Virginia Administrative Code
Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 745 - ASSESSMENT IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
Part II - Assessment Services
Section 22VAC40-745-100 - Targeted case management for auxiliary grant recipients

A. Targeted case management shall be limited to those residents who have multiple needs across multiple providers and this coordination is beyond the scope of the assisted living facility. It shall be the responsibility of the assessor who identifies the individual's need for residential care or assisted living care in an assisted living facility to assess the need for targeted case management services as defined in Part IV (12VAC30-50-410 et seq.) of 12VAC30-50.

B. A case management agency must have signed an agreement with DMAS to be reimbursed for the provision of targeted case management services to auxiliary grant recipients.

C. The local department of social services where the adult resides, following placement in an assisted living facility, shall be the case management agency when there is no other qualified case management provider willing or able to provide case management services.

D. A qualified case manager must possess a combination of relevant work experience in human services or health care and relevant education which indicates that the individual possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities at entry level as defined in Part IV (12VAC30-50-410 et seq.) of 12VAC30-50. This must be documented on the case manager's job application form or supporting documentation or observable in the job or promotion interview. When the provider agency is a local department of social services, case managers shall meet the qualifications for social work/social work supervisor classification as specified in 22VAC40-670.