Utah Admin. Code R539-1-2 - Definitions

Terms used throughout Title R539 are defined as follows:

(1) "Agency action" means the same as defined in Section 63G-4-102.
(2) "Applicant" means an individual applying for a determination of eligibility.
(3) "Attendant care services" means individually tailored assistance, skill building, supervision, and support for a person to live as independently as possible in the person's own home or family home.
(4) "Behavior intervention" means a specific technique or procedure designed to:
(a) decrease the occurrence of unwanted target behavior and increase desirable target behavior;
(b) ensure the safety of the person or any other person;
(c) reduce significant property damage; or
(d) teach a skill.
(5) "Behavior support plan" means a written plan of instruction designed to address a person's specific unwanted target behavior and teach a wanted target behavior.
(6) "Brain injury" means the same as defined in Section 26B-6-401.
(7)
(a) "Budget limit" means the maximum allowable budget for any self-administered service and caregiver compensation service described in Rule R539-16.
(b) This budget limit is published on the division website in the Rate Master document.
(8) "Caregiver" means a person's parent, step-parent, legal guardian, or spouse who delivers supported living or attendant care services to the person through the caregiver compensation service delivery method.
(9) "Caregiver compensation" means a service delivery method to provide supported living or attendant care services that allows a caregiver to be paid to provide extraordinary care to a person.
(10)
(a) "Cash assets" includes any:
(i) bond;
(ii) certified deposit;
(iii) checking account;
(iv) savings account;
(v) stock; and
(vi) trust account.
(b) An exempt discretionary trust account as described in Subsection 26B-6-412(6) is not included.
(11) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
(12) "Director" means the director of the Division of Services for People with Disabilities as defined in Section 26B-6-401
(13) "Division" means the Division of Services for People with Disabilities as defined in Section 26B-6-401.
(14) "Employee of the division" means a staff member employed by the division.
(15) "Extraordinary care" means the same as defined in Section R414-523-3.
(16) "Fiscal agent" means an individual or entity contracted by the division to perform fiscal, legal, and management duties.
(17) "Guardian" means:
(a) the parent of a minor child; or
(b) someone appointed by a court with the legal authority to make decisions on behalf of an individual deemed incompetent to make an informed decision in areas of the individual's life.
(18)
(a) "HCBS waiver" or "waiver" means home and community-based services, which are long term services and support provided to individuals in their homes or other community settings that satisfy the requirements of 42 CFR 441.301(c)(4) (2024).
(b) An HCBS waiver includes the:
(i) Acquired Brain Injury Waiver;
(ii) Community Supports Waiver;
(iii) Community Transitions Waiver;
(iv) Limited Supports Waiver; and
(v) Physical Disabilities Waiver.
(19) "Hearing request" means a written request for an administrative hearing.
(20) "ICF" means an intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities.
(21) "Person" means an eligible individual:
(a) receiving a division service; or
(b) on the waiting list.
(22)
(a) "Person-centered budget" means an annual budget that reflects the person's assessed needs and preferences.
(b) The budget conforms to the services and budget amounts set by the RFS Committee.
(23)
(a) "Person-centered planning" or "PCP" means an individualized approach to planning services and supports to help a person achieve the person's goals.
(b) PCP incorporates the principles of inclusion, informed choice, integration, person-centered practice, person-centered thinking, and self-determination.
(24) "Person-centered support plan" or "PCSP" means the support plan developed through the PCP process that complies with 42 CFR 441-301(c)(2) (2024).
(25) "Provider" means an agency or business contracted with the division to provide services.
(26) "Provider human rights committee" means a group established and maintained by the provider that provides a recommendation to the person's PCSP, regarding the person's human rights.
(27) "Provider-based" means a service delivery model for a person to receive a service included in the PCSP from a provider.
(28) "Qualifying acquired neurological brain injury" means an eligible diagnosis from the International Classification of Diseases. Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), incorporated by reference in this rule.
(29) "Related Conditions" means the same as defined in 42 CFR 435.1010 (2024).
(30)
(a) "Request for services" or "RFS" means a process integrated into Utah System for Tracking Eligibility, Planning, and Services (USTEPS) that facilitates the creation of a person-centered budget through an initial budget and any budget adjustment by submitting:
(i) proposed service codes, units, and rates;
(ii) designated start and end dates; and
(iii) evidence of need to the Request for Services Committee for review.
(b) The process is described in Sections R539-12-3 through R539-12-6.
(31) "Resident" means the same as defined in Section 26B-6-401.
(32) "SAS employee agreement" means a binding agreement between the SAS employer and SAS employee that establishes the terms and conditions of employment.
(33) "SAS employer agreement" means a binding agreement between the division, the person, and the SAS employer that establishes the required terms and conditions of participation in the self-administered services program.
(34)
(a) "Self-administered services" or "SAS" means a service delivery model where the person or the person's designee is the employer.
(b) The employer is responsible to manage the budget and hire employees to administer certain services to the person.
(35) "Self-administered services employee" or "SAS employee" means an individual hired to provide services to a person through the SAS delivery model.
(36) "Self-administered services employer" or "SAS employer" is either a person, or an individual designated by the person, responsible for the administration of the person's SAS.
(37) "State match rate" means the state funded portion of a person's assessed needs as determined through the person-centered planning process.
(38) "State resident" means an applicant, person, or guardian who voluntarily lives in the state with the intention of making the state their place of residence as described in Rule R414-302.
(39) "Substantial functional limitation" means the same as defined in Subsection 26B-6-401(9)(a)(iii) and further includes the following for determining eligibility for DSPD services:
(a) "Capacity for independent living" means:
(i) a minor applicant, at least seven years of age, who cannot:
(A) cross a street safely;
(B) locate and use a telephone; or
(C) understand that it is not safe to accept food, money, or transportation from a stranger.
(ii) An adult applicant who lacks basic skills in the areas of shopping, preparing food, housekeeping, or paying a bill.
(b) "Economic self-sufficiency" means an adult applicant who:
(i) cannot work more than 20 hours a week or is paid less than minimum wage without employment support; and
(ii) receives disability benefits.
(c) "Expressive and receptive language" means an applicant:
(i) cannot follow a two-step instruction;
(ii) does not demonstrate an understanding of requests;
(iii) lacks functional communication skills; or
(iv) requires the use of an assistive device to communicate.
(d) "Learning" means an applicant has a valid diagnosis of intellectual disability based on the criteria found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, version 5 (2013), incorporated by reference in this rule.
(e) "Mobility" means an applicant:
(i) cannot self-evacuate from a building during an emergency without an assistive device; and
(ii) requires the use of an assistive device for mobility.
(f) "Self-care" means an applicant requires assistance, training, or supervision with eating, dressing, grooming, bathing, or toileting.
(g) "Self-direction" means an applicant is:
(i) a minor, at least seven years of age, significantly at risk in making an age-appropriate decision;
(ii) a significant danger to self or any other individual without supervision;
(iii) declared legally incompetent; or
(iv) unable to provide informed consent for medical care, personal safety, legal matters, financial matters, habilitative care, or residential matters.
(40) "Support" means required assistance for any portion of a task that allows a person to:
(a) independently complete any other portion of the task; or
(b) assume increasingly greater responsibility for performing the task independently.
(41) "Support coordinator" means an employee of the division or an individual contracted with the division who assists with:
(a) assessing the need of a person receiving division funding;
(b) completing written documentation of support;
(c) developing a service and support plan for a person receiving division funding;
(d) monitoring the appropriate spending of a person's annual budget;
(e) monitoring the health and welfare of the person; and
(f) monitoring the quality of each service used by a person receiving division funding.
(42) "Supported living services" means one-on-one assistance, skills building, and supervision to a person for maintaining the health and safety of the person and promoting an independent, integrated, and self-determined life.
(43) "Team" means the person-centered support team made up of team members.
(44)
(a) "Team member" means any member of the person's circle of support who participates in the planning and delivery of any service and support with the person.
(b) A team member may include:
(i) the person applying for or receiving a service;
(ii) the parent;
(iii) the guardian;
(iv) the support coordinator;
(v) a friend of the person; and
(vi) any other professional and provider staff working with the person.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R539-1-2
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-22, effective 10/25/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-22, effective 10/23/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-08, effective 4/8/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-22, effective 11/9/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-05, effective 2/22/2022 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-06, effective 3/3/2025

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