Services Inc reporting system if some if the guidelines for follow-up questions, unauthorized places do occur? What if a including listing the name and location potential recipient does not meet the for the provider. Magellan and OBH will guide lines in relation to place of review this information and will then residence where/who do we refer them contact the provider regarding remediation strategies as outlined in the to?” Statewide Transition Plan. 1/20/2016 Landry Pat, Gulf Coast that the proposed We ensure members are provided choice Responded “No” Social Services questions adequately assessed settings. of service providers and services through consumer is not a minor, the freedom of choice process, which Comment: “If ensuring if they understand and were includes a form for participants or their offered informed authorized representative to sign off on choice.” during the initial and semi-annual plan of care meetings. 1/29/2016 Curtis Eberts, Wraparound all CSoC services are presumed to be To ensure compliance, 100% of “If Services of Northeast compliant with the HCBS setting rule, participants will be surveyed. Other Louisiana why is Magellan being asked to work compliance strategies being implemented specifically with the Wraparound include provider assessments and site Agencies to administer member surveys? visits by Magellan. Is there a different strategy in place to administer member surveys for youth residing in a setting that is presumed to NOT be in compliance with the HCBS setting rule?” 2/2/2016 Jacquline Nwufoh, New community settings need to take We agree. Scoring guidance for question “The Heights into account that some of the 5 includes: “The intent of the question is to neighborhoods do not have community determine if the member is being integrated into rooms and use the outdoor settings to act the community and not be isolated to only as recreation and interacting with CSoC members. For instance, is socializing.” the member attending church activities,
Services Inc reporting system if some if the unauthorized places do occur? What if a potential recipient does not meet the guide lines in relation to place of residence where/who do we refer them to?” guidelines for follow-up questions, including listing the name and location for the provider. Magellan and OBH will review this information and will then contact the provider regarding remediation strategies as outlined in the Statewide Transition Plan. 1/20/2016 Landry Pat, Gulf Coast Social Services Responded “No” that the proposed questions adequately assessed settings. Comment: “If consumer is not a minor, ensuring if they understand and were offered informed choice.” We ensure members are provided choice of service providers and services through the freedom of choice process, which includes a form for participants or their authorized representative to sign off on during the initial and semi-annual plan of care meetings. 1/29/2016 Curtis Eberts, Wraparound Services of Northeast Louisiana “If all CSoC services are presumed to be compliant with the HCBS setting rule, why is Magellan being asked to work specifically with the Wraparound Agencies to administer member surveys? Is there a different strategy in place to administer member surveys for youth residing in a setting that is presumed to NOT be in compliance with the HCBS setting rule?” To ensure compliance, 100% of participants will be surveyed. Other compliance strategies being implemented include provider assessments and site visits by Magellan. 2/2/2016 Jacquline Nwufoh, New Heights “The community settings need to take into account that some of the neighborhoods do not have community rooms and use the outdoor settings to act as recreation and socializing.” We agree. Scoring guidance for question 5 includes: “The intent of the question is to determine if the member is being integrated into the community and not be isolated to only interacting with CSoC members. For instance, is the member attending church activities,