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This resolution recognizes February 26, 2025, as Self-Direction Day, highlighting the importance of a service delivery model that empowers individuals with disabilities to have greater control over their home and community-based services (HCBS). Self-direction allows people to decide how, when, and from whom they receive support services, with the central goal of maximizing independence and living in the most integrated community-based setting of their choice. The resolution explains that this approach provides benefits such as improved satisfaction, better quality of life, reduced costs compared to traditional provider-directed services, and fewer institutional stays. It notes that in Georgia, self-direction was first implemented in 2005 through the Independent Care Waiver Program and is now available in five different Home and Community-Based Waiver Programs serving elderly and disabled individuals. The resolution aims to recognize and raise awareness about this service model by designating a specific day to highlight its significance, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70104