by either a certified performance where it exists. occupational therapy assistant or an Adherence to Continuous QI Practices: occupational therapy Providers must have established strategies to student under the direct prevent, detect, and correct problems in the supervision of a licensed quality of services provided and to achieve Occupational Therapist service plan goals with individual consumers by providing effective, efficient services. Availability: Providers must be able to provide contracted service(s) in the geographical areas they designate. Responsiveness: Providers must be able to initiate services with little or no delay. Confidentiality: Providers must maintain confidentiality and privacy of consumer information in accordance with M.G.L. c.66A (Fair Information Practices Act) and EOEA Program Instruction 97-55 (Clarification of Client Privacy and Confidentiality Policies). Policies/Procedures: Providers must have policies and procedures that include: Client Not at Home Policy, Client Emergency in the Home Policy; all policies required by 105 CMR 155.00 (Department of Public Health regulations addressing patient and resident abuse prevention, reporting, investigation and registry requirements). Health Care The agency must be Education, Training, Supervision: Agencies licensed as a Group Providers must ensure effective training of staff Practice in accordance members in all aspects of their job duties, with 130 CMR 432.404 including handling emergency situations, and (MassHealth Therapist establish procedures for appraising staff Regulations that describe performance and for effectively modifying poor the provider eligibility performance where it exists. requirements for therapy providers) or as a Adherence to Continuous QI Practices: Rehabilitation Center in Providers must have established strategies to accordance with 130 prevent, detect, and correct problems in the CMR 430.600 quality of services provided and to achieve (MassHealth
by either a certified occupational therapy assistant or an occupational therapy student under the direct supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist performance where it exists. Adherence to Continuous QI Practices: Providers must have established strategies to prevent, detect, and correct problems in the quality of services provided and to achieve service plan goals with individual consumers by providing effective, efficient services. Availability: Providers must be able to provide contracted service(s) in the geographical areas they designate. Responsiveness: Providers must be able to initiate services with little or no delay. Confidentiality: Providers must maintain confidentiality and privacy of consumer information in accordance with M.G.L. c.66A (Fair Information Practices Act) and EOEA Program Instruction 97-55 (Clarification of Client Privacy and Confidentiality Policies). Policies/Procedures: Providers must have policies and procedures that include: Client Not at Home Policy, Client Emergency in the Home Policy; all policies required by 105 CMR 155.00 (Department of Public Health regulations addressing patient and resident abuse prevention, reporting, investigation and registry requirements). Health Care Agencies The agency must be licensed as a Group Practice in accordance with 130 CMR 432.404 (MassHealth Therapist Regulations that describe the provider eligibility requirements for therapy providers) or as a Rehabilitation Center in accordance with 130 CMR 430.600 (MassHealth Education, Training, Supervision: Providers must ensure effective training of staff members in all aspects of their job duties, including handling emergency situations, and establish procedures for appraising staff performance and for effectively modifying poor performance where it exists. Adherence to Continuous QI Practices: Providers must have established strategies to prevent, detect, and correct problems in the quality of services provided and to achieve
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