Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Human Services
Title R539 - Health and Human Services, Services for People with Disabilities
Rule R539-2 - Service Coordination
Section R539-2-3 - Definitions

(1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 62A-5-101 and R539-1-3.

(2) "Attrition money" means the public funds that the division uses to provide services as described in Section 62A-5-102 that revert to the division after a person receiving services ceases to receive those services as described in Subsection 62A-5-102(7)(c).

(3) "Carry-forward money" means the public funds that the division uses to provide services as described in Section 62A-5-102 that are not spent before the end of the fiscal year as described in Subsections 62A-5-102(7)(d) and 62A-5-102(7)(e).

(4) "Caseworker" means an employee of the division that provides assistance with intake, eligibility, waiting list updates, and waiting list services; and is certified by the division as a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) or is supervised by a QIDP.

(5) "Person-Centered Planning" means an individualized approach to planning services and supports to help a person achieve their goals, get the life they want for themselves, and help them reach their vision of a good life. Person-centered planning incorporates the principles of self-determination, informed choice, integration, inclusion, person-centered thinking, and person-centered practice.

(6) "Person-Centered Support Plan" means a plan that reflects the services and supports that are important for the person to meet the needs identified through an assessment of functional need, as well as what is important to the person with regard to preferences for the delivery of such services and supports.

(7) "Provider" means an agency or business contracted with the Department of Human Services to provide a support or service.

(8) "Team" means the person-centered support team made up of team members as defined in Section R539-1-3.

(9) "Quality Assurance" means the family, provider, and division management role to assure accountability in areas of fiscal operations, health, safety, and contract compliance.

(10) "Quality Improvement" means the provider role to evaluate and improve the internal delivery of services.

(11) "Quality Enhancement" means the division and the team member role in supporting a person to experience personal life satisfaction in accordance with the person's preferences.