Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-52-.04
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 560-X-52-.04 - Characteristics Of Persons Requiring ICF/IID Care(1) Generally, persons eligible for the level of care provided in an ICF/IID are those persons who need such level of care because the severe, chronic nature of their mental impairment results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of life activity:(b) Receptive and expressive language(e) Capacity for independent living(2) Services provided in an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Alabama are those services that provide a setting appropriate for a functionally individual with intellectual disabilities in the least restrictive productive environment currently available. Determination regarding eligibility for ICF/IID care is made by a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP). A QIDP is an individual possessing, at minimum, those qualifications in 42 C.F.R. Section 442.401 . Recommended continued stay is made by an interdisciplinary team of a nurse, social worker, and a member of appropriate related discipline, usually a psychologist, and certified by a QIDP and a physician.(3) ICF/IID care includes those services that address the functional deficiencies of the beneficiaries and that require the skills of a QIDP to either provide directly or supervise others in the provision of services needed for the beneficiary to experience personal hygiene, participate in daily living activities appropriate to his functioning level, take medication under appropriate supervision (if needed), receive therapy, receive training toward more independent functioning, and experience stabilization as a result of being in the least restrictive, productive environment in which he or she can continue his/her individual developmental process.Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-52-.04
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No. 09, June 30, 2014, eff. 7/16/2014.Author: Samantha McLeod, Associate Director, Long Term Care Specialized Waiver Programs
Statutory Authority: Social Security Act §1915(c); 42 C.F.R. Section 441, Subpart G-Home and Community-Based Services: Waiver Requirements.