New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 7 - (APPENDIX A) INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLANNING PROCESS › Section 8.371.7.11 - THE TRANSITION INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM (TIDT)

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. In order to develop a transition plan that
				is tailored to the individual, and in order to help achieve successful
				placement of the individual in the community, the IDT shall expand to include a
				number of non-professionals, managers and prospective community service
				providers, as well as the IDT's professionals. There is no universal
				combination of persons necessary for the TIDT meeting. The individual's
				participation at the TIDT meeting is necessary unless the individual objects.
				The participation of the parent/guardian at the meeting is usually required
				unless the absence is by choice or by necessity. The persons who comprise the
				TIDT shall normally be present at the TIDT meeting, but in the absence of any
				person, the team members may proceed with the individual planning process if
				those present determine it to be appropriate under the circumstances.
B. The TIDT shall usually include the
				following persons:
(1) The Individual: The
				individual with a developmental disability must participate to the greatest
				extent possible. There must be a serious effort to ensure that the individual
				is present and that he or she, even when lacking verbal skills, is given the
				opportunity to express their interests, choices and strengths. However, no
				individual shall be compelled to participate in the planning process. The
				individual's normal daily routine and schedule should be followed as much as
				possible on days when meetings occur; special accommodations for the individual
				should be identified prior to each meeting and appropriate adjustments and
				modifications in the meeting should be planned to enable them to participate as
				fully as possible. An individual may choose someone to represent them
				consistent with their wishes in the TIDT meetings. If such a representative is
				chosen, that person shall receive all notices and other documents sent to TIDT
				participants.
(2) The parent/
				guardian:
(a) The division shall attempt to
				inform and involve the parent/guardian in the transition planning process,
				including making reasonable scheduling accommodations and providing
				interpreters as necessary.
(b) If
				by 30 days prior to the transition interdisciplinary team (TIDT) meeting
				described in Activity 11 a parent/ guardian has advised the division that the
				guardian is unwilling or unable to be an active participant during the
				transition planning process, the division shall seek prompt modification of the
				guardianship and, if needed, appointment of a coguardian or a successor
				guardian to ensure that the individual's guardian, if any, is an informed and
				active participant in the planning process. A parent/guardian may choose
				someone to represent him/her consistent with his/her wishes in TIDT meetings.
				If such a representative is chosen, that person shall receive all notices and
				other documents sent to TIDT participants.
(3) The helper:
(a) The role of the helper is to assist the
				individual in participating in the transition planning process by helping the
				individual to communicate his or her interests, likes and dislikes to other
				TIDT members. The same helper should be available throughout the transition
				process. Whenever the helper is a facility employee, accommodation should be
				made to facilitate his/her availability for all meetings.
(b) The individual can select their helper.
				For those individuals who do not select a helper, but do not object to the
				assistance of a helper, the facility's director of social work shall identify a
				qualified helper. If necessary, the division shall reimburse the helper for
				reasonable travel expenses incurred solely to visit the individual at least
				once before the TIDT meeting and to attend TIDT meeting(s) described in
				Activity 11.
(4) The
				social worker:
(a) The social worker should be
				the social worker at the facility i.e., either Los Lunas or Fort Stanton, who
				has worked with the individual or, if unavailable, the social worker who has
				been assigned.
(b) The social
				worker shall work with the case manager on behalf of the facility to assist
				with the proposed transition and any follow-up support as required.
(5) The case manager:
(a) The case manager should be the individual
				selected or assigned pursuant to activity 2.
(b) The case manager shall have a good
				working knowledge of the available generic and specialized services in the
				geographic area to which the individual will be moving. The case manager, in
				addition to the duties described herein and in the
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management manual, shall review the bi-weekly reports of the
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office on the status of preplacement activities and
				monitor ITP implementation at the facility and in the community and shall
				review the ITP and the community programs identified for the individual
				immediately prior to the move to ensure the necessary supports and services are
				in place.
(6) Facility
				interdisciplinary team (IDT) members: Facility interdisciplinary team members,
				designated pursuant to division
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office policy
				memoranda, who have been trained to participate in the transition process and
				who have knowledge of the individual shall assist with ITP planning,
				implementation and follow-up, as required.
(7)
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transition
				representative (JTR): The
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transition representative
				(JTR) is the division's representative at transition meetings and activities.
				This individual's primary purpose shall be to assist in identifying community
				service providers and facilitating and documenting the transition planning
				process.
(8) Key community service
				providers: Key community service providers are selected prior to the TIDT
				meeting pursuant to Activity 7. The term key community service providers means
				the community residential provider and other providers of significant services
				for the individual, including but not limited to, the competitive and
				supportive employment provider, medical professional(s) if the individual's
				medical condition so requires, and other support service providers identified
				by the expanded IDT as key community service providers. When the individual is
				of school age, a representative of the local education agency is a key
				community service provider, and should be present at transition planning
				meetings.