La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § VII-1519

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-1519 - Independent Living Services

A. Independent Living Services are time limited services described in an ILP necessary to assist an individual with a disability in their desire to achieve independence in their home/community and are consistent with the strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice of the individual, including:

1. an assessment for determining eligibility and independent living needs by qualified personnel, including, if appropriate, an assessment by personnel skilled in rehabilitation technology;

2. counseling and guidance, including information and support services to assist an individual in exercising informed choice;

3. referral and other services to secure needed services from other agencies through cooperative agreements developed, if such services are not available from LRS;

4. independent living skills training;

5. psychological, psychotherapeutic, and related services;

6. services related to housing or shelter, including services related to community group living, and adaptive housing services (including appropriate accommodations to and modifications of any space used to serve, or occupied by, individuals with disabilities);

7. rehabilitation technology;

8. mobility training;

9. services and training for individuals with cognitive and sensory disabilities, impairments, including life skills training;

10. interpreter services provided by qualified personnel for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and reader services for individuals who are determined to be blind, after an examination by qualified personnel who meet state license law;

11. personal assistance services, including attendant care and the training of personnel providing such services;

12. activities to identify appropriate housing, recreation opportunities, and accessible transportation, and other support services;

13. education and training necessary for living in a community and participating in community activities;

14. supported living;

15. transportation, including referral and assistance for such transportation and training in the use of public transportation vehicles and systems;

16. physical rehabilitation;

17. therapeutic treatment;

18. provision of needed prostheses and other appliances and devices;

19. individual and group social and recreational services;

20. training to develop skills specifically designed for youths who are individuals with disabilities to promote self-awareness and esteem, develop advocacy and self-empowerment skills, and explore career options;

21. services for children;

22. appropriate preventive services to decrease the need of individuals assisted through the Independent Living Program for similar services in the future;

23. community awareness programs to enhance the understanding and integration into society of individuals with disabilities;

24. consumer information programs on rehabilitation and independent living services, especially for minorities and other individuals with disabilities who have traditionally been unserved or underserved; and

25. such other services as may be necessary and not inconsistent with the objectives listed in the State Plan for Independent Living.

B. Scope of Services for Diagnosis and Treatment of Physical and Mental Impairments

1. LRS will not provide ongoing medical rehabilitation treatment services.

2. LRS will not provide experimental services or supplies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § VII-1519

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, LR 26:2329 (October 2000).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, R.S. 49:664 Section 6B, R.S.36:477(c), R.S. 46:331-335, R.S. 1595.3 and R.S. 39:1594(I).