Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 115 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Title 115 CMR 7.00 - Standards For All Services And Supports › Section 7.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Care Provider
. Refers to a person who
				is recruited and paid by a placement agency to provide supports in accordance
				with the individual's ISP and in a manner to foster community membership,
				rights and dignity, individual control and decision-making, personal growth and
				accomplishment, and personal well-being.
Day Supports
. Refers to supports and
				services that lead to the acquisition, improvement, and retention of skills and
				abilities that prepare individuals for work and community participation. The
				services are provided in accordance with the individual's ISP and include
				career exploration activities that are predominantly job task oriented,
				community integration experiences, development of skills in activities of daily
				living, and the pursuit of personal interests and hobbies.
Employment Supports
. Refers to
				supports and services designed to assist individuals to obtain and retain
				meaningful employment and compensation in integrated work settings that include
				supports to explore, develop and retain work skills and to obtain and maintain
				paid work. Employment supports are provided in accordance with the individual's
				ISP and include individual and small group work intended to assist their
				movement to competitive employment.
Individualized Home Supports
. Refers
				to less than 24 hour per day supports and services that are provided regularly
				to enable individuals to establish, live in or maintain, on an on-going basis,
				a household of their own choosing. Services include teaching and fostering the
				acquisition, retention or improvement of skills related to personal finance,
				health, shopping and use of community resources, community safety, and other
				social and adaptive skills necessary to live in the community. Individualized
				home supports are flexible and designed to meet the individual's needs as
				specified in his or her ISP. Individualized home supports do not include
				live-in assistance.
Placement Services
. Refers to a set of
				services provided by a placement agency that consists of recruitment, training,
				supervision and pay of a care provider to provide residential supports, or
				respite services to one or more individuals in the home of the care provider or
				in the individual's own home.
Residential Supports
. Refers to
				supports and services provided daily on a 24 hour basis to individuals who need
				daily assistance with care, supervision, and skills training to maximize their
				independence and participation in typical household activities and routines,
				participation in community recreational, cultural and leisure activities, and
				opportunities to maintain or expand their relationships with family and
				friends. Residential supports are provided in accordance with the individual's
				ISP and include 24 hour site based respite services and placement services
				provided in home and community based settings other than the individual's
				family home.
24 Hour Respite Services
. Refer to
				supports and services that are provided on a 24 hour basis for short term
				relief for primary caregivers, or short term stabilization services for
				individuals who, due to behavioral or environmental circumstances, cannot
				remain in their current residence.