Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The SPT for a designated resident must:
(1) meet at least quarterly, as convened by
the habilitation coordinator;
(2)
ensure that the designated resident, regardless of whether he or she has an
LAR, participates in the SPT to the fullest extent possible and receives the
support necessary to do so, including communication supports;
(3) develop an HSP for the designated
resident;
(4) review and monitor
identified risk factors, such as choking, falling, and skin breakdown, and
report to the proper authority if they are not addressed;
(5) make timely referrals, service changes,
and revisions to the HSP as needed;
(6) considering the designated resident's
preferences, monitor to determine if the designated resident is provided
opportunities for engaging in integrated activities:
(A) with residents who do not have ID or DD;
and
(B) in community settings with
people who do not have a disability; and
(7) develop the plan of care for a designated
resident who receives IHSS.
(b) Each member of the SPT for a designated
resident must:
(1) consistent with the SPT
member's role, assist the habilitation coordinator in ensuring the designated
resident's needs are being met; and
(2) participate in an SPT meeting in person,
via audio-visual communication, or via audio-only communication, except as
described in subsection (c)(3) or (e) of this section;
(c) An SPT member who is a provider of a
specialized service must:
(1) submit to the
habilitation coordinator a copy of all assessments of the designated resident
that were completed by the provider or provider agency;
(2) submit a written report describing the
designated resident's progress or lack of progress to the habilitation
coordinator at least five days before a quarterly SPT meeting; and
(3) participate in an SPT meeting, in person,
via audio-visual communication, or via audio-only communication, unless the
habilitation coordinator determines participation by the provider is not
necessary.
(d) If a
habilitation coordinator determines participation by a provider is not
necessary as described in subsection (c)(3) of this section, the habilitation
coordinator must:
(1) base the determination:
(A) on the information in the written report
submitted in accordance with subsection (c)(2) of this section; and
(B) on the needs of the SPT; and
(2) document the reasons for
exempting participation.
(e) A habilitation coordinator must
facilitate a quarterly SPT meeting in person, or in extenuating circumstances
via audio-visual communication.
(f)
Before the habilitation coordinator conducts the meeting described in
subsection (e) of this section via audio-visual communication, the habilitation
coordinator must:
(1) do one of the following:
(A) obtain the written informed consent of
the designated resident or LAR; or
(B) obtain the oral consent of the designated
resident or LAR and document the oral consent in the designated resident's
record; and
(2) document
in the designated resident's record a description of the extenuating
circumstances which required the use of audio-visual communication.
(g) If the habilitation
coordinator does not obtain the written or oral consent required by subsection
(f) of this section, the habilitation coordinator must:
(1) document the designated resident's or
LAR's refusal in the designated resident's record; and
(2) convene an SPT meeting in person as soon
as possible after the extenuating circumstances no longer exist.
