S.D. Admin. R. 46:11:09:10

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 46:11:09:10 - Description of services

Any family support service must be participant-directed to the extent the participant and the participant's family or guardian can control their own budget for services and can recommend for hire individuals to the community support provider, support provider, or qualified provider.

Family support services must be tailored to the competencies, interests, preferences, and needs of the participant and the participant's family or guardian, and respectful of the cultural and ethnic beliefs, traditions, personal values, and lifestyle of the family.

The participant must receive at least one of the following waiver services each month:

(1) Support coordination services by a provider are:

(a) Coordination of services that will assist a participant to gain access to needed medical, social, and other needed services;

(b) On-going monitoring of the services; and

(c) Initiating and overseeing the assessment and reassessment of the participant's level of care;

(2) Personal care 1 services are:

(a) Assistance with basic living skills such as eating, drinking, toileting, dressing, and personal hygiene;

(b) Assistance with the preparation of meals, not to include the cost of the food itself; and

(c) Assistance with housekeeping chores such as making the bed, dusting, and vacuuming;

(3) Personal care 2 services are assistance with basic living skills such as eating, drinking, toileting, dressing, and personal hygiene;

(4) Respite care services are short term assistance, in or out of a participant's home for the temporary relief and support of the family;

(5) Supported employment services are:

(a) Improving or maintaining skills in employment activities;

(b) Enhancing social and personal development or well-being within the context of vocational goals; and

(c) Providing consultation services, as needed by each participant;

(6) Companion care services are:

(a) Assistance with or supervision of laundry, shopping, or meal preparation, not to include the cost of the food;

(b) Assistance or supervision with the acquisition, retention, or improvement in self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills; and

(c) Assistance with participation in community events to develop appropriate socialization skills to become integrated into the community;

(7) Environmental accessibility adaptation services are adaptations to the home owned by the participant or the participant's family that are a direct benefit to the participant to ensure access, health, and safety. Adaptations that add to the total square footage of the home are excluded from this benefit. For all purchases over $1,000, the participant must intend to reside in the home for more than two years. Adaptations to a property in which the participant will reside for less than two years are subject to a prior authorization process administered by the division;

(8) Nutritional supplements;

(9) Specialized medical adaptive equipment and supplies are devices, controls, or appliances that enable participants to increase their abilities to perform activities of daily living or perceive, control, or communicate with the environment in which they live;

(10) Vehicle modification is adaptations to vehicles to ensure the participant's safety and access to the community; or

(11) Specialized art, horse, or music therapies used to improve the participants cognitive functioning, motor skills, emotional and affective development, behavior and social skills, and quality of life.

S.D. Admin. R. 46:11:09:10

40 SDR 102, effective 12/3/2013; 44 SDR 65, effective 10/16/2017; 50 SDR 063, effective 11/28/2023

General Authority: SDCL 27B-1-15, 27B-2-26.

Law Implemented: SDCL 27B-1-15, 27B-2-26(7).