Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 101 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Title 101 CMR 422.00 - Rates for General Programs - Disability Services › Section 422.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
As used in
				101 CMR 422.00, unless the
				context requires otherwise, terms have the meanings in 101 CMR 422.02.
Assistive Technology Independent
				Living
. A program that provides services to assist an individual
				with severe disabilities in the selection, acquisition, and/or use of an
				assistive device (any item that is used to increase, maintain, or improve
				functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities). Services include a
				functional evaluation of the individual client, guidance in the acquisition and
				maintenance of assistive technology devices, the coordination of therapies
				using assistive technology devices, and training and technical assistance for
				the client, his or her family, and the client's employer.
Brain Injury Community Center
. A
				community center-based rehabilitation program that provides supports through a
				membership-based program with an emphasis on abilities rather than
				disabilities. All members are involved in the operation of the community
				center. This responsibility fosters essential skills and self-esteem
				development, which are supported by social relationships and training.
Brain Injury Site-based and Community
				Outreach
. Site- and community-based services that provide support
				and opportunities for people with brain injury to enrich their lives, develop
				personal skills and competencies, and participate in their communities. These
				services have an array of day supports promoting opportunities to acquire,
				improve and maintain skills and abilities needed for community participation,
				meaningful socialization, and quality of life.
Client
. A person receiving general
				program - disability services purchased by a governmental unit.
Cost Report
. The document used to
				report costs and other financial and statistical data. The Uniform Financial
				Statements and Independent Auditor's Report (UFR) is used when required.
Deaf/Blind Community Access Network
. A
				program that serves individuals who are deaf and/or blind and have complex
				needs requiring a continuum of supports to live and work in the community. This
				program empowers deaf/blind consumers to increase and sustain their
				independence by offering highly specialized personal assistance services that
				enhance community integration, such as shopping, tending to personal business
				matters, attending community educational events, and accessing medical
				care.
EOHHS
. The Executive Office of Health
				and Human Services established under M.G.L. c. 6A.
General Programs - Disability Services
. Programs and services purchased by the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
				(MCB) and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) that provide
				various types of assistance to disabled individuals to aid them in achieving
				personal independence. These programs and services include the
				following:
(a) orientation and mobility;
(b) mobile eye clinic;
(c) deaf/blind community access network;
(d) assistive technology independent living;
(e) home care assistance; and
(f) vocational rehabilitation assistant.
Governmental Unit
. The Commonwealth,
				any board, commission, department, division, or agency of the Commonwealth, and
				any political subdivision of the Commonwealth.
Home Care Assistance
. A program that
				provides homemaking services to eligible disabled adults 18 through 59 years of
				age who have medically documented physical or mental disabilities that prevent
				them from performing essential homemaking activities and who need assistance
				with homemaking and coordination of services in order to live independently and
				avoid hospitalization or institutionalization.
Homemaking Services
. Direct assistance
				with meal preparation, grocery, shopping, medication pick-up, laundry, and
				light housekeeping.
Orientation and Mobility
. A service
				that provides individualized travel training programs to consumers in their
				homes, workplaces, and communities in addressing the many new challenges
				encountered by individuals experiencing vision loss. Certified Orientation and
				Mobility Specialists assess the individual's travel needs, motivation, and
				visual and physical abilities. Training is developed with the goal of
				maximizing independence or providing orientation to a new environment, such as
				a college campus, work location, or new residence, based upon the
				assessment.
Provider
. Any individual, group,
				partnership, trust, corporation, or other legal entity that offers services for
				purchase by a governmental unit and that meets the conditions of purchase or
				licensure that have been adopted by a purchasing governmental unit.
State Funding
. The aggregate state
				fiscal year amount of payments to a provider by a governmental unit for
				services purchased at rates established in
				101 CMR 422.00. State
				funding does not include any amounts attributable to federal funding or grant
				funds.
Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant
				(VRA)
. A program that provides orientation and mobility services
				for individuals with legal blindness and intellectual disabilities who reside
				in the community and may also provide trainings for individuals and families
				and staff. Vocational rehabilitation assistants work under the clinical
				supervision of certified staff.
Workforce Initiatives
. Funds directed
				to a provider for workforce development.