New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 7 - (APPENDIX A) INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLANNING PROCESS › Section 8.371.7.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The transition interdisciplinary team:
A. 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 they, even when lacking verbal skills, are 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.
B. The parent/ guardian: As used in these
				procedures, the phrase "parent/ guardian" shall mean the individual's legal
				guardian or, if the individual is a minor, the individual's parent(s). 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.
C. The helper: The helper is someone who
				knows the individual's capabilities, interests, likes and dislikes and who
				communicates with the individual. The helper may be a friend, roommate, family
				member, teacher, co-worker, current or former employee of the institutional
				facility, foster grandparent, or any other person from the individual's circle
				of relatives, friends, or acquaintances.
D. The social worker: 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.
E.
				Facility interdisciplinary team (IDT) members: Facility interdisciplinary team
				members, designated pursuant to division
Jackson
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.
F. Jackson transition representative (JTR):
				The
Jackson
transition representative (JTR) is the division's
				representative at transition meetings and activities.
G. 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.