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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-19. HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES |
Section 29-1907. INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT PLAN (ISP)
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1907.1The ISP is the plan that identifies the supports and services to be provided to the person and the evaluation of the person’s progress on an on-going basis to assure that the person’s needs and desired outcomes are being met, based on what is important to and for the person, specifically including identifying the person’s interest in employment, identifying goals for community integration and inclusion, and determining the most integrated setting available to meet the person’s needs.
1907.2 The ISP shall include all Waiver and non-Waiver supports and services the person is receiving or shall receive consistent with his or her needs.
1907.3 The ISP shall be developed by the person and his or her support team using Person-Centered Thinking and Discovery tools and skills.
1907.4At a minimum, the composition of the support team shall include the person being served, his or her substitute decision maker, if applicable, the DDS Service Coordinator and other individuals chosen by the person.
1907.5The ISP shall be reviewed and updated annually by the support team. The ISP shall be updated more frequently if there is a significant change in the person’s status or any other significant event in the person’s life which affects the type or amount of services and supports needed by the person or if requested by the person.
1907.6The Plan of Care shall be derived from the ISP and shall describe the frequency and types of services to be provided to the person, and the providers of those services.
1907.7 The provider shall:
(a) Ensure that the service provided is consistent with the person’s ISP and Plan of Care;
(b) Participate in the annual ISP and Plan of Care meeting or Support Team meetings when indicated; and
(c) Develop the documents described under § 1909.2(i), including goals and objectives, within thirty (30) days of the initiation of services, which shall address how the service will be delivered to each person, after notification by DDS that a service has been authorized.
1907.8 DHCF shall not reimburse a provider for services that are not authorized in the ISP, not included in the Plan of Care, furnished prior to the development of the ISP, furnished prior to receiving a service authorization from DDS, or furnished pursuant to an expired ISP.
1907.9 Each provider shall submit to the person’s DDS Service Coordinator a quarterly report which summarizes the person’s progress made toward achieving the desired goals and outcomes and identification and response to any issue relative to the provision of the service.
1907.10 Each provider shall submit to the DDS Court Liaison and to the person’s DDS Service Coordinator an annual court status report not less than fifteen (15) business days prior to the annual review hearing for the person, pursuant to the Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities Constitutional Rights and Dignity Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-1301.02 et seq.), as implemented by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Each provider shall provide the annual court status report to the person’s court appointed attorney not less than ten (10) business days prior to the annual review hearing of the person. Each provider shall cooperate with DDS to ensure that any necessary corrections to the annual court status report are made and submitted promptly and prior to the annual review hearing for the person.