Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.Housing stabilization transition services
enable beneficiaries who are transitioning into a permanent supportive housing
unit, including those transitioning from institutions, to secure their own
housing. This service is provided while the beneficiary is in an institution
and preparing to exit the institution using the waiver. The service includes
the following components:
1. conducting a
housing assessment to identify the beneficiary's preferences related to housing
(i.e., type, location, living alone or with someone else, accommodations
needed, and other important preferences), and his/her needs for support to
maintain housing, including:
a. access to
housing;
b. meeting the terms of a
lease;
c. eviction
prevention;
d. budgeting for
housing/living expenses;
e.
obtaining/accessing sources of income necessary for rent;
f. home management;
g. establishing credit; and
h. understanding and meeting the obligations
of tenancy as defined in the lease terms;
2. assisting a beneficiary to view and secure
housing, as needed. This may include the following:
a. arranging or providing
transportation;
b. assisting in
securing supporting documents/records;
c. completing/submitting
applications;
d. securing deposits;
and
e. locating
furnishings;
3.
developing an individualized housing support plan, based upon the housing
assessment, that:
a. includes short- and
long-term measurable goals for each issue;
b. establishes the beneficiary's approach to
meeting the goal; and
c. identifies
where other provider(s) or services may be required to meet the goal;
4. participating in the
development of the plan of care and incorporating elements of the housing
support plan; and
5. exploring
alternatives to housing if permanent supportive housing is unavailable to
support completion of transition.
B. This service is only available to
beneficiaries upon referral from the support coordinator, and is not
duplicative of other waiver services, including support coordination.
1. beneficiaries must be residing in a state
of Louisiana permanent supportive housing unit; or
2. beneficiaries must be linked for the state
of Louisiana permanent supportive housing selection process.
C. Beneficiaries are limited to
receiving no more than 165 combined units of this service and the housing
stabilization transition service. This limit on combined units can only be
exceeded with written approval from OCDD.
D. Provider Qualifications. The permanent
supportive housing (PSH) agency must be under contract and enrolled with the
Department of Health statewide management organization for behavioral health
services, and must also either:
1. meet the
requirements for completion of the training program as verified by the PSH
director; or
2. have at least one
year of completion of housing support team experience in the PSH program as
verified by the PSH director.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security
Act.
