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 10.09.56.17 - Covered Services - Family Consultation
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.09.56.17
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Family consultation shall be provided as specified in the family consultation plan, and:
(1) Shall be based on family-oriented goals
to benefit the participant;
(2)
Shall be provided to one family at a time;
(3) May not include advocacy regarding a
participant's IEP; and
(4) May not
include training and supervision of direct care workers.
B. A participant's family:
(1) Shall be trained by a qualified licensed
or certified professional to provide intensive one-on-one interventions with
the participant;
(2) May be
instructed in the treatment regimens, behavior intervention and modeling,
skills training, and use of equipment specified in the participant's Autism
Waiver plan of care;
(3) Shall be
provided with training updates as necessary to maintain the participant safely
at home; and
(4) Shall be present
to receive family consultation services.
C. Services.
(1) A participant's family shall receive
in-person, individualized consultation when providing the habilitation services
listed in §C(2)-(8) of this regulation, as necessary for the
participant.
(2) Habilitation. The
participant's family shall receive consultation to assist the participant to
acquire, retain, or improve skills in a wide variety of areas that directly
affect the participant's development and ability to reside as independently as
possible, including communication skills.
(3) Self-Direction. The participant's family
shall receive consultation to assist the participant in:
(a) Identifying and responding to dangerous
or threatening situations;
(b)
Making decisions and choices affecting the participant's life; and
(c) Initiating changes in living arrangements
or life activities, as appropriate.
(4) Behavior Shaping and Management. The
participant's family shall receive consultation to assist the participant with
appropriate expression of emotions and desires, compliance, assertiveness,
acquisition of socially appropriate behaviors, and the reduction of
inappropriate behaviors.
(5) Daily
Living Skills. The participant's family shall receive consultation to assist
the participant, as appropriate, in:
(a)
Dressing;
(b) Eating;
(c) Personal hygiene;
(d) Self-administration of
medications;
(e) Proper use of
appliances and adaptive or assistive devices;
(f) Home safety;
(g) First aid; and
(h) Emergency procedures.
(6) Socialization. The
participant's family shall receive consultation which facilitates the
participant's involvement in family and community activities and establishing
relationships with siblings and peers, which may include:
(a) Assisting the participant to identify
activities of interest;
(b)
Arranging for participation in those activities; and
(c) Identifying specific interventions
necessary to assist the participant's involvement in those activities on an
ongoing basis.
(7)
Mobility. The participant's family shall receive consultation to assist the
participant with:
(a) Enhancing movement
within the participant's living arrangement;
(b) Mastering the use of adaptive aids and
equipment; and
(c) Accessing and
using public transportation, independent travel, or other movement within the
community.
(8) Money
Management. The participant's family shall receive consultation to assist the
participant with:
(a) Handling personal
finances;
(b) Making purchases;
and
(c) Meeting personal financial
obligations.
D. Family consultation does not include activities that are not covered under §C of this regulation.
E. A unit of service is a 30-minute increment of service rendered to a participant by a qualified provider in the participant's home or a community setting.
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