New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 7 - (APPENDIX A) INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLANNING PROCESS › Section 8.371.7.38 - TRANSITION ACTIVITIES AFTER PLACEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Absent extraordinary circumstances or an
				administrative (DRP) or judicial stay order, placement shall occur when planned
				pre-placement ITP activities have been completed. Moving is a stressful
				experience for anyone. Change in an individual's environment may result in
				changes in behavior or the need to make adjustments in program design. Thus,
				intensive interaction and monitoring shall be necessary immediately following
				placement. During the two months following placement the following activities
				shall take place:
(1) Habilitation, treatment
				and services shall be implemented as provided in the ITP.
(2) During the first week following
				placement, the case manager shall visit the individual on three of seven
				calendar days at both the individual's residence and day program with one of
				the visits occurring in the evening and one occurring on the weekend. The case
				manager shall observe the implementation of planned services. The case manager,
				in consultation with the appropriate TIDT member(s) and with the prior approval
				of the health care authority, may make adjustments in the plan that do not
				alter the extent of the plan or the frequency, duration or scope of services.
				Any significant adjustments to the ITP shall be made by the community IDT
				convened by the case manager as provided in Paragraph (7) below. The case
				manager shall record the time of the visit, their observations regarding
				program implementation, and adjustments made to the plan, if any.
(3) During the first month following
				placement, the community service provider(s) specified in the ITP shall perform
				assessments as identified and scheduled in the ITP. The direct care staff may
				collect base line data for the assessments.
(4) During the second through the fourth week
				following placement, the case manager shall visit the individual at least two
				times per week.
(5) During the
				second month following placement the case manager shall visit the individual at
				least weekly, or more often if required, by the team or the circumstances in
				order to ensure program implementation in the new environment.
(6) Case managers shall comply with all
				developmental disabilities division reporting requirements relevant to
				post-placement activities and reporting.
(7) The case manager should convene and chair
				the first meeting of the individual's new community IDT (CIDT) within 14 days
				of placement. The CIDT shall normally consist of the individual (and their
				chosen representative, if any), the parent/guardian (and their chosen
				representative, if any), the helper, the case manager, and professional and
				direct care provider(s). In the absence of any member, the CIDT may proceed
				with the meeting if appropriate under the circumstances. The team shall meet
				to:
(a) review program
				implementation;
(b) provide for any
				necessary program adjustments;
(c)
				identify and resolve any problems or potential problems in successful
				implementation;
(d) determine if
				assessments are occurring as scheduled pursuant to the ITP; and
(e) schedule the next IDT meeting to develop
				the community IPP, which shall be developed within 60 days of
				placement.
(8) The case
				manager shall convene and chair the second meeting and subsequent meetings of
				the CIDT to prepare and complete the individual's community individual service
				plan (ISP). If the current placement plan is an interim plan developed pursuant
				to Activity 19, in the course of developing the individual's ISP the CIDT shall
				review the original ITP that was not implemented by the health care authority
				(see Activity 19) to determine whether any of the components of the original
				ITP should be incorporated into the ISP. By agreement of the individual,
				parent/ guardian and health care authority or as a result of a decision through
				a DRP, the ISP shall supersede all previous plans.
(9) Subject to the community DRP and to the
				principles set forth in Activity 19, the ISP shall be implemented within 60
				days following placement. Adjustments to the plan of care or community service
				provider contracts shall be completed pursuant to the ISP.