New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 5 - SERVICE PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY › Section 8.371.5.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
The
				Interdisciplinary Team (IDT):
(1) The
"interdisciplinary team (IDT)"
is responsible for the development
				of the individual service plan (ISP) and for identifying the agencies and
				individuals responsible for providing the services and supports identified in
				the ISP.
(2) The IDT shall consist
				of the following core members:
(a)
"individual":
the person with a developmental disability for whom
				the ISP is written;
(b)
"case
				manager":
the independently-funded professional responsible for service
				coordination to indviduals with developmental disabilities on the developmental
				disabilities medicaid waiver; the case manager must be external to, and
				independent from, the community service provider agency;
(c)
"guardian":
the court
				appointed guardian of an adult individual or the custodial parent(s) if the
				individual is a minor;
(d)
"helper":
the individual may choose a helper to assist with
				communication; in instances where the individual is unable to make this choice,
				the guardian may choose a helper, if desired; the helper may be a friend,
				housemate, family member, teacher, co-worker, current or former employee of an
				agency or facility with which the individual has had contact, foster
				grandparent, or any other person from the individual's circle of relatives,
				friends and acquaintances;
(e)
"key community service provider staff"
: "key" community service
				providers are providers of residential employment, day program and behavioral
				services specifically designed for persons with developmental disabilities;
				"key" provider staff participating in the IDT shall include, at a minimum:
(i)
"direct service staff"
: the
				provider staff member(s) directly responsible for the provision of specified
				services to the individual with developmental disabilities;
(ii)
"service coordinator":
the
				community provider staff member, sometimes called the program manager or the
				internal case manager, who supervises, implements and monitors the service plan
				within the community service provider agency;
(f)
"ancillary service
				providers":
the service provider agencies and staff providing
				non-residential and non-day services, either specifically designed for
				individuals with developmental disabilities or generic in nature, regardless of
				funding source; examples of ancillary services include nutritional services,
				physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, respite, nursing, etc.;
				as well as services provided by the individual's physician and other medical
				personnel;
(g)
"designated
				healthcare coordinator"
the team member designated to coordinate medical
				supports and services which the individual requires to manage any chronic
				health conditions and to access preventative healthcare services;
(h)
"others":
unless the
				individual objects, other participants may include family members not already
				mentioned, if invited by the individual or guardian; advocates or other chosen
				representatives who participate in the ISP development process on the
				individual's behalf; representatives of generic services, who may participate
				in the IDT with the individual's or guardian's consent; representatives of the
				public school system, if the individual is of school age and attends public
				school; and, any others that the individual wishes to have attend the IDT
				meeting.