La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § IX-711 - Approval for Entry into the System
A. Protected date for entry into the system
shall be one of the following:
1. the date on
the signed Request for Participation Form; or
2. the original appointment date for the
face-to-face interview if this date was subsequently changed by the entry unit
staff and if the person is approved for entry into the system; or
3. the protected date from the early
intervention system for children who previously had early intervention
eligibility.
B. If the
entry process is not successfully completed within six months, the original
date will no longer be "protected." A new date will be assigned upon completion
of a new application. For children entering with an early intervention
protected date, the date will be protected until the childs fifth
birthdate.
C. Approval for entry
into the system shall be based on:
1. the
definition of a developmental disability in the Developmental Disabilities Law,
R.S.
28:451.2(12) and /or
462(4)(c); and
2. standardized
assessment instruments and methodologies required by OCDD for determining a
developmental disability.
D. Entry Review Team
1. The LGEs shall establish an entry review
team to review the documentation of persons who do not clearly meet the
criteria for system entry contained herein. The OCDD contractors will utilize
the childs eligibility team members to determine eligibility for early
intervention.
2. The statement of
denial shall not be issued unless the entry review team has determined that the
person does not meet the criteria for system entry.
3. The entry review team shall make one of
the four following decisions concerning whether the person meets the criteria
for system entry.
a. The person meets
criteria for system entry and will receive a Statement of Approval (SOA)
without re-determination.
b. The
person meets criteria for system entry and will receive a SOA with a specified
date for re-determination.
c. The
person does not meet criteria for system entry.
d. More information is needed to make a
determination.
E. Persons who meet criteria for system entry
will receive a statement of approval and a copy of the Rights of People
with Developmental Disabilities from the LGE or the Family
Rights Handbook from the OCDD contractor from which the persons
applied for services and supports.
F. Meeting criteria for participation in the
system does not ensure that a person is eligible for specific supports and
services.
G. Persons who are to
receive services shall be provided unbiased information concerning all supports
and service options and how to access information on all providers for each
service option including contact information.
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