Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 2
Subtitle 09 - MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
Chapter 10.09.56 - Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Section 10.09.56.06 - Specific Conditions for Participation - Therapeutic Integration Services
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
To provide the service covered under Regulation .15 of this chapter, the provider shall:
A. Have at least 3 years of experience in providing habilitation services to children with autism;
B. Employ a full-time program director, to assure adequate coordination and supervision of the covered services, who shall either:
C. Employ direct care workers who meet provider qualifications in accordance with Regulation .04E of this chapter;
D. Employ or contract with certain professionals for consultation as needed who meet provider qualifications in accordance with Regulation .04G(1) and (2) of this chapter;
E. Assure supervision of direct care workers by a:
F. Have at least one professional on call at all times for crisis intervention who meets provider qualifications in accordance with Regulation .04G(1) and (2) of this chapter;
G. Demonstrate the capability and capacity of providing intensive individual support services by submitting documentation of experience and a written implementation plan which includes at a minimum policies and procedures regarding:
H. Assure the provision of services in the least restrictive environment in the community that is appropriate to a participant's needs;
I. Provide documented evidence of integration of the covered services with other community-based services received by Autism Waiver participants;
J. Document arrangements to obtain medical services for participants in an emergency;
K. Provide the treatment plan to the participant's service coordinator within 30 calendar days of initiation of service, and at least annually thereafter, or more frequently if the treatment plan changes;
L. Document goals related to transportation and the participant's needs on the treatment plan when transportation will be provided;
M. Maintain daily contact logs completed on the same day the service is provided and reflective of treatment plan goals and activities; and
N. Maintain and make available for review by the State, documentation of the 6-month review and update of each participant's status relative to each goal in the intensive individual support services treatment plan.