Year 1 0 – Year 2 0 – Year 3 0 – Year 4 – Year 5 50 – Appendix C C-1/C-3 Provider Nothing is currently in the waivers standards will apply to all providers Moving the requirement for Qualification Criteria with the exception of support service new providers to complete a workers in the participant directed service self-assessment from a models and public transportation provider monitoring providers. requirement to a provider qualification requirement to Standard: ensure new providers meet New providers demonstrate compliance the same requirements as with ODP standards through completion of existing providers. a self-assessment and validation of required documentation, policies and procedures. C-1/C-3 Education Support Provider Qualifications for Individual and Provider Qualifications Increase flexibility by Services Provider Agency providers. allowing waiver participants – Specifications for Other Standard: to received Education Service 1. Have a waiver service location in Support Services in Other Standard: 1. Have a waiver service location in Pennsylvania, or a Washington DC and Virginia. Washington DC, Virginia Pennsylvania or a state contiguous to state contiguous to Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. C-1/C-3 Home and This is a direct service (face-to-face) Home and Community Habilitation is a Align the service definition Community provided in home and community settings direct service (face-to-face) provided in with the CMS HCBS Final Habilitation to assist participants in acquiring, home and community settings to assist Rule requirements. Allow (Unlicensed) maintaining, and improving self-help, participants in acquiring, maintaining and relatives/legal guardians to – Service Specification domestic, socialization, and adaptive skills improving the skills necessary to live and provide companion services. (The language necessary to reside successfully in home participate fully in community life. To the Increase flexibility regarding regarding residential and community based settings. Services extent that Home and Community professionals who can habilitation will only consist of support in the general areas of Habilitation is provided in community provide Level 4 Enhanced be written in the self-care, communication, fine and gross settings, the settings must be integrated in Home and Community Consolidated Waiver) motor skills, mobility, personal the general community. self-help, Habilitation. adjustment, relationship development, domestic, socialization, and adaptive skills socialization, and use of community necessary to reside successfully in home resources. When services are provided by and community based settings.
Year 1 – 0 Year 2 – 0 Year 3 – 0 Year 4 – Year 5 – 50 Appendix C C-1/C-3 Provider Qualification Criteria Nothing is currently in the waivers standards will apply to all providers with the exception of support service workers in the participant directed service models and public transportation providers. Standard: New providers demonstrate compliance with ODP standards through completion of a self-assessment and validation of required documentation, policies and procedures. Moving the requirement for new providers to complete a self-assessment from a provider monitoring requirement to a provider qualification requirement to ensure new providers meet the same requirements as existing providers. C-1/C-3 Education Support Services – Provider Specifications for Service Provider Qualifications for Individual and Agency providers. Other Standard: 1. Have a waiver service location in Pennsylvania or a state contiguous to Pennsylvania. Provider Qualifications Other Standard: 1. Have a waiver service location in Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Virginia or a state contiguous to Pennsylvania. Increase flexibility by allowing waiver participants to received Education Support Services in Washington DC and Virginia. C-1/C-3 Home and Community Habilitation (Unlicensed) – Service Specification (The language regarding residential habilitation will only be written in the Consolidated Waiver) This is a direct service (face-to-face) provided in home and community settings to assist participants in acquiring, maintaining, and improving self-help, domestic, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community based settings. Services consist of support in the general areas of self-care, communication, fine and gross motor skills, mobility, personal adjustment, relationship development, socialization, and use of community resources. When services are provided by Home and Community Habilitation is a direct service (face-to-face) provided in home and community settings to assist participants in acquiring, maintaining and improving the skills necessary to live and participate fully in community life. To the extent that Home and Community Habilitation is provided in community settings, the settings must be integrated in the general community. self-help, domestic, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community based settings. Align the service definition with the CMS HCBS Final Rule requirements. Allow relatives/legal guardians to provide companion services. Increase flexibility regarding professionals who can provide Level 4 Enhanced Home and Community Habilitation.
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