Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part IX - Developmental Disabilities Services › Chapter 7 - Single Point of Entry and Determination Process for System Entry › Section IX-707 - Standards for the Determination Process for System Entry

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The LGEs shall utilize specialized entry
				units for the determinations of system entry and entry review teams to review
				those determinations, which do not clearly meet the criteria for entry into the
				system. OCDD contractors shall utilize their early intervention eligibility
				teams for children ages birth to three years of age.
B. Staff shall be trained in the use of all
				standardized tools, methods and procedures as required by OCDD for determining
				the presence of a developmental disability and for conducting an assessment of
				support and service needs.
C.
				Persons with developmental disabilities may be assisted through the system
				entry process by anyone of their choice.
D. Requests for entry into the system must
				originate from the LGE in the geographic area from which the person or legally
				responsible party resides and can be made from only one such LGE or OCDD
				contractor at a time.
E. The
				request for a face to face interview for system entry may be made by telephone,
				in person, e-mail or by other forms of correspondence.
F. A face-to-face interview shall be
				conducted with the person requesting supports or services at least for the
				initial interview unless there are extenuating circumstances preventing the
				person from being present. Explanations for such occurrences shall be included
				in the person's record.
G. The
				face-to-face interview will be conducted at the entry unit location or at the
				applicant's home for children ages birth to 3 years. If an applicant is unable
				to get to the entry unit location, the staff will conduct the interview at the
				person's home or another agreed upon location. If a person fails to keep two
				appointments that are scheduled at locations outside the entry unit office,
				future appointments will be scheduled at the entry unit office.
H. Necessary demographic information on the
				person seeking supports and services shall be obtained for OCDD's information
				management system for developmental disabilities services.
I. Determination of the legal status shall be
				conducted and shall be consistent with the laws of Louisiana. Copies of all
				legal decisions of record concerning the person's legal status will be provided
				by the person or his legal representative at the face-to-face
				interview.
J. A standardized
				determination for entry into the system shall be completed within 45 days of
				receiving information necessary for making the determination.
K. An expedited review contingent upon
				receipt of needed information may be conducted if it is related to:
1. the emergency needs of a person due to any
				of the following reasons:
a. care giver is no
				longer willing or able to provide care and there are no other supports
				available;
b. family crisis exists
				with no caregiver support available; and
c. intolerable temporary placement and
				immediate placement is needed; or