Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 5, May 24, 2024
Section 88-105 - DefinitionsA. Annual: Within a 12-month time period.B. Candidate: Any Qualified Provider who has applied for a License from the Department.C. Community Integrated Setting (CIS): A physical location based in the community that does not meet the definition of an FBS, at which DDSN sponsored Services are delivered to Participants in accordance with Department policies, excluding the locations of a licensed residential setting, the home of the Participant(s), or any other residential setting.D. Day Services Program: DDSN sponsored Services, defined by the standards of the Department that are operated in a licensed service setting.E. Direct Support Professional (DSP): Any employee or any person under contract whose job description indicates the duty of directly working with Participants.F. Department: The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN).G. Facility Based Setting (FBS): A physical location, owned by, operated by, or under the control of a Qualified Provider, at which DDSN sponsored Services are delivered to Participants in accordance with Department policies.H. License: A document issued by the Department to the Qualified Provider indicating that the Licensee is in compliance with the provisions set forth in accordance with these regulations and within the Department's policies.I. Licensee: The Qualified Provider who holds the primary responsibility for providing DDSN sponsored Services and maintaining compliance with these regulations and the Department's policies.J. Licensor: The Department.K. Participant: An individual, in the State, with an Intellectual Disability or a Related Disability (ID/RD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Head Injury, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), and Similar Disability (SD) who has been deemed eligible for Services by the Department and who is participating in or is on the waiting list for DDSN sponsored Service(s).L. Qualified Provider: An organization either public or private which is operated by a board of directors or other governing body and which offers DDSN sponsored Services, pursuant to a contract with the Department, to individuals with an Intellectual Disability or a Related Disability (ID/RD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Head Injury, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), and Similar Disability (SD) in accordance with Department policies.M. Residential Services: as defined by the DDSN Residential Habilitation Standards, is provided in each of models for residential support listed below: (1) Community Training Home-I (CTH-I)(2) Community Training Home-II (CTH-II)(3) Supervised Living Program-II (SLP-II)(4) Community Inclusive Residential Services (CIRS)N. Service(s): Person-centered support(s) provided to increase independence, socialization, employment, community integration, prevent institutionalization, and maintain the Participants' health and safety in the least restrictive environment.O. State Director: The head of the Department or their designee.Amended by State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2024.CODE COMMISSIONER'S NOTE
Pursuant to 2011 Act No. 47, Section 14(B), the Code Commissioner substituted "intellectual disability" for "mental retardation" and "person with intellectual disability" or "persons with intellectual disability" for "mentally retarded." At the Code Commissioner's discretion, the substitution was not made for the formal reference to the South Carolina Department of Mental Retardation in this regulation.