Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.34 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 37.34.6 - Family Services › Rule 37.34.621 - FAMILY SERVICES: CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY HOME SERVICES REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Children's community home services must
				be provided in accordance with the performance requirements in this
				rule.
(2) A contractor providing
				children's community home services must comply with the performance
				requirements in this rule and the contract.
(3) Children's community home services must
				ensure that the child's basic life and health care needs are met.
(4) A primary goal of children's community
				home services is to increase the independence of children with disabilities,
				especially in the areas of self-help, socialization, and community
				interaction.
(5) The provision of
				services must be based on the objectives set by each child's individual
				planning (IP) or individual education program (IEP) team.
(6) Residents must be provided a healthy,
				well-balanced diet and suitable clothing.
(7) Residents must be provided the care,
				habilitation and guidance necessary to meet the intensive needs.
(8) Physical care, supervision, and support
				must be provided according to the needs of the child.
(9) Policies and procedures must be
				maintained to ensure health monitoring and medical assistance is provided or
				secured for all children served.
(10) Weekly opportunities for a variety of
				integrated community activities must be provided unless otherwise specified by
				the IP team.
(11) Daily
				opportunities for a variety of leisure activities must be provided unless
				otherwise specified by the IP team.
(12) Facilities that the department
				determines are appropriate must be designed and configured so as to have the
				potential for certification according to ICF/MR licensing requirements for
				residents for whom self-evacuation is impractical.
(13) Provisions must be made in accordance
				with the requirements of the contract for children to remain at home during the
				day in cases of illness, episodic behavior, or individual schedules to
				accommodate service needs.
(14)
				Transition assistance must be provided for children and their IP teams as they
				move into a different setting or adult services.
(15) Education and training at a minimum must
				be provided in the following areas of skill development:
(a) individual self help skills, including
				but not limited to eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, attending to basic
				health care needs, telling time, and telephone use;
(b) social interaction skills, including but
				not limited to general manners, public behavior, sexual awareness and
				boundaries, and personal safety;
(c) independent living skills, including but
				not limited to clothing care and selection, household chores, cooking, response
				to emergencies, home repair and maintenance, leisure and recreational choices
				and skills; and
(d) community
				living skills, including but not limited to shopping, use of public or personal
				transportation, restaurant skills, and traffic safety skills.