Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 500 - EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM › Subpart E - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS/CLIENT RIGHTS › Appendix D - Use of Associate Level Providers

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Nothing in this Appendix D shall exempt any individual from
				  compliance with any and all State licensing requirements and/or supervisory
				  requirements pertinent to the individual's delivery of services.
In order to enlist the widest pool of qualified service
				  providers, the EI System will support the appropriate use of credentialed,
				  non-enrolled associate level providers who function under the following
				  guidelines and whose services are billed for by their credentialed, enrolled
				  supervisor.
GUIDELINES
Each credentialed associate level provider shall be
				  supervised by a specialist credentialed/enrolled in the same discipline.
				  (Appendix C identifies the requirements for professional and associate level
				  credentialing and enrollment.)
1) The credentialed/enrolled specialist
				  shall:
a) evaluate/assess the child, develop the plan for
				  intervention services required to accomplish Service Plan outcomes and submit
				  evaluation/assessment report prior to Service Plan
				  development/update/review;
b) instruct the associate level provider about the
				  intervention services to be provided;
c) reassess the child as determined by the child's
				  Service Plan and any licensure requirement for the enrolled specialist or
				  associate level staff at least prior to each Service Plan update/review;
d) revise the intervention activities as
				  needed;
e) approve all methods and materials selected to
				  implement the intervention plan;
f) for each child to which an associate level
				  provider provides intervention services, conduct direct supervision during
				  client services at a minimum of once each month;
g) submit direct service report prior to each
				  Service Plan update/review and more often if the child's progress/lack of
				  progress warrants;
h) submit bills for services provided by the
				  associate level provider;
i) participate in Service Plan
				  development/update/review; and
j) follow supervision requirements as set forth in
				  his/her licensure or other certification standards.
2) The credentialed associate level provider
				  shall:
a) provide services only as instructed by the
				  supervising specialist;
b) record all early intervention services
				  provided;
c) report all changes in child's condition to the
				  supervising specialist;
d) check authorization to make sure the associate
				  is identified in the comment field as the provider of direct service under the
				  supervisor; and
e) if the associate's name does not appear in the
				  comment field of the authorization, contact the child's service coordinator to
				  correct the oversight.
3) The credentialed associate level
				  Speech/Language Pathologist in his/her supervised professional experience
				  shall:
a) provide services under the supervision of a
				  specialist who is credentialed/enrolled in the same discipline;
b) provide services consistent with the Illinois
				  Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act that includes
				  evaluation/assessment and service plan development; and
c) follow the guidelines as listed in (1) and
				  (2), except the restriction in (1)(a) that does not allow the associate to
				  provide evaluation/assessment or service plan development and (1)(f) that
				  requires supervision during client services at a minimum of once each
				  month.
Supervisory time is non-billable time and is considered to
					 be administrative time that is part of the rate
					 paid.