Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 06 - Medical Services › Rule 016.06.17-014 - Independent Assessment Manual

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Section
			 I:
Assessment Overview
Arkansas will build upon the MnCHOICES comprehensive functional
				assessment developed by the State of Minnesota to customize an Independent
				Assessment and algorithms and tiering criteria used across two Arkansas
				Divisions: the Division of Behavioral Health Services (DBHS) and the Division
				of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS). These two Divisions will use the
				MnCHOICES assessment and developmental screening tool, as well as the IT
				platform upon which they sit for eligibility determinations for long-term
				service and supports (LTSS), behavioral health services and developmental
				disabilities day treatment to support Arkansas' goal of consistency and
				efficiency in processes. This assessment provides compatibility across persons
				of all ages, abilities, and financial background, offering a person-centered,
				modular approach to support a streamlined, statewide strategy for determining
				eligibility for publicly funded LTSS and behavioral health services.
The MnCHOICES assessment will serve as the basis for an
				independent functional assessment and data collection tool across all
				populations and fulfills the Arkansas goal of implementing an assessment
				strategy and process across the two Divisions to support the creation of a
				sustainable, person-centered system that:
1) Improves the health of the
			 population
2) Enhances the
			 beneficiary experience of care, including quality, access and
			 reliability
3) Uses limited
			 resources more efficiently
The assessment focuses on individuals, not programs, gathering
				standardized information necessary to determine level of need and support
				individuals in making their own choices across a diversity of publicly-funded
				services. The tool will incorporate built-in algorithms customized for Arkansas
				that align individuals with program eligibility.
By implementing a single automated tool with supporting
				modules, Arkansas will realize efficiencies through reduced paperwork and
				avoidance of redundant data entry for individuals as they move across programs
				and services as they age, or as conditions change. The diverse and robust
				MnCHOICES assessment supports eligibility determination and support/care
				planning.
The table below outlines the assessment instrument and
				supplemental forms by Division.
Division of Behavioral Health
						  Services
Division of Behavioral Health
						  Services
INSTRUMENT:
MnCHOICES
INSTRUMENT:
MnCHOICES
Supplemental Form for Individuals under age
						  18
Supplemental Form for Individuals under age
						  18
DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING
						  TOOL:
Battelle Developmental InventoryT, 2nd Edition
						  Normative Update or similar tool
The following Domains comprise the MnCHOICES assessment:
Person Information
Sensory and Communication
Quality of Life
Safety and Self-Preservation
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Employment, Volunteering and Training
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
						  (lADLs)
Housing and Environment
Health
Self-Direction
Psychosocial
Caregiver
Memory and Cognition
Assessor Conclusion