Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XXI - Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
Subpart 5 - Supports Waiver
Chapter 57 - Covered Services
Section XXI-5709 - Habilitation
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Habilitation offers services designed to assist the beneficiary in acquiring, retaining, and improving the self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community settings.
B. Habilitation is provided in the home or community, includes necessary transportation, and is included on the plan of care as determined to be appropriate.
C. Habilitation services may include, but are not limited to:
D. Service Limitations. Services shall not exceed 285 units of service in a plan of care year.
E. Choice and need for this service must be documented on the plan of care.
F. Beneficiaries receiving habilitation may use this service in conjunction with other supports waiver services as long as other services are not provided during the same period in a day.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Beneficiaries who are age 18 through 21 may also receive available services as outlined on their plan of care through the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program, if applicable. Beneficiaries who are age 21 and older may receive available services as outlined on their plan of care through the Long-Term Personal Care Services (LT-PCS) Program, if applicable.