32 Miss. Code. R. 1-2.4
The OSDP Counselor responsible for the county in which the individual resides handles the application process for the individual. If the person is temporarily not in the county of residence, the application will be processed by the Counselor responsible for the area where the individual is temporarily located. The OSDP Regional Manager for the applicant's county of residence may ask the Regional Manager for the county where the individual is temporarily located to initiate the processing of the application and to forward the information obtained to the OSDP Counselor that serves the applicant's county of residence.
Activities that might be expected of the Counselor in the county where the individual is temporarily located include, but are not limited to:
* Interviewing the consumer or responsible party;
* Assisting the consumer or responsible party in completing the application process;
* Arranging for an initial assessment
* Obtaining medical documentation such as Physician Certification, medical documents that indicate diagnosis, TBI/SCI Verification document, etc.
* Discussing with Social Workers, etc. the services the consumer will need;
* Forwarding information obtained to, and/or informing, the OSDP Counselor that will receive the case, information that has been received regarding their request for services; and
* Performing activities that the two Counselors have agreed upon.
The OSDP Counselor for the county in which the individual will reside is responsible for the overall determination if the applicant is eligible and is responsible for initiating services following the development of the ILP and/or certification for the waiver.
The Counselor that serves the county in which the individual will reside may choose, after review with the Regional Manager, to handle the entire application process without involving any other OSDP Counselor that covers the county in which the individual is currently in.
Example: Client currently in hospital in Hinds County but resides in Harrison County
Example: Client currently living in Hinds County with family, but will return to live at his home in Calhoun County.
32 Miss. Code. R. 1-2.4