Mont. Admin. R. 37.40.1018 - SELF-DIRECTED COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE SERVICES: PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS
(1) Self-directed Community First Choice
Services (CFCS) providers must employ program oversight staff to perform the
following self-directed oversight activities:
(a) assist members to identify resources for
personal assistants;
(b) advise the
member regarding program requirements;
(c) complete compliance documentation and
follow-up if the member does not comply with program requirements;
and
(d) provide documentation to
ensure that the personal representative meets the participation criteria
described in ARM
37.40.1008.
(2) Self-directed CFCS providers must
maintain staff resources, including a program oversight staff and
person-centered plan facilitator, to perform the necessary CFCS duties as
referenced in ARM
37.40.1005. The program oversight
staff and person-centered plan facilitator may be the same person.
(3) Self-directed program oversight staff
must meet the following criteria:
(a) have at
least one year's experience in aging and disability services;
(b) receive training in CFCS; and
(c) be free of conflict-of-interest criteria
as referenced in ARM
37.40.1016.
(4) Self-directed plan facilitators must meet
the following criteria:
(a) have at least one
year's experience in aging and disability services;
(b) receive certification in the
person-centered planning process; and
(c) be free of conflict-of-interest criteria
as referenced in ARM 37.40.1016.
(5) The CFCS provider agency must provide
documentation to verify program oversight staff and plan facilitator
credentials, certification, and training.
(6) Self-directed CFCS provider agencies must
act as the employer of record for direct-care workers for the purposes of
payroll and federal hiring practices.
Notes
AUTH: 53-2-201, MCA; IMP: 53-2-201, 53-6-113, MCA
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(1) Self-directed Community First Choice Services (CFCS) providers must employ program oversight staff to perform the following self-directed oversight activities:
(a) assist members to identify resources for personal assistants;
(b) advise the member regarding program requirements;
(c) complete compliance documentation and follow-up if the member does not comply with program requirements; and
(d) provide documentation to ensure that the personal representative meets the participation criteria described in ARM 37.40.1008.
(2) Self-directed CFCS providers must maintain staff resources, including a program oversight staff and person-centered plan facilitator, to perform the necessary CFCS duties as referenced in ARM 37.40.1005. The program oversight staff and person-centered plan facilitator may be the same person.
(3) Self-directed program oversight staff must meet the following criteria:
(a) have at least one year's experience in aging and disability services;
(b) receive training in CFCS; and
(c) be free of conflict-of-interest criteria as referenced in ARM 37.40.1016.
(4) Self-directed plan facilitators must meet the following criteria:
(a) have at least one year's experience in aging and disability services;
(b) receive certification in the person-centered planning process; and
(c) be free of conflict-of-interest criteria as referenced in ARM 37.40.1016.
(5) The CFCS provider agency must provide documentation to verify program oversight staff and plan facilitator credentials, certification, and training.
(6) Self-directed CFCS provider agencies must act as the employer of record for direct-care workers for the purposes of payroll and federal hiring practices.
Notes
AUTH: 53-2-201, MCA; IMP: 53-2-201, 53-6-113, MCA