Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Housing stabilization services enable
waiver beneficiaries to maintain their own housing as set forth in a
beneficiary's approved plan of care. Services must be provided in the home or a
community setting. This 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. participating in the development of the
plan of care, incorporating elements of the housing support plan;
3. developing an individualized housing
stabilization service provider plan based upon the housing assessment that
includes short- and long-term measurable goals for each issue, establishes the
beneficiary's approach to meeting the goal, and identifies where other
provider(s) or services may be required to meet the goal;
4. providing supports and interventions
according to the individualized housing support plan;
a. if additional supports or services are
identified as needed outside the scope of housing stabilization service, the
needs must be communicated to the support coordinator;
5. providing ongoing communication with the
landlord or property manager regarding the beneficiary's disability,
accommodations needed, and components of emergency procedures involving the
landlord or property manager;
6.
updating the housing support plan annually or as needed due to changes in the
beneficiary's situation or status; and
7. if at any time the beneficiary's housing
is placed at risk (e.g., eviction, loss of roommate or income), providing
supports to retain housing or locate and secure housing to continue
community-based supports, including locating new housing, sources of income,
etc.
B. Housing
stabilization services are only available upon referral from the support
coordinator. This service is not duplicative of other waiver services including
support coordination. It is only available to persons who are residing in a
state of Louisiana permanent supportive housing unit.
C. Beneficiaries may not exceed 165 combined
units of this service and the housing stabilization transition service.
1. Exceptions to exceed the 165 unit limit
may be made only with written approval from the OCDD.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security
Act.
