Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part VII - Rehabilitation Services › Chapter 15 - Independent Living Policy Manual › Section VII-1519 - Independent Living Services

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
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				Independent Living Services are time limited services described in an ILP
				necessary to assist an individual with a disability in their desire to achieve
				independence in their home/community and are consistent with the strengths,
				resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and
				informed choice of the individual, including:
1. an assessment for determining eligibility
				and independent living needs by qualified personnel, including, if appropriate,
				an assessment by personnel skilled in rehabilitation technology;
2. counseling and guidance, including
				information and support services to assist an individual in exercising informed
				choice;
3. referral and other
				services to secure needed services from other agencies through cooperative
				agreements developed, if such services are not available from LRS;
4. independent living skills
				training;
5. psychological,
				psychotherapeutic, and related services;
6. services related to housing or shelter,
				including services related to community group living, and adaptive housing
				services (including appropriate accommodations to and modifications of any
				space used to serve, or occupied by, individuals with disabilities);
7. rehabilitation technology;
8. mobility training;
9. services and training for individuals with
				cognitive and sensory disabilities, impairments, including life skills
				training;
10. interpreter services
				provided by qualified personnel for individuals who are deaf or hard of
				hearing, and reader services for individuals who are determined to be blind,
				after an examination by qualified personnel who meet state license
				law;
11. personal assistance
				services, including attendant care and the training of personnel providing such
				services;
12. activities to
				identify appropriate housing, recreation opportunities, and accessible
				transportation, and other support services;
13. education and training necessary for
				living in a community and participating in community activities;
14. supported living;
15. transportation, including referral and
				assistance for such transportation and training in the use of public
				transportation vehicles and systems;
16. physical rehabilitation;
17. therapeutic treatment;
18. provision of needed prostheses and other
				appliances and devices;
19.
				individual and group social and recreational services;
20. training to develop skills specifically
				designed for youths who are individuals with disabilities to promote
				self-awareness and esteem, develop advocacy and self-empowerment skills, and
				explore career options;
21.
				services for children;
22.
				appropriate preventive services to decrease the need of individuals assisted
				through the Independent Living Program for similar services in the
				future;
23. community awareness
				programs to enhance the understanding and integration into society of
				individuals with disabilities;
24.
				consumer information programs on rehabilitation and independent living
				services, especially for minorities and other individuals with disabilities who
				have traditionally been unserved or underserved; and
25. such other services as may be necessary
				and not inconsistent with the objectives listed in the State Plan for
				Independent Living.