048-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-2

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 1-2 - Definitions

(a) "Division" means the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Wyoming Department of Health (DD).

(b) "Eligible person" means a person with mental retardation, a developmental disability, or a related condition, for whom individually-selected service coordination is applicable as described in 4(a) below, and who meets the following eligibility criteria:

• (i) "Developmental Disability" - The person has a confirmed diagnosis of Mental Retardation, or a related condition as defined in 42 CFR 435.1009.

• (ii) "Mental Retardation" means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning as evidenced by an IQ score of 70 or below on a standardized measure of intelligence; and existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior; and manifested during the developmental period (prior to age 22).

• (iii) Persons with related conditions include individuals with a severe, chronic disability attributable to autism, cerebral palsy, a seizure disorder or any other condition other than mental illness that is found to be closely related to mental retardation because this condition results in impairments of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior similar to that of persons with mental retardation and requires treatment or services similar to those required for these persons. Further elements of a related condition include:
  • 1. It is manifested before the person reaches age 22; and
  • 2. It is likely to continue indefinitely; and
  • 3. The person has substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life functions:

    Self-care

    Understanding and use of language

    Learning

    Mobility

    Self-direction

    Capacity for independent living

(c) "Individually-selected service coordination" means a service which helps an eligible person with a developmental disability to identify, select, obtain, coordinate and use both paid services and natural supports which enhance independence, productivity, and integration consistent with his or her capacity and preferences. Individually-selected service coordination supports, but does not substitute for, the responsibility of providers of other services to assure adequate internal service coordination, including internal provider case management, as necessary to effectively deliver the services offered by that provider.

(d) "Individually-selected Service Coordinator (ISC)" means a person certified by the Division of Developmental Disabilities as qualified and able to provide individually-selected service coordination.

(e) "Informed choice" means a decision based upon sufficient information, experience, or knowledge of the alternatives and consequences of the options available.

(f) "Integration" means active participation and inclusion in the mainstream of community life.

(g) "Interdisciplinary" means a cooperative approach to the assessment of needs, development of, and implementation of services by persons from a variety of educational and professional disciplines.

(h) "Program evaluation" means a systematic procedure for determining the effectiveness and efficiency of the results achieved by the person served following the implementation of a planned program of intervention.

(i) "Program evaluation report" means a written analysis of the program evaluation.

(j) "Service referrals" means the practice of arranging for a person to receive the services provided by a service organization or provider, including referrals as appropriate to other providers.

(k) "Support" means activities, training, materials, equipment, assistive technology, or services designed and implemented with the active participation of the person served to assist him or her to function as independently as his or her capacities and preferences allow.

(l) "Team" means the group of persons who develop a plan for the provision of supports and services and assist in its implementation. The team shall include the person served, guardian (if applicable), the Individually-selected Service Coordinator (ISC), and representatives of persons or organizations providing direct supports or services. The team may include family members, peers, employers,and other persons as requested by the person served or his or her guardian.

048-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-2