Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 480 - HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES
Chapter 1 - EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES COORDINATION
Section 480-1-005 - SERVICES COORDINATION ENTITLEMENT
Universal Citation: 480 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 1 ยง 005
Current through September 17, 2024
Services coordination is an entitlement for early intervention families. Eligible children and their family must be assigned a services coordinator who is responsible for:
(A) Coordinating all services across agency lines; and
(B) Serving as the single point of contact for carrying out the activities specified below.
005.01
SPECIFIC SERVICES
COORDINATOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
(A) Assisting parents of eligible children in
obtaining access to needed early intervention services and other services
identified in the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), including making
referrals to providers for needed services and scheduling appointments for
eligible children and their families;
(B) Coordinating the provision of early
intervention services and other educational, social, or medical services that
the eligible child needs or is being provided;
(C) Coordinating screenings, evaluations, and
assessments;
(D) Facilitating and
participating in the development, review, and evaluation of Individualized
Family Service Plans (IFSPs);
(E)
Conducting referral and other activities to assist families in identifying
available service providers;
(F)
Coordinating, facilitating, and monitoring the delivery of services to ensure
that the services are provided in a timely manner;
(G) Conducting follow-up activities to
determine that appropriate early intervention services are being
provided;
(H) Informing families of
their rights and procedural safeguards and ensuring that the family rights are
safeguarded;
(I) Coordinating the
funding sources for early intervention services; and
(J) Facilitating the development of a
transition plan to preschool or other services, if appropriate.
005.02
POLICY
CONFORMITY. All policies and procedures in the Early Intervention
Program must conform to the definition of case management in the Medicaid
Program, 471 NAC 40-000.
005.03
PROVISION OF MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES. The services coordinator will ensure that all eligible
infants and toddlers requiring nursing facility level of care services will be
offered Aged and Disabled Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver services as
an option for services coordination. The waiver services provided to eligible
children are governed by 480 NAC Chapter 2-6.
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