Rule 24-2-27.2 - Day Services - AdultA. Day Services-Adult is the provision of regularly scheduled, individualized activities in a non-residential setting, separate from the participant's private residence or other residential living arrangements.B. The service location must be in operation at least five (5) days per week, six (6) hours per day. The number of hours of service is based on the person's approved Plan of Services and Supports.C. Day Services-Adult must have a community component that is individualized and based upon the choices of each person.D. Community participation activities occur at times and places of a person's choosing. Community opportunities must be offered to each person at least weekly and address at least one (1) of the following: 1. Activities which address daily living skills; and/or2. Activities which address leisure/social/other community activities and events.E. The agency provider is responsible for providing two (2) snacks and a meal per day. Snacks and meals should be appropriate for the time of day in which the service is offered (e.g., if the service is offered from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., there should be a mid-morning snack, a lunch meal, and an afternoon snack).F. People must be offered choices about what they eat and drink. People must be allowed to choose when, where, and with whom they eat.G. People receiving Day Services-Adult may also receive Prevocational, Supported Employment, or Job Discovery Services but not at the same time of the day.H. Day Services-Adult activities must be separate from Prevocational Services activities. Community participation activities cannot be comprised of people receiving Day Services-Adult and those receiving Prevocational Services.I. The amount of employee supervision someone receives is based on tiered levels of support determined by a person's score on the Inventory for Client and Agency Planning (ICAP) and risk reflected in the Plan of Services and Supports and the Activity Support Plan. A DMH-approved staffing spreadsheet should be used.J. People must be at least 18 years of age and have documentation in the Plan of Services and Supports to indicate they have received either a diploma, GED equivalent, certificate of completion, or are no longer receiving educational services if they are under the age of 22.K. Day Services-Adult does not include services funded under Section 110 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.