New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Part 7 - (APPENDIX A) INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLANNING PROCESS
Section 8.371.7.21 - ACTIVITY 7: SELECTION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDER(S)

A. The parent/ guardian, in consultation with the individual, shall select community service provider(s) to be included in the TIDT and shall notify the case manager of the community service provider selection(s). Community service providers could be selected as early as the facility IDT meeting (see above), if the individual and parent/guardian(s) are familiar with community service provider agencies in the area of relocation. Community service providers must be selected no later than 30 days after the parent/ guardian(s) initial meeting with the case manager (Activity 5, above). If the individual's choice of community service provider differs from that of the parent/guardian, the case manager shall arrange for both community service providers to be present at the TIDT meeting if possible. If there is more than one eligible community service provider for a particular service, the parent/guardian may indicate alternate community service provider(s) in order of preference in the event the parent's or guardian's first choice is unavailable to provide the applicable service.

B. The Jackson transition representative (JTR) shall confirm community service provider selection within 10 days by contacting the community service provider(s) by telephone and in writing. If the parent/guardian has indicated alternate community service provider(s) in order of preference, the Jackson transition representative (JTR) shall document the reason for the unavailability of the higher ranked community service provider before contacting the next ranked provider. If key community service provider(s) are not selected by the parent/guardian and individual, within 49 days of the initial TIDT meeting, the Jackson transition representative (JTR) and case manager shall make the selection(s). The Jackson transition representative (JTR) shall notify the parent/guardian(s) of the selection, as well as the community service provider(s). Notice of the TIDT meeting as provided in Activity 10 shall be mailed. The TIDT shall review these selection(s) and shall select the non-key provider(s) at its first meeting, if the individual or parent/guardian(s) does not do so.

C. The individual and the parent/guardian should give priority to selecting the community residential provider and other key community service providers within the timelines specified above. The key community service provider(s) shall, either before or at the TIDT meeting, acknowledge that it is able to provide the residential placement or other type of services for which the key service provider(s) shall be brought into the planning process as expeditiously as possible, preferably prior to the TIDT, and shall receive all previous planning and client information.