Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The division
uses a person-centered planning process to develop a person-centered support
plan.
(a) A support coordinator shall use the
person-centered planning process.
(b) A support coordinator shall use any
formal or informal assessment available through the division.
(c) A support coordinator shall use any other
information provided by the person or a team member.
(d) The support coordinator shall be a team
member.
(2)
Person-centered planning must be led by the person to the maximum extent
possible.
(a) The person chooses each team
member.
(b) The team provides
information and support that enables the person to make an informed
decision.
(c) The team helps the
person develop a goal.
(3) Person-centered planning must be timely.
(a) The team shall meet at least once within
a 12-month period that begins on the date of the planning meeting.
(b) The team may meet if the person or any
other team member requests a meeting.
(4) Person-centered planning shall be
conducted in a manner that is accessible to the person.
(a) A planning meeting must occur at a time
and location convenient for the person.
(b) A team member must provide information in
plain language.
(c) A team member
must provide information in a format and language that the person can
understand.
(d) The person-centered
support plan must be written in a format and language that the person can
understand.
(5) The
person-centered support plan must reflect the person's culture.
(6) The person-centered support plan shall
include:
(a) any information necessary to help
the person make an informed choice;
(b) any support necessary to help the person
make an informed choice;
(c) a
strategy to resolve conflict within the team;
(d) each conflict-of-interest
guideline;
(e) each goal and
support;
(f) a choice of service
and service provider;
(g) a record
of each home and community-based setting considered by the person;
and
(h) a method for the person to
request a meeting to update the person-centered support plan.
(7) The team may use a
person-centered support plan if it includes:
(a) each element as described in Subsection
R539-2-5(6);
(b) the person's
signature;
(c) the signature of
each team member named in the plan; and
(d) the signature of each provider named in
the plan.
(8) The team
shall implement each goal and support as written in the person-centered support
plan.
(a) A team member shall participate in
any goal or support in which the team member is named.
(b) A team member shall assess, plan,
implement, and evaluate any goal or support in which the team member is
named.
(9) Any person who
believes that person-centered planning is not being implemented as outlined may
contact the support coordinator to resolve the issue.
(a) The support coordinator shall notify the
division of the resolution through noa@utah.gov.
(b) The division shall send a notice of
agency action as described in Section
R539-3-8.
(10) Any interested party who believes that
person-centered planning is not being implemented as outlined may contact the
support coordinator immediately to resolve the issue. If the issue cannot be
resolved, a division constituent representative may be contacted to assist in
resolving the issue or seeking a change in support coordinator or
provider.
