Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VIII - Intellectual Disability and Autism Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Article II - Funding › Chapter 6350 - FAMILY RESOURCE SERVICES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6350.5 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						  chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise.
Community Living Arrangements (CLA)-
Apartments, group homes, developmental maximation units and foster
						  homes.
Department-
The Department of Human
						  Services.
Family-
A family exists in the
						  following situations:
(i) Natural or
						adoptive parents who provide care for their child or adult with an intellectual
						disability in the home of the parents.
(ii) Foster parents who care for their child
						or adult with an intellectual disability in the home of the foster
						parents.
(iii) Related or unrelated
						persons who provide care for a child or adult with an intellectual disability
						within their home.
Family aid-
A "sitter-type" service
						  offered to parents who need a person to care for their family member with an
						  intellectual disability for a few hours at a time.
Family education training-
Programs
						  offered to assist parents of a child or adult with an intellectual disability,
						  individual with an intellectual disability who are parents, spouses and
						  siblings or other family members in dealing appropriately with a family member
						  with an intellectual disability. This may include education/training in family
						  dynamics, parent-child relationships, behavior management, genetic counseling,
						  family planning, or other type of program designed to maintain the family as a
						  cohesive unit.
Homemaker services-
Homemakers may be
						  available to perform essential household duties when family members or
						  individuals are unable to manage such tasks effectively. This type of service
						  may be to maintain continuity of care of an individual with an intellectual
						  disability within the home during a family illness or similar circumstance or
						  to provide training in proper home management for the individual with an
						  intellectual disability or his family or legal guardian with whom he
						  resides.
Independent residence-
Individuals
						  with an intellectual disability who are residing in the community, usually in
						  their own home or apartment, who are able to pay for their own room, board, and
						  clothing-type expenses.
Individual-
A child or adult who is
						  deemed to have an intellectual disability by the county mental health/
						  intellectual disability administrator responsible for the county in which the
						  individual resides. The evaluation process for an intellectual disability shall
						  be in compliance with the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966
						  (50
						  P.S. §§
													4101-4704).
In-home therapy-
This service insures
						  that the family member with an intellectual disability will receive necessary
						  treatment or therapy even when he is homebound. These therapies include but are
						  not necessarily limited to the following:
(i) Visiting nurses.
(ii) Physical/occupational therapy.
(iii) Speech/language
						therapy/audiology.
(iv)
						Visual/mobility therapy.
(v)
						Vocational therapy.
(vi)
						Recreational therapy.
(vii) Dental
						hygienics.
(viii) Behavioral
						programming.
Recreation/leisure time activities-
Services that allow the individual with an intellectual disability to
						  experience normal community leisure time activities and increase his ability to
						  participate more independently in similar activities.
Respite care-
A temporary residence
						  available to an individual with an intellectual disability when his family or
						  legal guardian with whom he is residing is experiencing stress, personal
						  crisis, or a need for a vacation.
Special innovative services-
All
						  services/opportunities considered for Family Resource Services (FRS) funding
						  under this category must have written approval by the appropriate Department
						  regional office prior to implementation. The expenditures for all
						  services/opportunities funded under this category by a given County Mental
						  Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) Office may not exceed 10% of the total
						  FRS allocation for that county office.
State centers-
Residential facilities
						  owned and operated by the Department for the care and treatment of individuals
						  with an intellectual disability.
The provisions of this §
														6350.5 amended under sections
							 201(2) and (8) and 202 of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of
							 1966 (50 P.S. §§
															4201(2) and
							 (8) and
							 4202).