Bexar Mental Retardation Authority

 

The Bexar Mental Retardation Authority continually strives to offer access and choice to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families:

• Choice of services and supports

• Choice of providers

 

Our mission is to ensure people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in Bexar County receive necessary quality services.  Our core values include individual worth, quality, integrity, dedication, innovation, teamwork, education, and family.

 

 

Consumer Choice
The development of a provider network will provide consumers with choice and access to services.  AACOG will ensure choice, access, and best value.

 

Consumer Input

With input from consumers, families, and other stakeholders in the community, the Bexar MRA will continue with the development of a network of providers.

 

Consumer Access
The Bexar MRA will provide consumers with convenient access to services.

 

Consumer Driven
Consumers are to be active partners with the Bexar MRA in treatment planning, policy-making, and local planning.

 

 

On September 1, 2006, AACOG was designated by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) as the local Mental Retardation Authority for Bexar County, with responsibility for:

• Local Planning

• Policy Development

• Screening and Eligibility

• Coordination of Services

• Resource Allocation

• Oversight of Services

 

Screening and Eligibility - determines if individuals are eligible for Mental Retardation Services.
Eligibility & Enrollment Application

 

In-Home and Family Support - grant program in which consumers or their families may apply for and, if approved, receive funds to purchase services or items related to the consumer's disability.
In-Home and Family Support Application | En Espaņol

 

Service Coordination - linking consumer and/or family to needed resources and authorizing services and supports chosen by the consumer.

 

Respite - providing a temporary break for caregivers and the consumer.

 

Employment Assistance - providing supports and training to find a job in the community.

 

Day Habilitation - provides skills development training in a group setting.

 

Community Support Services - provides one-on-one skills development training for consumers in a community setting.

 

Behavioral Support - provides specialized interventions by professionals with required credentials to assist a consumer to increase adaptive behaviors and to replace or modify maladaptive behavior.

 

Specialized Therapies - provides assessment and treatment by licensed or certified professionals.

 

Continuity of Care - provides tracking of service preferences for individuals in state mental retardation and mental health facilities and on service and program interest lists.  When preferences change or services become available, Bexar MRA assists in the transition.

 

Enrollment into Programs:

• Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Medicaid Waiver Program

• Texas Home Living (TxHmL) Medicaid Waiver Program

• Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation (ICF/MR)

• Assisting with Admissions to State Mental Retardation Facilities (SMRF)

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