Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Each
contracting CDDO shall develop and implement policies and procedures by which
the CDDO shall act as the single point of application, eligibility
determination, and referral for persons desiring to receive either information
about community services or these services within the service area of that
CDDO. Procedures shall be established for the following:
(1) Distributing, completing, accepting, and
processing the uniform statewide application for community services, as
published by the commission;
(2)
determining if the applicant meets the definitional criteria to be considered a
person with a developmental disability as defined in
K.S.A.
39-1803, and amendments thereto;
(3) impartially informing a person of the
types and availability of community services provided within the service area
and of the licensed providers and other agencies existing within the service
area that the CDDO has been advised might be willing to provide services to the
person, and the way to contact those licensed providers or other agencies;
(4) impartially assisting a person
in deciding which community services the person may wish to obtain or would
accept within the next year from the date of the person's application;
(5) impartially assisting a person
in accessing the community services of the person's choice;
(6) maintaining a list of persons who have
made application to the CDDO for community services and have been determined
eligible, and allowing access to this list, except for the names of those
persons who have requested that their names be kept confidential by the
licensed providers in the service area who have entered into affiliation
agreements with the CDDO; and
(7)
ensuring that when any person receiving any services expresses a desire to
consider changing service providers, that person is referred directly and only
to an individual who is not involved in the delivery of any service, has no
involvement in any dispute about the person's current services, and honors the
confidentiality of the person considering a change in service providers. The
individual shall supply to the person and the person's guardian information
about the types and availability of community services within the service area
and assist the person in accessing alternative service providers.
(b) Each contracting CDDO shall
require any employees or agents of the CDDO who perform any of the functions
specified in subsection (a) to maintain records that shall demonstrate
compliance with these requirements.
(c) Each contracting CDDO shall require any
employees or agents of the CDDO who perform the functions of determining
eligibility, processing applications for service or referral of persons for
service, or assisting persons in accessing services, to complete a training
program that is approved by the division and meets these criteria:
(1) Is developed by the CDDO and approved by
the CDDO council of community members required by K.A.R. 30-64-22(c);
(2) includes topics regarding the
following:
(A) The types of community
services available in the service area and information concerning the licensed
providers and other agencies offering those services; and
(B) potential referral contacts for persons
who are determined not to be eligible for services; and
(3) is offered in a manner and frequency that
shall ensure that employees or agents of the CDDO who perform the duties
required by subsection (a) are competent to do so.
