Ob leeg Medicaid (los yog "Medi-Cal") thiab Medicare them rau cov khoom siv kho mob thiab cov khoom siv, tseem hu ua cov khoom siv kho mob ntev (DME). Txawm li cas los xij, Medi-Cal thiab Medicare muaj ntau txoj cai hais txog kev them nqi, kev them nqi, thiab cov cai thov rov hais dua.

Cov ntawv luam tawm no muab cov ntaub ntawv qhia hais txog California Txoj Kev Nrhiav Tus Kws Muab Kev Pab Kho Mob Tshiab Uas Faj Seeb Tos rau Cov Kev Pab Cuam Txhawb Nqa Hauv Tsev (In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)) thiab cov khoos kas pab Kev Zam Cov Kev Xaiv Raws Hauv Tsev thiab Hauv Zej Zos (Home and Community Based Alternatives (HCBA)) Cov Kev Pab Cuam Tu Xyuas Tus Kheej Hom Muaj Kev Zam (Waiver Personal Care Services (WPCS)).

Hluav taws xob yog qhov xav tau tshaj plaws los txhawb cov cuab yeej uas peb vam khom txhua hnub. Cov cuab yeej no yog qhov tseem ceeb rau tib neeg txoj kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev nyab xeeb. Nyob rau xyoo 2012, Xeev California Pab Kws Ua Hauj Lwm Saib Xyuas Kev Siv Hluav Taws Xob Ntawm Zej Tsoom Sawv Daws (California Public Utilities Commission) tau txiav txim tias Xeev California Tsab Cai Lij Choj Hais Txog Kev Siv Hluav Taws Xob Ntawm Zej Tsoom Sawv Daws (California Public Utilities Code) Tshooj Lus 451 thiab 399.2 (a) muab txoj cai rau feem saib xyuas kev siv hluav taws xob ntawm zej tsoom sawv daws kaw hluav taws xob txhawm rau tiv thaiv kev nyab xeeb rau zej tsoom sawv daws.

Koj puas paub tias yog koj tau txais Medi-Cal thiab koj qhov xiam oob khab ua rau nws nyuaj heev rau koj sib txuas lus, Medi-Cal yuav them rau cov kev pab txhawb nqa sib txuas lus uas koj xav tau?

"Cov kev txhawb nqa kev sib txuas lus " yog cov cuab yeej lossis cov kev pab cuam uas tuaj yeem pab tus neeg xiam oob khab sib txuas lus. Piv txwv li, Kev Sib Txuas Lus Ntxiv Thiab Txoj Kev Xaiv [Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)], Thev Naus Laus Zis Muab Kev Pab Yooj Yim [Assistive Technology (AT)] lossis “Cov Cuab Yeej Siv Kho Tshwj Xeeb,” yog cov twj uas tuaj yeem pab ib tus neeg txoj kev sib txuas lus.

"Cov kev txhawb nqa kev sib txuas lus" yog cov cuab yeej lossis cov kev pab cuam uas tuaj yeem pab tus neeg xiam oob khab sib txuas lus. Cov kev txhawb nqa kev sib txuas lus qee zaum kuj hu ua Kev Sib Txuas Lus Ntxiv Thiab Txoj Kev Xaiv [Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)], lossis Cov Cuab Yeej Siv Pauv Hloov KhoTshwj Xeeb. Hauv cov kab kev kawm tshwj xeeb, feem ntau nws hu ua Thev Naus Laus Zis Muab Kev Pab Yooj Yim [Assistive Technology (AT)].

Lo lus hais tias technology pab cuam (“assistive technology”) txhais hais tias yam technology uas muab siv rau hauv ib yam khoom technology pab cuam twg lossis ib yam kev pab cuam ntsig txog technology pab cuam txhawm rau kev nce siab, kev txuag kho lossis kev txhim kho cov peev xwm kev ua tau haujlwm ntawm cov neeg uas muaj kev xiam oob qhab. 29 Txoj Cai hauv Meskas Teb (U.S.C., United States Code) Tshooj 3002(3)(4)(5)

Technology pab txhawb raug phua lub ntsiab ob zaug los ntawm cov cai lij choj ntawm kev kawm tshwj xeeb hauv Tsoom Fwv.  Nws raug phua lub ntsiab tsi ntsees los ntawm IDEA hais tias yog “txhua yam khoom, cuab yeej, lossis hom kab ke khoom tsim, tsis hais muab tej khoom lag luam los ntawm tej chaw cia khoom, coj los mus hloov kho lossis hloov pauv, uas muab siv txhawb, txuag lossis txhim kho tej peev xwm kev ua tau haujlwm ntawm tej tej menyam uas xiam oob qhab.”

Cov ntawv tshaj tawm no saib los teb cov lus nug uas koj tuaj yeem muaj txog kev pabcuam thev naus laus zis thiab seb Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Kho Mob tuaj yeem pab muab cov khoom siv thiab / lossis cov kev pabcuam li cas.

PASS yog ib qho nyiaj tau los ntxiv kev ruaj ntseg (SSI) kev txhawb nqa ua haujlwm. PASS tso cai rau koj tso tseg cov nyiaj tau los thiab / lossis cov khoom muaj nqis rau lub hom phiaj ua haujlwm.

Yog tias koj qhov muag tsis pom kev, tsim nyog rau Supplemental Security Income (SSI) thiab ua haujlwm, koj tuaj yeem siv BWE los txo koj cov nyiaj tau los tag nrho uas ua rau txo koj cov nyiaj tau los suav tau. Cov nyiaj tau los suav tau yog yam uas Social Security Administration (SSA) saib xyuas los txiav txim siab koj cov nyiaj SSI txhua hli.

IRWE cov kev txiav tawm muaj nyob rau yog tias koj ua haujlwm thiab koj nyob rau ntawm Supplemental Security Income (SSI) thiab/lossis Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).

Feem ntau muaj ob txoj kev cai lij choj ntawm tsoom fwv thiab ob txoj kev cai lij chooj ntawm xeev uas yuav tseev kom cov ua lag luam ntiag tug muab cov technology pab (assistive technology) rau koj.