403 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 001 - SELF-DIRECTION

A participant may self-direct the following services:

(A) Assistive Technology;

(B) Child Day Habilitation;

(C) Community Integration;

(D) Consultative Assessment;

(E) Environmental Modification Assessment;

(F) Home Modification;

(G) Homemaker Service;

(H) Independent Living;

(I) Respite;

(J) Supported Employment - Follow Along;

(K) Supported Employment - Individual;

(L) Supported Family Living;

(M) Transitional Services; and

(N) Transportation Services.

001.01 SELF-DIRECTION RESPONSIBILITIES. A participant who self-directs services must:

(A) Be willing and able to accept increased responsibility for managing their Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver Services;

(B) Self-advocate;

(C) Actively direct the Individual Support Plan (ISP) planning process and communicate with their team when they need help with self-direction;

(D) Accept all employer responsibilities. This includes finding, interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, supervising, monitoring, and dismissing Independent Providers; and

(E) Manage their use of the annual Individual Budget Amount (IBA), as outlined in the Individual Support Plan (ISP).

Notes

403 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 001

Adopted effective 7/16/2018 Amended effective 5/7/2024