Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
General
information. Emergency Services are support services that provide
short-term relief to individuals and their families or caregivers to prevent
out-of-home placement, and to ensure the health and welfare of the individual.
(1) Emergency Services are provided to
resolve an emergency situation and only after all other resources have been
exhausted.
(2) The use of Emergency
Services is intended to eliminate identified issues that jeopardize health,
safety, or continued home residence of the individual.
(3) The rules in this Section do not apply to
individuals who receive services through a Home and Community-Based Waiver
(HCBW).
(b)
Services provided. Emergency Services include:
(1) habilitation training specialist (HTS)
services;
(2) homemaker
services;
(3) respite
services;
(4) transportation
services;
(5) adaptive
equipment;
(6) medical supplies,
medications, or food supplements;
(7) utilities; and
(8) other services as requested and approved
on an individual basis.
(c)
Eligibility. Emergency
Services may be offered to an individual who:
(1) is an Oklahoma resident;
(2) has been determined to have mental
retardation or a related condition per OAC
340:100-1-2;
(3) is age six or older;
(4) is not receiving services funded through
the HCBW;
(5) is not residing in a
nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons with mental
retardation (ICF/MR); and
(6) has
no financial resources or other means of resolution to the emergency.
(d)
Service
requirements. Emergency Services are:
(1) based on need;
(2) individualized; and
(3) flexible in meeting the needs of the
person.
(e)
Administration. Emergency Services are:
(1) authorized in writing prior to service
delivery by the Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD) programs
administrator for Community Services or designee;
(2) funded through the State of Oklahoma
without federal subsidy;
(3)
initiated by DDSD area office intake staff who identify persons who:
(A) meet the eligibility requirements in this
Section; and
(B) have needs that
can be resolved through use of Emergency Services;
(4) evaluated individually by the DDSD
division administrator or designee;
(5) not an entitlement to services from the
Oklahoma Department of Human Services;
(6) provided contingent upon availability of
resources; and
(7) authorized for
up to a 90-day period for a total amount not exceeding $750. Extension of
services beyond 90 days or in excess of $750 may be authorized by the DDSD
division administrator or designee on an individual basis upon receipt of a
written request that includes justification for the extension as set forth in
subsection (a) of this Section.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 92,
eff 9-7-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1314, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 27 Ok
Reg 838, eff 7-1-10
