Change of autism spectrum disorder support
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From: Jill Adams
Dear Ministry of Health,
You have recently made a decision to change the amount of support that people with autism spectrum disorder (without an intellectual disability) can access from Need's Assessment Service Coordination agencies.
Could you please send me all the information e.g reports, cabinet minutes, general information and anything else that specifically relates to this change in support for this particular group?
I would like to receive information about the background to this recent decision, who was involved in this decision making and why a decision was made to change the amount of support that this group are now eligible for.
Yours faithfully,
Jill Adams
Ministry of Health
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Official Information Act request - Change of autism spectrum disorder support
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Dear Ministry of Health,
You have recently made a decision to change the amount of support
that people with autism spectrum disorder (without an intellectual
disability) can access from Need's Assessment Service
Coordination agencies.
Could you please send me all the information e.g reports, cabinet
minutes, general information and anything else that specifically
relates to this change in support for this particular group?
I would like to receive information about the background to this
recent decision, who was involved in this decision making and why a
decision was made to change the amount of support that this group
are now eligible for.
Yours faithfully,
Jill Adams
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Dear Ms Adams
Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 31 July 2013.
Your request has been received and logged. As required under the Official
Information Act 1982, the Ministry will respond to your request within 20
working days. You should receive a response on or before 28 August 2013.
If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
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The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201303036
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Ministry of Health
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Ministry of Health
Dear Ms Adams
With regards to the OIA request you made on 31 July 2013, I understand
that you have been in correspondence with Toni Atkinson who has discussed
the content of your request with you.
Following those discussions, could you please confirm whether you still
wish to formally withdraw your request?
Kind regards
Hannah
Hannah Coull
Senior Analyst: OIA and Privacy Act Co-ordinator
Government Relations
Corporate Services
Ministry of Health
DDI: 04 816 2408
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From: Jill Adams
Dear Ministry of Health,
I have had a conversation with Toni Atkinson, who has advised that there is not any information available to answer my question at present.
To summarize my question, in Canterbury in recent times families / individuals with Autism Spectrum disorder ( without an Intellectual Disability) have been advised that if their needs change or increase, they are no longer able to have an increase in support or a change of supports.
Previously they were able to request more or different supports as needed.
As people are now not able to have any increase in support, and the supports that they have currently are frozen regardless of need, that this is effectively a change and a decrease in supports.
This is the change I have asked about in my original question. I still do not have an answer about why it has been necessary to freeze and decrease supports.
Yours faithfully,
Jill Adams
Ministry of Health
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Ministry of Health
Phone: +64 4 496 2374
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Dear Ms Adams
Please find attached the Ministry of Health's response to your request for
official information.
Regards
Challen Wilson
Executive Assistant
Disability Support Services
National Services Purchasing
National Health Board
Ministry of Health
DDI: 04 816 3322
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