La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § IX-711

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section IX-711 - Approval for Entry into the System

A. Protected date for entry into the system shall be one of the following:

1. the date on the signed Request for Participation Form; or

2. the original appointment date for the face-to-face interview if this date was subsequently changed by the entry unit staff and if the person is approved for entry into the system; or

3. the protected date from the early intervention system for children who previously had early intervention eligibility.

B. If the entry process is not successfully completed within six months, the original date will no longer be "protected." A new date will be assigned upon completion of a new application. For children entering with an early intervention protected date, the date will be protected until the childs fifth birthdate.

C. Approval for entry into the system shall be based on:

1. the definition of a developmental disability in the Developmental Disabilities Law, R.S. 28:451.2(12) and /or 462(4)(c); and

2. standardized assessment instruments and methodologies required by OCDD for determining a developmental disability.

D. Entry Review Team

1. The LGEs shall establish an entry review team to review the documentation of persons who do not clearly meet the criteria for system entry contained herein. The OCDD contractors will utilize the childs eligibility team members to determine eligibility for early intervention.

2. The statement of denial shall not be issued unless the entry review team has determined that the person does not meet the criteria for system entry.

3. The entry review team shall make one of the four following decisions concerning whether the person meets the criteria for system entry.

a. The person meets criteria for system entry and will receive a Statement of Approval (SOA) without re-determination.

b. The person meets criteria for system entry and will receive a SOA with a specified date for re-determination.

c. The person does not meet criteria for system entry.

d. More information is needed to make a determination.

E. Persons who meet criteria for system entry will receive a statement of approval and a copy of the Rights of People with Developmental Disabilities from the LGE or the Family Rights Handbook from the OCDD contractor from which the persons applied for services and supports.

F. Meeting criteria for participation in the system does not ensure that a person is eligible for specific supports and services.

G. Persons who are to receive services shall be provided unbiased information concerning all supports and service options and how to access information on all providers for each service option including contact information.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § IX-711

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 32:1242 (July 2006), Amended by LR 411492 (8/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 28:454.2.