The effect of the rules and the reason for adopting the proposed rules is to: limit participants in shared living to individuals with IDD/DD age 22 and older; require training for disability awareness, the participant’s Individual Service Plan, and abuse, neglect, and exploitation for respite care providers and anyone over 18 years of age living in the home; allow a cell phone to be used instead of requiring a landline; prohibit a shared living provider from being a representative payee over a participant’s money; specify the staff orientation requirements of providers of case management; clarify what Individual Service Plan expectations are for a participant’s goals; eliminate a rule concerning alternative day services; add new training requirements to include focusing on the participant’s needs to achieve their good life; add new requirements to ISP development to include Charting the LifeCourse principles; modify coordination of required actions and timeframes; repeal a rule which is repetitive with DSS Medicaid rules; eliminate a rule stating that no services are provided if state funds are not available; change the name of Statewide Family Support to Strengthening Families Program; and update the age requirement from 2 ½ to 3 years of age for incontinence supplies.
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