New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Part 7 - (APPENDIX A) INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLANNING PROCESS
Section 8.371.7.17 - ACTIVITY 3: MEETING WITH INDIVIDUAL

A. The case manager shall meet with and, using appropriate communication assistance or aids and observation, get to know the individual. The case manager and the helper shall meet with and provide assistance to the individual so the individual understands and is prepared to participate in the TIDT process to the extent possible.

B. The case manager shall also explain to the individual and helper the process by which the individual's placement shall be designed and implemented, including the TIDT process for developing a proposed placement, the state's implementation decision described in Activity 19, and the process for resolving disputes. As appropriate, the case manager shall provide a copy of the ITP process, the DRP, and the case manager's phone number and address to the individual prior to or at the first meeting.

C. In addition, the case manager shall explain the selection of community service providers, Activities 6 and 7, and make all effort to encourage and expedite this selection, if it has not already occurred, prior to convening any transition meetings. The case manager shall encourage the individual's preference for living arrangements and housemates.

D. If the individual is not familiar with other persons who are identified as probable housemates, the individual will be offered an opportunity to meet with such persons. The individual shall be given an opportunity to approve or object to any identified housemates. The case manager shall communicate with the individual as frequently as necessary before placement to keep the individual informed and involved in the team process. The case manager shall inform the individual and helper that the individual may invite others to attend the TIDT meetings, and arrange co-scheduling of TIDTs where housemates are agreed to.