Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-78.27 - Home- and community-based habilitation services
Payment for habilitation services will only be made to providers enrolled to provide habilitation through the Iowa Medicaid enterprise. Effective March 17, 2022, payment shall only be made for services provided to members in integrated, community-based settings that support full access of members receiving Medicaid HCBS to the greater community, including opportunities to seek employment and work in competitive integrated settings, engage in community life, control personal resources, and receive services in the community, to the same degree of access as individuals not receiving Medicaid HCBS.
(1)
Definitions.
"Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older.
"Assessment" means the review of the current functioning of the member using the service in regard to the member's situation, needs, strengths, abilities, desires, and goals.
"Benefits education" means providing basic information to understand and access appropriate resources to pursue employment, and knowledge of work incentives and the Medicaid for employed persons with disabilities (MEPD) program. Benefits education may include gathering information needed to pursue work incentives and offering basic financial management information to members, families, guardians and legal representatives.
"Care coordinator" means the professional who assists members in care coordination as described in paragraph 78.53(2)"b."
"Career exploration," also referred to as "career planning," means a person-centered, comprehensive employment planning and support service that provides assistance for waiver program participants to obtain, maintain or advance in competitive employment or self-employment. Career exploration is a focused, time-limited service engaging a participant in identifying a career direction and developing a plan for achieving competitive, integrated employment at or above the state's minimum wage. The outcome of this service is documentation of the participant's stated career objective and a career plan used to guide individual employment support.
"Career plan" means a written plan documenting the member's stated career objective and used to guide individual employment support services for achieving competitive, integrated employment at or above the state's minimum wage.
"Case management" means case management services accredited under 441-Chapter 24 and provided according to 441-Chapter 90.
"Certified employment specialist" or "CES" means a person who has demonstrated a sufficient level of knowledge and skill to provide integrated employment support services to a variety of client populations and has earned a CES certification through a nationally recognized accrediting body.
"Child and Adolescent Level of Care Utilization System" or "CALOCUS" means the comprehensive functional assessment tool utilized to determine eligibility for the habilitation program and service authorization for the home-based habilitation service for individuals aged 16 to 18.
"Comprehensive service plan" means an individualized, person-centered, and goal-oriented plan of services written in language understandable by the member using the service and developed collaboratively by the member and the case manager.
"Customized employment" means an approach to supported employment which individualizes the employment relationship between employees and employers in ways that meet the needs of both. Customized employment is based on an individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of the person with a disability and is also designed to meet the specific needs of the employer. Customized employment may include employment developed through job carving, self-employment or entrepreneurial initiatives, or other job development or restructuring strategies that result in job responsibilities being customized and individually negotiated to fit the needs of the individual with a disability. Customized employment assumes the provision of reasonable accommodations and supports necessary for the individual to perform the functions of a job that is individually negotiated and developed.
"Department" means the Iowa department of human services.
"Emergency" means a situation for which no approved individual program plan exists that, if not addressed, may result in injury or harm to the member or to other persons or in significant amounts of property damage.
"HCBS" means home- and community-based services.
"Individual employment" means employment in the general workforce where the member interacts with the general public to the same degree as nondisabled persons in the same job, and for which the member is paid at or above minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by persons without disabilities.
"Individual placement and support" or "IPS" means the evidence-based practice of supported employment that is guided by IPS practice principles outlined by the IPS Employment Center at Westat, and as measured by its most recently published 25-item supported employment fidelity scale available online at ipsworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ips-fidelity-manual-3rd-edition_2-4-16.pdf. The IPS practice principles are:
1.
Focus on competitive employment: Agencies providing IPS services are committed
to competitive employment as an attainable goal for people with behavioral
health conditions seeking employment. Mainstream education and specialized
training may enhance career paths.
2. Zero exclusion criteria based on client
choice: People are not excluded on the basis of readiness, diagnoses, symptoms,
substance use history, psychiatric hospitalizations, homelessness, level of
disability, or legal system involvement.
3. Integration of rehabilitation and mental
health services: IPS programs are closely integrated with mental health
treatment teams.
4. Attention to
worker preferences: Services are based on each person's preferences and
choices, rather than providers' judgments.
5. Personalized benefits counseling:
Employment specialists help people obtain personalized, understandable, and
accurate information about their social security, Medicaid, and other
government entitlements.
6. Rapid
job search: IPS programs use a rapid job search approach to help job seekers
obtain jobs directly, rather than providing lengthy preemployment assessment,
training, and counseling. If further education is part of their plan, IPS
specialists assist in these activities as needed.
7. Systematic job development: Employment
specialists systematically visit employers, who are selected based on job
seeker preferences, to learn about their business needs and hiring
preferences.
8. Time-unlimited and
individualized support: Job supports are individualized and continue for as
long as each worker wants and needs the support.
"Integrated community employment" means work (including self-employment) for which an individual with a disability is paid at or above minimum wage and not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by employees who are not disabled, where the individual interacts with other persons who are not disabled to the same extent as others who are in comparable positions, and which presents opportunities for advancement that are similar to those for employees who are not disabled. In the case of an individual who is self-employed, the business results in an income that is comparable to the income received by others who are not disabled and are self-employed in similar occupations.
"Integrated health home services" means the provision of services to enrolled members as described in subrule 78.53(2).
"Intensive residential service homes" or "intensive residential services" means intensive, community-based services provided 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year to individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness who have functional impairments and may also have multi-occurring conditions. Providers of intensive residential service homes are enrolled with Medicaid as providers of HCBS habilitation or HCBS intellectual disability waiver supported community living and meet additional criteria specified in 441-subrule 25.6(8).
"Interdisciplinary team" means a group of persons with varied professional backgrounds who meet with the member to develop a comprehensive service plan to address the member's need for services.
"ISIS" means the department's individualized services information system.
"Level of Care Utilization System" or "LOCUS" means the comprehensive functional assessment tool utilized to determine eligibility for the habilitation program and service authorization for the home-based habilitation service for individuals aged 19 and older.
"Managed care organization" means an entity that (1) is under contract with the department to provide services to Medicaid recipients and (2) meets the definition of "health maintenance organization" as defined in Iowa Code section 514B.1.
"Member" means a person who has been determined to be eligible for Medicaid under 441-Chapter 75.
"Program" means a set of related resources and services directed to the accomplishment of a fixed set of goals for qualifying members.
"Severe and persistent mental illness" means the same as defined in rule 441-25.1 (331).
"Supported employment" means the ongoing supports to participants who, because of their disabilities, need intensive ongoing support to obtain and maintain an individual job in competitive or customized employment, or self-employment, in an integrated work setting in the general workforce at or above the state's minimum wage or at or above the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals without disabilities. The outcome of this service is sustained paid employment at or above the minimum wage in an integrated setting in the general workforce in a job that meets personal and career goals. Supported employment services can be provided through many different service models.
"Supported self-employment" includes services and supports that assist the participant in achieving self-employment through the operation of a business; however, Medicaid funds may not be used to defray the expenses associated with starting up or operating a business. Assistance for self-employment may include aid to the individual in identifying potential business opportunities; assistance in the development of a business plan, including potential sources of business financing and other assistance in developing and launching a business; identification of the supports necessary for the individual to operate the business; and ongoing assistance, counseling and guidance once the business has been launched.
"Sustained employment" means an individual employment situation that the member maintains over time but not for less than 90 calendar days following the receipt of employment services and supports.
(2)
Member
eligibility. To be eligible to receive home- and community-based
habilitation services, a member shall meet the following criteria:
a.
LOCUS/CALOCUS actual
disposition. The member has a LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition of
level one recovery maintenance and health management or higher on the most
current LOCUS/CALOCUS assessment completed within the past 30 days.
b.
Risk factors. The member
has at least one of the following risk factors:
(1) The individual has a history of
inpatient, partial hospitalization, or emergency psychiatric treatment more
than once in the individual's life; or
(2) The individual has a history of
continuous professional psychiatric supportive care other than hospitalization;
or
(3) The individual has a history
of involvement with the criminal justice system; or
(4) Services available in the individual's
community have not been able to meet the individual's needs; or
(5) The individual has a history of
unemployment or employment in a sheltered setting or poor work history;
or
(6) The individual has a history
of homelessness or is at risk of homelessness.
c.
Need for assistance. The
individual has a need for assistance demonstrated by meeting at least two of
the following criteria on a continuing or intermittent basis for at least 12
months:
(1) The individual needs assistance to
obtain or maintain employment.
(2)
The individual requires financial assistance to reside independently in the
community.
(3) The individual needs
significant assistance to establish or maintain a personal social support
system.
(4) The individual needs
assistance with at least one of the activities of daily living (ADLs) or
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) to reside independently in the
community.
(5) The individual needs
assistance with management and intervention of maladaptive or antisocial
behaviors to ensure the safety of the individual or others.
d.
Income. The
countable income used in determining the member's Medicaid eligibility does not
exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty level.
e.
Needs assessment. The
LOCUS or CALOCUS tool has been completed in the LOCUS online system, and using
the algorithm developed by Deerfield Solutions to derive the actual disposition
score based on the comprehensive assessment and social history (CASH) completed
by the integrated health home (IHH) or community-based case manager (CBCM)
during a face-to-face interview with the member and the member's representative
as applicable, and based on information submitted on the information submission
tool and other supporting documentation as relevant, the IME medical services
unit has determined that the member is in need of home- and community-based
habilitation services. The LOCUS/CALOCUS information submission tools are
available on request from the IME medical services unit. Copies of the
information submission tool for an individual are available to that individual
from the individual's case manager, integrated health home care coordinator, or
managed care organization. The designated case manager or integrated health
home care coordinator shall:
(1) Arrange for
the completion of the LOCUS or CALOCUS, before services begin and annually
thereafter, and more frequently if significant observable changes occur in the
member's situation, condition or circumstances.
(2) Use the information submission tool and
other supporting documentation as relevant to develop a comprehensive service
plan as specified in subrule 78.27(4) and 441-paragraph
90.4(1)"b" before services begin and annually thereafter, and
when there is a significant observable change in the member's situation,
condition, or circumstances.
f.
Plan for service. The
department or the member's managed care organization has approved the member's
comprehensive service plan for home- and community-based habilitation services.
Home- and community-based habilitation services included in a comprehensive
service plan or treatment plan that has been validated by the IME or the
member's managed care organization shall be considered approved by the
department. Home- and community-based habilitation services provided before
approval of a member's eligibility for the program cannot be reimbursed.
(1) The member's comprehensive service plan
shall be completed annually according to the requirements of subrule 78.27(4)
and 441-paragraph 90.4(1)"b." A service plan may change when
requested by the member or the member's interdisciplinary team when there is a
significant observable change in the member's situation, condition, or
circumstances.
(2) For members
receiving home-based habilitation, the service plan shall include the member's
LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition, the LOCUS/CALOCUS composite score, and each
individual domain score for each of the six LOCUS/CALOCUS domains.
(3) The member's habilitation services shall
not exceed the maximum number of units established for each service in
441-subrule 79.1(2).
(4) The cost
of the habilitation services shall not exceed unit expense maximums established
in 441-subrule 79.1(2).
(3)
Application for
services. The member, case manager or integrated health home care
coordinator shall apply for habilitation services on behalf of a member by
contacting the IME medical services unit. The department shall issue a notice
of decision to the applicant when financial eligibility and needs-based
eligibility determinations have been completed.
(4)
Comprehensive service
plan. Individualized, planned, and appropriate services shall be
guided by a member-specific comprehensive service plan or treatment plan
developed with the member in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, as
appropriate. Medically necessary services shall be planned for and provided at
the locations where the member lives, learns, works, and socializes.
a.
Development. A
comprehensive service plan or treatment plan shall be developed for each member
receiving home- and community-based habilitation services based on the member's
current assessment and shall be reviewed on an annual basis.
(1) The case manager or the integrated health
home care coordinator shall establish an interdisciplinary team as selected by
the member or the member's legal representative. The team shall include the
case manager or integrated health home care coordinator and the member and, if
applicable, the member's legal representative, the member's family, the
member's service providers, and others directly involved with the
member.
(2) With assistance from
the member and the interdisciplinary team, the case manager or integrated
health home care coordinator shall identify the member's services based on the
member's needs, the availability of services, and the member's choice of
services and providers.
(3) The
comprehensive service plan development shall be completed at the member's home
or at another location chosen by the member.
(4) The interdisciplinary team meeting shall
be conducted before the current comprehensive service plan expires.
(5) The comprehensive service plan shall
reflect desired individual outcomes.
(6) Services defined in the comprehensive
service plan shall be appropriate to the severity of the member's problems and
to the member's specific needs or disabilities.
(7) Activities identified in the
comprehensive service plan shall encourage the ability and right of the member
to make choices, to experience a sense of achievement, and to modify or
continue participation in the treatment process.
(8) For members receiving home-based
habilitation in a licensed residential care facility of 16 or fewer beds, the
service plan shall address the member's opportunities for independence and
community integration.
(9) The
initial comprehensive service plan or treatment plan and annual updates to the
comprehensive service plan or treatment plan must be approved by the IME
medical services unit in ISIS before services are implemented. Services
provided before the approval date are not payable. The written comprehensive
service plan or treatment plan must be completed, signed and dated by the case
manager or integrated health home care coordinator within 30 calendar days
after plan approval.
(10) Any
changes to the comprehensive service plan or treatment plan must be approved by
the IME medical services unit for members not eligible to enroll in a managed
care organization in ISIS before the implementation of services. Services
provided before the approval date are not payable.
b.
Service goals and
activities. The comprehensive service plan shall:
(1) Identify observable or measurable
individual goals.
(2) Identify
interventions and supports needed to meet those goals with incremental action
steps, as appropriate.
(3) Identify
the staff persons, businesses, or organizations responsible for carrying out
the interventions or supports.
(4)
List all Medicaid and non-Medicaid services received by the member and
identify:
1. The name of the provider
responsible for delivering the service;
2. The funding source for the service;
and
3. The number of units of
service to be received by the member.
(5) Identify for a member receiving
home-based habilitation:
1. The member's
living environment at the time of enrollment;
2. The number of hours per day of on-site
staff supervision needed by the member; and
3. The number of other members who will live
with the member in the living unit.
(6) Include a separate, individualized,
anticipated discharge plan that is specific to each service the member
receives.
c.
Rights restrictions. Any rights restrictions must be
implemented in accordance with 441-subrule 77.25(4). The comprehensive service
plan or treatment plan shall include documentation of:
(1) Any restrictions on the member's rights,
including maintenance of personal funds and self-administration of
medications;
(2) The need for the
restriction; and
(3) Either a plan
to restore those rights or written documentation that a plan is not necessary
or appropriate.
d.
Emergency plan. The comprehensive service plan or treatment
plan shall include a plan for emergencies and identification of the supports
available to the member in an emergency. Emergency plans shall be developed as
follows:
(1) The member's interdisciplinary
team shall identify in the comprehensive service plan or treatment plan any
health and safety issues applicable to the individual member based on
information gathered before the team meeting, including a risk
assessment.
(2) The
interdisciplinary team shall identify an emergency backup support and crisis
response system to address problems or issues arising when support services are
interrupted or delayed or the member's needs change.
(3) Providers of applicable services shall
provide for emergency backup staff.
e.
Plan approval. Services
shall be entered into ISIS based on the comprehensive service plan. A
comprehensive service plan or treatment plan that has been validated and
authorized through ISIS shall be considered approved by the department.
Services must be authorized in ISIS as specified in paragraph
78.27(2)"f."
(5)
Requirements for
services. Home- and community-based habilitation services shall be
provided in accordance with the following requirements:
a. The services shall be based on the
member's needs as identified in the member's comprehensive service
plan.
b. The services shall be
delivered in the least restrictive environment appropriate to the needs of the
member.
c. The services shall
include the applicable and necessary instruction, supervision, assistance, and
support required by the member to achieve the member's life goals.
d. Service components that are the same or
similar shall not be provided simultaneously.
e. Service costs are not reimbursable while
the member is in a medical institution, including but not limited to a hospital
or nursing facility.
f.
Reimbursement is not available for room and board.
g. Services shall be billed in whole
units.
h. Services shall be
documented. Each unit billed must have corresponding financial and medical
records as set forth in rule
441-79.3 (249A).
(6)
Case
management. Case management assists members in gaining access to
needed medical, social, educational, housing, transportation, vocational, and
other appropriate services in order to ensure the health, safety, and welfare
of the member.
a.
Scope.
Case management services shall be provided as set forth in rules
441-90.4 (249A) through
441-90.7 (249A).
b.
Exclusions.
(1) Payment
shall not be made for case management provided to a member who is enrolled for
integrated health home services under rule
441-78.53 (249A) except during
the transition to the integrated health homes.
(2) Payment shall not be made for case
management provided to a member who is eligible for case management services
under 441-Chapter 90.
(7)
Home-based habilitation.
"Home-based habilitation" means individually tailored supports that assist with
the acquisition, retention, or improvement of skills related to living,
working, and recreating in the community.
a.
Scope. Home-based habilitation services are individualized
supportive services provided in the member's home and community that assist the
member to reside in the most integrated setting appropriate to the member's
needs. Services are intended to provide for the daily living needs of the
member and shall be available as needed during any 24-hour period. The specific
support needs for each member shall be determined necessary by the
interdisciplinary team and shall be identified in the member's comprehensive
service plan. Covered supports include:
(1)
Adaptive skill development;
(2)
Assistance with activities to address daily living needs;
(3) Assistance with symptom management and
participation in mental health treatment;
(4) Assistance with accessing physical and
mental health care treatment, communication, and implementation of health care
recommendations and treatment;
(5)
Assistance with accessing and participating in substance use disorder treatment
and services;
(6) Assistance with
medication administration and medication management;
(7) Assistance with understanding
communication whether verbal or written;
(8) Community inclusion and active
participation in the community;
(9)
Transportation;
(10) Adult
educational supports, which may include assistance and support with enrolling
in educational opportunities and participation in education and
training;
(11) Social and leisure
skill development;
(12) Personal
care; and
(13) Protective oversight
and supervision.
b.
Setting requirements. Home-based habilitation services shall
occur in the member's home and community.
(1)
A member may live in the member's own home, within the home of the member's
family or legal representative, or in another community living arrangement that
meets the criteria in 441-subrule 77.25(5).
(2) A member living with the member's family
or legal representative is not subject to the criteria in 441-paragraphs
77.25(8)"c" and "d."
(3) A member may not reside in a licensed
medical or health care facility or in a setting that is required to be licensed
as a medical or health care facility.
c.
Home-based habilitation level of
service criteria. Home-based habilitation services shall be available
to members based on the member's most current LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition
score, according to the following criteria:
(1) Intensive IV residential habilitation
services. Intensive IV services are provided 24 hours per day. To be eligible
for intensive IV services, a member must meet the following criteria:
1. The member has a LOCUS/CALOCUS actual
disposition of level six medically managed residential services, and
2. The member meets the criteria in
441-subparagraph 25.6(8)"c"(3).
(2) Intensive III services are provided 17 to
24 hours per day. To be eligible for intensive III services, the member must
have a LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition of level five.
(3) Intensive II services are provided 13 to
16.75 hours per day. To be eligible for intensive II services, the member must
have a LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition of level four.
(4) Intensive I services are provided 9 to
12.75 hours per day. To be eligible for intensive I services, the member must
have a LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition of level three.
(5) Medium need services are provided 4.25 to
8.75 hours per day as needed. To be eligible for medium need services, the
member must have a LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition of level two.
(6) Recovery transitional services are
provided 2.25 to 4 hours per day as needed. To be eligible for recovery
transitional services, the member must have a LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition
of level one.
(7) High recovery
services are provided 0.25 to 2 hours per day as needed. To be eligible for
high recovery services, the member must have a LOCUS/CALOCUS actual disposition
of level one.
d.
Additional criteria for receiving home-based habilitation services for
transition-age youth 16 to 17.5 years of age.
(1) Members residing in the family home may
receive home-based habilitation services as needed, subject to the criteria set
forth in this rule.
(2) Members
residing outside the family home may only receive home-based habilitation
services in residential settings with 16 or fewer beds licensed by the
department of inspections and appeals.
(3) The proposed living environment must meet
HCBS setting requirements in accordance with 441-subrule 77.25(5).
(4) Individuals 16 to 18 years of age shall
receive 24-hour site supervision and support.
e.
Additional criteria for receiving
home-based habilitation services for transition-age youth 17.5 to 18 years of
age.
(1) Members residing in the
family home may receive home-based habilitation services as needed, subject to
the criteria set forth in this rule.
(2) Members residing outside of the family
home may receive daily home-based habilitation in a provider-owned or
controlled setting when the following criteria are met:
1. The proposed living environment must meet
HCBS setting requirements in accordance with 441-subrule 77.25(5).
2. All providers of the service setting being
requested must meet the following additional safety and service requirements
for serving youth under the age of 18:
* Individuals 17.5 to 18 years of age shall receive 24-hour site supervision and support.
* Individuals under the age of 18 may not reside in settings with individuals over the age of 21.
* The comprehensive service plan shall specifically identify educational services and supports for individuals who have not obtained a high school diploma or equivalent.
* For individuals who have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent, the comprehensive service plan shall include supported employment, additional training, or educational supports.
3. The member's parent or guardian has
consented to home-based habilitation services.
4. The member is able to pay room and board
costs (funding sources may include, but are not limited to, supplemental
security income, child support, adoptions subsidy, or private funds).
5. A licensed setting, such as those approved
to provide residential-based supported community living, is not
available.
f.
Exclusions. Home-based habilitation payment shall not be made
for the following:
(1) Room and board and
maintenance costs, including the cost of rent or mortgage, utilities,
telephone, food, household supplies, and building maintenance, upkeep, or
improvement.
(2) Service activities
associated with vocational services, day care, medical services, or case
management.
(3) Transportation to
and from a day program.
(4)
Services provided to a member who lives in a licensed residential care facility
of more than 16 persons.
(5)
Services provided to a member who lives in a facility that provides the same
service as part of an inclusive or "bundled" service rate, such as a nursing
facility or an intermediate care facility for persons with mental
retardation.
(6) Personal care and
protective oversight and supervision may be a component part of home-based
habilitation services but may not comprise the entirety of the
service.
(8)
Day habilitation. "Day habilitation" means services that
provide opportunities and support for community inclusion and build interest in
and develop skills for active participation in recreation, volunteerism and
integrated community employment. Day habilitation provides assistance with
acquisition, retention, or improvement of socialization, community
participation, and daily living skills.
a.
Scope. Day habilitation activities and environments are
designed to foster the acquisition of skills, positive social behavior, greater
independence, and personal choice. Services focus on supporting the member to
participate in the community, develop social roles and relationships, and
increase independence and the potential for employment. Services are designed
to assist the member to attain or maintain the member's individual goals as
identified in the member's comprehensive service plan. Services may also
provide wraparound support secondary to community employment. Day habilitation
activities may include:
(1) Identifying the
member's interests, preferences, skills, strengths and contributions,
(2) Identifying the conditions and supports
necessary for full community inclusion and the potential for competitive
integrated employment,
(3) Planning
and coordination of the member's individualized daily and weekly day
habilitation schedule,
(4)
Developing skills and competencies necessary to pursue competitive integrated
employment,
(5) Participating in
community activities related to hobbies, leisure, personal health, and
wellness,
(6) Participating in
community activities related to cultural, civic, and religious
interests,
(7) Participating in
adult learning opportunities,
(8)
Participating in volunteer opportunities,
(9) Training and education in self-advocacy
and self-determination to support the member's ability to make informed choices
about where to live, work, and recreate,
(10) Assistance with behavior management and
self-regulation,
(11) Use of
transportation and other community resources,
(12) Assistance with developing and
maintaining natural relationships in the community,
(13) Assistance with identifying and using
natural supports,
(14) Assistance
with accessing financial literacy and benefits education,
(15) Other activities deemed necessary to
assist the member with full participation in the community, developing social
roles and relationships, and increasing independence and the potential for
employment.
b.
Family training option. Day habilitation services may include
training families in treatment and support methodologies or in the care and use
of equipment. Family training may be provided in the member's home. The unit of
service is 15 minutes. The units of services payable are limited to a maximum
of 40 units per month.
c.
Expected outcome of service. The expected outcome of day
habilitation services is active participation in the community in which the
member lives, works, and recreates. Members are expected to have opportunities
to interact with individuals without disabilities in the community, other than
those providing direct services, to the same extent as individuals without
disabilities.
d.
Setting. Day habilitation shall take place in community-based,
nonresidential settings separate from the member's residence. Family training
may be provided in the member's home.
e.
Duration. Day
habilitation services shall be furnished as specified in the member's
comprehensive service plan. Meals provided as part of day habilitation shall
not constitute a full nutritional regimen (three meals per day).
f.
Unit of service. A unit
of day habilitation is 15 minutes (up to 16 units per day) or a full day (4.25
to 8 hours).
g.
Concurrent
services. A member's comprehensive service plan may include two or
more types of nonresidential habilitation services (e.g., day habilitation,
individual supported employment, long-term job coaching, small-group supported
employment, and prevocational services). However, more than one service may not
be billed during the same period of time (e.g., the same hour).
h.
Transportation. When
transportation is provided to the day habilitation service location from the
member's home and from the day habilitation service location to the member's
home, the day habilitation provider may bill for the time spent transporting
the member.
i.
Exclusions. Day habilitation payment shall not be made for the
following:
(1) Services that are available to
the individual under a program funded under Section 110 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1401 et seq.). Documentation that funding is
not available to the individual for the service under these programs shall be
maintained in the service plan of each member receiving day habilitation
services.
(2) Compensation to
members for participating in day habilitation.
(3) Support for members volunteering in
for-profit organizations and businesses.
(4) Support for members volunteering to
benefit the day habilitation service provider.
(9)
Prevocational service
habilitation. "Prevocational services" means services that provide
career exploration, learning and work experiences, including volunteer
opportunities, where the member can develop non-job-task-specific strengths and
skills that lead to paid employment in individual community settings.
a.
Scope. Prevocational
services are provided to persons who are expected to be able to join the
general workforce with the assistance of supported employment. Prevocational
services are intended to develop and teach general employability skills
relevant to successful participation in individual employment. These skills
include but are not limited to the ability to communicate effectively with
supervisors, coworkers and customers; an understanding of generally accepted
community workplace conduct and dress; the ability to follow directions; the
ability to attend to tasks; workplace problem-solving skills and strategies;
general workplace safety and mobility training; the ability to navigate local
transportation options; financial literacy skills; and skills related to
obtaining employment.
Prevocational services include career exploration activities to facilitate successful transition to individual employment in the community. Participation in prevocational services is not a prerequisite for individual or small-group supported employment services.
(1) Career exploration. Career exploration
activities are designed to develop an individual career plan and facilitate the
member's experientially based informed choice regarding the goal of individual
employment. Career exploration may be provided in small groups of no more than
four members to participate in career exploration activities that include
business tours, attending industry education events, benefit information,
financial literacy classes, and attending career fairs. Career exploration may
be authorized for up to 34 hours, to be completed over 90 days in the member's
local community or nearby communities and may include but is not limited to the
following activities:
1. Meeting with the
member and the member's family, guardian or legal representative to introduce
them to supported employment and explore the member's employment goals and
experiences,
2. Business
tours,
3. Informational
interviews,
4. Job
shadows,
5. Benefits education and
financial literacy,
6. Assistive
technology assessment, and
7. Job
exploration events.
(2)
Expected outcome of service.
1. The expected
outcome of prevocational services is individual employment in the general
workforce, or self-employment, in a setting typically found in the community,
where the member interacts with individuals without disabilities, other than
those providing services to the member or other individuals with disabilities,
to the same extent that individuals without disabilities in comparable
positions interact with other persons; and for which the member is compensated
at or above the minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of
benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by
individuals without disabilities.
2. The expected outcome of the career
exploration activity is a written career plan that will guide employment
services which lead to community employment or self-employment for the
member.
b.
Setting. Prevocational services shall take place in
community-based nonresidential settings.
c.
Concurrent services. A
member's individual service plan may include two or more types of
nonresidential habilitation services (e.g., individual supported employment,
long-term job coaching, small-group supported employment, prevocational
services, and day habilitation); however, more than one service may not be
billed during the same period of time (e.g., the same hour).
d.
Exclusions. Prevocational
services payment shall not be made for the following:
(1) Services that are available to the
individual under a program funded under Section 110 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1401 et seq.). Documentation that funding is
not available to the individual for the service under these programs shall be
maintained in the service plan of each member receiving prevocational
services.
(2) Services available to
the individual that duplicate or replace education or related services defined
in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401 et
seq.).
(3) Compensation to members
for participating in prevocational services.
(4) Support for members volunteering in
for-profit organizations and businesses other than for-profit organizations, or
businesses that have formal volunteer programs in place (e.g., hospitals,
nursing homes), and support for members volunteering to benefit the service
provider.
(5) The provision of
vocational services delivered in facility-based settings where individuals are
supervised for the primary purpose of producing goods or performing services or
where services are aimed at teaching skills for specific types of jobs rather
than general skills.
(6) A
prevocational service plan with the goal or purpose of the service documented
as maintaining or supporting the individual in continuing prevocational
services or any employment situation similar to sheltered
employment.
e.
Limitations.
(1) Time
limitation for members starting prevocational services. For members starting
prevocational services after May 4, 2016, participation in these services is
limited to 24 calendar months. This time limit can be extended to continue
beyond 24 months if one or more of the following conditions apply:
1. The member who is in prevocational
services is also working in either individual or small-group community
employment for at least the number of hours per week desired by the member, as
identified in the member's current service plan; or
2. The member who is in prevocational
services is also working in either individual or small-group community
employment for less than the number of hours per week the member desires, as
identified in the member's current service plan, but the member has services
documented in the member's current service plan, or through another
identifiable funding source (e.g., Iowa vocational rehabilitation services
(IVRS)), to increase the number of hours the member is working in either
individual or small-group community employment; or
3. The member is actively engaged in seeking
individual or small-group community employment or individual self-employment,
and services for this are included in the member's current service plan or
services funded through another identifiable funding source (e.g., IVRS) are
documented in the member's service plan; or
4. The member has requested supported
employment services from Medicaid and IVRS in the past 24 months, and the
member's request has been denied or the member has been placed on a waiting
list by both Medicaid and IVRS; or
5. The member has been receiving individual
supported employment services (or comparable services available through IVRS)
for at least 18 months without obtaining individual or small-group community
employment or individual self-employment; or
6. The member is participating in career
exploration activities as described in subparagraph
78.27(9)"a"(1).
(2) Time limitation for members enrolled in
prevocational services. For members enrolled in prevocational services on or
before May 4, 2016, participation in these services is limited to 90 business
days beyond the completion of the career exploration activity including the
development of the career plan described in subparagraph
78.27(9)"a"(1). This time limit can be extended as stated in
paragraphs 78.27(9)"e"(1)"1" through "6." If the criteria in
paragraphs 78.27(9)"e"(1)"1" through "6" do not apply, the
member will not be reauthorized to continue prevocational services.
(10)
Supported
employment services.
a.
Individual supported employment. Individual supported
employment involves supports provided to, or on behalf of, the member that
enable the member to obtain and maintain individual employment. Services are
provided to members who need support because of their disabilities.
(1) Scope. Individual supported employment
services are services provided to, or on behalf of, the member that enable the
member to obtain and maintain an individual job in competitive employment,
customized employment or self-employment in an integrated work setting in the
general workforce.
(2) Expected
outcome of service. The expected outcome of this service is sustained
employment, or self-employment, paid at or above the minimum wage or the
customary wage and level of benefits paid by an employer, in an integrated
setting in the general workforce, in a job that meets personal and career
goals. Successful transition to long-term job coaching, if needed, is also an
expected outcome of this service. An expected outcome of supported
self-employment is that the member earns income that is equal to or exceeds the
average income for the chosen business within a reasonable period of
time.
(3) Setting. Individual
supported employment services shall take place in integrated work settings. For
self-employment, the member's home can be considered an integrated work
setting. Employment in the service provider's organization (not including a
sheltered workshop or similar type of work setting where members are paid for
the production of goods or services) can be considered employment in an
integrated work setting in the general workforce if the employment occurs in a
work setting where interactions are predominantly with coworkers or business
associates who do not have disabilities or with the general public.
(4) Individual employment strategies include
but are not limited to: customized employment, individual placement and
support, and supported self-employment. Service activities are individualized
and may include any combination of the following:
1. Benefits education.
2. Career exploration (e.g., tours,
informational interviews, job shadows).
3. Employment assessment.
4. Assistive technology assessment.
5. Trial work experience.
6. Person-centered employment
planning.
7. Development of
visual/traditional résumés.
8. Job-seeking skills training and
support.
9. Outreach to prospective
employers on behalf of the member (e.g., job development; negotiation with
prospective employers to customize, create or carve out a position for the
member; employer needs analysis).
10. Job analysis (e.g., work site assessment
or job accommodations evaluation).
11. Identifying and arranging
transportation.
12. Career
advancement services (e.g., assisting a member in making an upward career move
or seeking promotion from an existing employer).
13. Reemployment services (if necessary due
to job loss).
14. Financial
literacy and asset development.
15.
Other employment support services deemed necessary to enable the member to
obtain employment.
16. Systematic
instruction and support during initial on-the-job training including initial
on-the-job training to stabilization.
17. Engagement of natural supports during
initial period of employment.
18.
Implementation of assistive technology solutions during initial period of
employment.
19. Transportation of
the member during service hours.
20. Initial on-the-job training to
stabilization activity.
(5) Self-employment. Individual employment
may also include support to establish a viable self-employment opportunity,
including home-based self-employment. An expected outcome of supported
self-employment is that the member earns income that is equal to or exceeds the
average income for the chosen business within a reasonable period of time. In
addition to the activities listed under subparagraph
78.27(10)"a"(4), assistance to establish self-employment may
include:
1. Aid to the member in identifying
potential business opportunities.
2. Assistance in the development of a
business plan, including identifying potential sources of business financing
and other assistance in developing and launching a business.
3. Identification of the long-term supports
necessary for the individual to operate the business.
b.
Long-term job
coaching. Long-term job coaching is support provided to, or on behalf
of, the member that enables the member to maintain an individual job in
competitive employment, customized employment or self-employment in an
integrated work setting in the general workforce.
(1) Scope. Long-term job coaching services
are provided to or on behalf of members who need support because of their
disabilities and who are unlikely to maintain and advance in individual
employment absent the provision of supports. Long-term job coaching services
shall provide individualized and ongoing support contacts at intervals
necessary to promote successful job retention and advancement.
(2) Expected outcome of service. The expected
outcome of this service is sustained employment paid at or above the minimum
wage in an integrated setting in the general workforce, in a job that meets the
member's personal and career goals. An expected outcome of supported
self-employment is that the member earns income that is equal to or exceeds the
average income for the chosen business within a reasonable period of
time.
(3) Setting. Long-term job
coaching services shall take place in integrated work settings. For
self-employment, the member's home can be considered an integrated work
setting. Employment in the service provider's organization (not including a
sheltered workshop or similar type of work setting) can be considered
employment in an integrated work setting in the general workforce if the
employment occurs in a work setting where interactions are predominantly with
coworkers or business associates who do not have disabilities, or with the
general public, and if the position would exist within the provider's
organization were the provider not being paid to provide the job coaching to
the member.
(4) Service activities.
Long-term job coaching services are designed to assist the member with learning
and retaining individual employment, resulting in workplace integration, and
which allows for the reduction of long-term job coaching over time. Services
are individualized, and service plans are adjusted as support needs change and
may include any combination of the following activities with or on behalf of
the member:
1. Job analysis.
2. Job training and systematic
instruction.
3. Training and
support for use of assistive technology/adaptive aids.
4. Engagement of natural supports.
5. Transportation coordination.
6. Job retention training and
support.
7. Benefits education and
ongoing support.
8. Supports for
career advancement.
9. Financial
literacy and asset development.
10.
Employer consultation and support.
11. Negotiation with employer on behalf of
the member (e.g., accommodations; employment conditions; access to natural
supports; and wage and benefits).
12. Other workplace support services may
include services not specifically related to job skill training that enable the
waiver member to be successful in integrating into the job setting.
13. Transportation of the member during
service hours.
14. Career
exploration services leading to increased hours or career
advancement.
(5)
Self-employment long-term job coaching. Self-employment long-term job coaching
may include support to maintain a self-employment opportunity, including
home-based self-employment. In addition to the activities listed under
subparagraph 78.27(10)"b"(4), assistance to maintain
self-employment may include:
1. Ongoing
identification of the supports necessary for the individual to operate the
business;
2. Ongoing assistance,
counseling and guidance to maintain and grow the business; and
3. Ongoing benefits education and
support.
(6) The hours of
support for long-term job coaching are based on the identified needs of the
member as documented in the member's comprehensive service plan.
c.
Small-group supported
employment. Small-group supported employment services are training and
support activities provided in regular business or industry settings for groups
of two to eight workers with disabilities. The outcome of this service is
sustained paid employment experience, skill development, career exploration and
planning leading to referral for services to obtain individual integrated
employment or self-employment for which an individual is compensated at or
above the minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of
benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by
individuals without disabilities.
(1) Scope.
Small-group supported employment services must be provided in a manner that
promotes integration into the workplace and interaction between members and
people without disabilities (e.g., customers, coworkers, natural supports) in
those workplaces. Examples include but are not limited to mobile crews and
other business-based workgroups employing small groups of workers with
disabilities in employment in integrated business settings; and small-group
activities focused on career exploration and development of strengths and
skills that contribute to successful participation in individual community
employment.
(2) Expected outcome of
service. Small-group supported employment services are expected to enable the
member to make reasonable and continued progress toward individual employment.
Participation in small-group supported employment services is not a
prerequisite for individual supported employment services. The expected outcome
of the service is sustained paid employment and skill development which leads
to individual employment in the community.
(3) Setting. Small-group supported employment
services shall take place in integrated, community-based nonresidential
settings separate from the member's residence.
(4) Service activities. Small-group supported
employment services may include any combination of the following activities:
1. Employment assessment.
2. Person-centered employment
planning.
3. Job placement (limited
to service necessary to facilitate hire into individual employment paid at
minimum wage or higher for a member in small-group supported employment who
receives an otherwise unsolicited offer of a job from a business where the
member has been working in a mobile crew or enclave).
4. Job analysis.
5. On-the-job training and systematic
instruction.
6. Job
coaching.
7. Transportation
planning and training.
8. Benefits
education.
9. Career exploration
services leading to career advancement outcomes.
10. Other workplace support services may
include services not specifically related to job skill training that enable the
waiver member to be successful in integrating into the individual or community
setting.
11. Transportation of the
member during service hours.
d.
Individual placement and support
(IPS).
(1) IPS shall include the
following activities, which shall be described and documented in the member's
employment plan:
1. Development of the career
profile, including previous work experience, goals, preferences, strengths,
barriers, skills, disclosure preferences, career advancement, education and
plan for graduation.
2. Integration
of IPS team members and the behavioral health team, including routine staffing
meetings regarding IPS clients.
3.
Addressing barriers to employment, which may be actual or perceived. Support
may include addressing justice system involvement, a lack of work history,
limited housing, child care, and transportation.
4. Rapid job search and systematic job
development. CESs help members seek jobs directly, and do not provide extensive
preemployment assessment and training or intermediate work experiences. The job
process begins within 30 days of starting IPS services. This rapid job search
is supported by CESs developing relationships with employers through multiple
face-to-face meetings. CESs take time to learn about the employers' needs and
the work environment while gathering information about job opportunities that
might be a good fit for individuals they are working with.
5. Disclosure counseling, to assist the
member in making an informed decision on disclosure of a disability to a
prospective or current employer.
6.
Identification and implementation of job accommodations and assistive
technology supports.
7. Ongoing
benefits counseling. The member must receive information on available work
incentive programs, or referral to professional benefits counselors for a
personalized work incentives plan for any state or federal
entitlement.
8. Time-unlimited
follow-along supports. These supports are planned for early in the employment
process, are personalized, and follow the member for as long as the member
needs support. The focus is supporting the member in becoming as independent as
possible and involving family members, co-workers, and other natural supports.
These supports can be provided on or off the job site and focus on the
continued acquisition and development of skills needed to maintain
employment.
(2) Units of
service. Reimbursement is made for each outcome achieved for the member
participating in the IPS supported employment model. Outcomes are as follows:
1. Outcome #1: Completed employment
plan.
2. Outcome #2: First day of
successful job placement.
3.
Outcome #3: 45 days successful job retention.
4. Outcome #4: 90 days successful job
retention.
e.
Service requirements for all supported employment services.
(1) Community transportation options (e.g.,
transportation provided by family, coworkers, carpools, volunteers, self or
public transportation) shall be identified by the member's interdisciplinary
team and utilized before the service provider provides the transportation to
and from work for the member. If none of these options are available to a
member, transportation between the member's place of residence and the
employment or service location may be included as a component part of supported
employment services.
(2) Personal
care or personal assistance and protective oversight may be a component part of
supported employment services, but may not comprise the entirety of the
service.
(3) Activities performed
on behalf of a member receiving long-term job coaching or individual or
small-group supported employment shall not comprise the entirety of the
service.
(4) Concurrent services. A
member's individual service plan may include two or more types of
nonresidential services (e.g., individual supported employment, long-term job
coaching, small-group supported employment, prevocational services, and day
habilitation); however, more than one service may not be billed during the same
period of time (e.g., the same hour).
(5) Integration requirements. In the
performance of job duties, the member shall have regular contact with other
employees or members of the general public who do not have disabilities, unless
the absence of regular contact with other employees or the general public is
typical for the job as performed by persons without disabilities.
(6) Compensation. Members receiving these
services are compensated at or above the minimum wage, but not less than the
customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or
similar work performed by individuals without disabilities. For supported
self-employment, the member earns income that is equal to or exceeds the
average income for the chosen business within a reasonable period of time. For
small-group supported employment, if the member is not compensated at or above
minimum wage, the compensation to the member shall be in accordance with all
applicable state and federal labor laws and regulations.
f.
Limitations. Supported
employment services are limited as follows:
(1) Total monthly costs of supported
employment may not exceed the monthly cap on the cost of waiver services set
for the individual waiver program.
(2) In absence of a monthly cap on the cost
of waiver services, the total monthly cost of all supported employment services
may not exceed $3,302.53 per month.
(3) Individual supported employment is
limited to 60 hourly units per calendar year.
(4) Long-term job coaching is limited in
accordance with 441-subrule 79.1(2).
(5) Small-group supported employment is
limited to 160 units per week.
g.
Exclusions. Supported
employment services payments shall not be made for the following:
(1) Services that are available to the
individual under a program funded under Section 110 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1401 et seq.). Documentation that the service
is not available to the individual under these programs shall be maintained in
the service plan of each member receiving individual supported employment or
long-term job coaching services.
(2) Incentive payments, not including
payments for coworker supports, made to an employer to encourage or subsidize
the employer's participation in a supported employment program.
(3) Subsidies or payments that are passed
through to users of supported employment programs.
(4) Training that is not directly related to
a member's supported employment program.
(5) Services involved in placing and
stabilizing members in day activity programs, work activity programs, sheltered
workshop programs or other similar types of vocational or prevocational
services furnished in specialized facilities that are not a part of the general
workplace.
(6) Supports for
placement and stabilization in volunteer positions or unpaid internships. Such
volunteer learning and unpaid training activities that prepare a person for
entry into the general workforce are addressed through prevocational services
and career exploration activities.
(7) Tuition for education or vocational
training.
(8) Individual advocacy
that is not related to integrated individual employment participation or is not
member-specific.
(9) Medicaid funds
may not be used to defray the expenses associated with starting up or operating
a business.
(11)
Adverse service
actions.
a.
Denial.
Services shall be denied when the department determines that:
(1) The member is not eligible for or in need
of home- and community-based habilitation services.
(2) The service is not identified in the
member's comprehensive service plan or treatment plan.
(3) Needed services are not available or
received from qualifying providers, or no qualifying providers are
available.
(4) The member's service
needs exceed the unit or reimbursement maximums for a service as set forth in
441-subrule 79.1(2).
(5) Completion
or receipt of required documents for the program has not occurred.
b.
Reduction. A
particular home- and community-based habilitation service may be reduced when
the department determines that continued provision of service at its current
level is not necessary.
c.
Termination. A particular home- and community-based
habilitation service may be terminated when the department determines that:
(1) The member's income exceeds the allowable
limit, or the member no longer meets other eligibility criteria for the program
established by the department.
(2)
The service is not identified in the member's comprehensive service
plan.
(3) Needed services are not
available or received from qualifying providers, or no qualifying providers are
available.
(4) The member's service
needs are not being met by the services provided.
(5) The member has received care in a medical
institution for 120 consecutive days in any one stay. When a member has been an
inpatient in a medical institution for 120 consecutive days, the department
will issue a notice of decision to inform the member of the service
termination. If the member returns home before the effective date of the notice
of decision and the member's condition has not substantially changed, the
decision shall be rescinded, and eligibility for home- and community-based
habilitation services shall continue.
(6) The member's service needs exceed the
unit or reimbursement maximums for a service as established by the
department.
(7) Duplication of
services provided during the same period has occurred.
(8) The member or the member's legal
representative, through the interdisciplinary process, requests termination of
the service.
(9) Completion or
receipt of required documents for the program has not occurred, or the member
refuses to allow documentation of eligibility as to need and income.
d.
Appeal rights.
The department shall give notice of any adverse action and the right to appeal
in accordance with 441-Chapter 7. The member is entitled to have a review of
the determination of needs-based eligibility or of the LOCUS/CALOCUS actual
disposition score by the Iowa Medicaid enterprise medical services unit by
sending a letter requesting a review to the medical services unit. If
dissatisfied with that decision, the member may file an appeal with the
department.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 249A.4.
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