerie currently co-chairs the Safe Patient Handling Committee, is the OSHA Compliance Officer and a certified SCIP-R instructor as well as
serving on the Compliance Standards Professional Workgroup for the ARC NY..