048-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-4

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 4-4 - Admission to the Center

(a) When an applicant notifies the Division that she chooses residential services from the Center, an admission request form may be obtained from the Center or Division. The admission request form will be completed by the applicant or legally authorized representative and submitted to the Center.

(b) If a current waiver participant chooses to request services at the Center, an admission request form for Center services will be completed by the applicant or legally authorized representative and submitted to the Center. The Center staff will forward the request to the appropriate waiver representative.

(c) The Center staff shall receive the admission request form and coordinate with the applicant and other appropriate sources to obtain information requests, appropriate medical, demographic, and programmatic information pertinent to care and services required by the applicant. The applicant or his legally authorized representative shall be responsible for submitting the admission request form and all required documentation to the Center staff.

(d) An admission request form is valid for six (6) months from the date of submission. After that time, if necessary documentation has not been received, the applicant must reapply.

(e) When all of the required documentation has been received, Center staff shall notify the applicant that the formal thirty (30) day review period will begin and forward the completed application packet to the Administrator and the screening team.

(f) Membership of the screening team is determined by the Director. The preadmission screening and assessment shall be completed within thirty (30) days of receipt of completed application.

• (i) The screening team shall review the applicant's information.

• (ii) The screening team may assign a preliminary interdisciplinary team to include Division waiver staff for the purpose of conducting further assessments and evaluations. The preliminary interdisciplinary team may visit the applicant to complete preliminary assessments, including an assessment regarding the least restrictive, most appropriate, and most integrated placement, and submit the report to the screening team.

• (iii) The screening team shall conduct a final review of the applicant's information, including any report(s) submitted by a preliminary interdisciplinary team.

• (iv) A recommendation shall be made to the Administrator in writing.

(g) The Administrator shall review the screening team's recommendations and make a determination regarding the request for placement. The Administrator shall notify the applicant, legally authorized representative, and referring agency representative (if applicable) in writing, regarding placement within ten (10) days after receiving the screening team's recommendation.

(i) If the applicant is denied admission, notice of denial will be consistent with Wyoming Life Resource Center Rules, Chapter 2, Administrative Hearings.

(j) If the applicant is approved for admission, a Center interdisciplinary team will be assigned.

(k) A transition meeting will be scheduled by Center staff with the applicant, the applicant's legally authorized representative, and a representative of the Division waiver staff and current provider, if applicable, to coordinate transition to the Center.

(l) The Center Program Manager or designee will provide the client or legally authorized representative a copy of his rights after arriving at the Center.

048-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-4