Section 212-RICR-20-00-1.7 - Eligibility of the Child or Adult to be in the ProgramA. The appropriate division of the Department or designated local agency shall have written procedures to determine eligibility of an individual as defined in § 1.3 of this Part. 1. Division of Behavioral Healthcare: This determination shall be made by the designated local agency in whose catchment area the individual resides using the admission criteria of the Institute of Mental Health.2. Division of Developmental Disabilities: This determination shall be made by Department of Revenue Social Services Unit.3. Division of Hospitals and Community Rehabilitative Services: This determination shall be made by the Division's hospital admission teams.B. The client record shall contain documentation of the decision that the subsidy was essential to avoid institutionalization or to achieve discharge.C. For residents/patients being placed from a Department placement, the placement's interdisciplinary team shall review the client's status and confer with staff from the appropriate local agency services in order to design an effective placement plan.D. For individuals not residents/patients of a Department placement, the responsibility for review shall be as follows: 1. Division of Behavioral Healthcare: The designated local agency.2. Division of Developmental Disabilities: The Department of Revenue Social Service Unit.3. Division of Hospitals and Community Rehabilitative Service: Admission teams of the hospitals.E. A General Service Plan (GSP) shall be constructed to reflect and prioritize each individual's needs. The plan shall provide a framework in which each individual's progress can be monitored, measured, and assessed periodically. The plan shall include a description of the intended use of the subsidy. 1. The GSP shall be based upon data from professionally accepted assessments of the client performed within the previous twelve (12) months.2. The GSP shall address physical health needs, mental health needs, social needs, educational needs, vocational needs, and leisure needs.3. The GSP shall include the names of the providers who will be responsible for meeting the needs. The portion of the plan which constitutes the subsidy aid plan shall be developed with the parent(s) and incorporated into the GSP upon completion.212 R.I. Code R. 212-RICR-20-00-1.7
Adopted effective 12/8/2018