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Alternative Nonresidential Services During COVID-19 Vendor Advisory Committee September 8, 2020

Retainer r (absence) payments to provider ers of nonresidenti of tial service ces s ended d on Aug ugust 31, 31, 2020 2020

Tradi ditional nal servi vices c conti tinu nue i if Services are t the same a as t those provi vided before COV OVID-19 o or Services are the same, b but provi vided t through r remote o or alternate locations as a authorized t through D DDS D Direct ctive

The n next slide i is f from the DDS e DDS T Town Hal all l presentation tion on on Alternativ ive Deliv ivery of of Non onresid identia ial Se l Servic ices on on Augu gust 28, t 28, 2020 2020

Infor ormation on on slides es 7 to 16, from om the DDS DDS Di Direct ctive 01 01-831 83120, 0, Policies s and and Proc oced edures es for Ut Utilizing g Alternative e Non Nonres esiden ential During t g the COVI VID-19 Sta tate of Emergency cy o on n Aug ugust 31, t 31, 2020 2020 Pl Please note t that D DDS c continues to use “ “consumer” instead of t the m he more e per person-cen enter ered ed “person s n served”

Alt lternativ ive deliv livery of f nonresidentia ial s l servic ices inc nclude udes a. S Supports ts related ed to to minimizing t g the e e exposure to e to or i impact of COV OVID-19 o on the e consumer er b. C Comp mpletion on of of an an in indiv ivid idual l as assessment of of s skills kills, preferences, an and s service need eeds f for the c consumer er c. . Completion o of a an i individualized ed s service e plan to to provide n needed ed servi vice ces f for t r the he consumer er d. Alter ernative s e services es deliver ered ed to to t the c consumer er v via te telep ephone, e, v video eo o or o other er electronic ic c com ommunic ication ion e. D Del eliver ery of s supplies es o or other er ite tems to to t the c consumer er’s h home n e needed ed to to provide e services es or s supports ts f. . Use o e of s f sel elf-gu guided ed t training a and e educational m mater erials s supplied ed to to t the consumer er b by the v e ven endor inte tended ed to s support t t the consumer er’s s service

Alt lternativ ive deliv livery of f nonresidentia ial s l servic ices inc nclude udes ( s (continued) d) g. g. Skills training to g to i individuals w within t the consumer er’s h househ ehold who a o are s specif ific ically ly design gnated ed to to s support t the c e consumer er h. Alter ernative e services es p provided ed i in-per erson a at the e consumer er’s home me, i in a comm mmunity y set etting, or a at a a provider er’s f facility, m modified ed to c o com omply w ly with t the mos most prote tective s sta tate te or or local loc l CO COVID-19 s safety ty gu guidelines in effect a t at t the e time t the s ser ervice i is to b be e deliver ered ed – Provider er s staff m f must b t be trained on C COVI VID-19 s safety p prec ecauti tions p prior to to t the d e deliver ery of of in in-per erson s services es i. S Supports ts for t tran ansit ition ion t to t o the S Self lf-Deter ermination Prog ogram am a and j. O Other er modifications to to n nonres esiden enti tial s services es t that a are a e approved ed b by t the c consumer er that f t further o or a achieve h his o or h her er s ser ervice need eeds

Alter ernative e deli livery ry o of n nonresid idential l services ces s shall b be p permitted ed wh wher ere t e the e pr provider c r certi rtifies s in w writing t to t o the reg egion onal c center p prior or t to s o see eeki king reimburse sement, t, t tha hat: t:

Certification Requirement a. T The e provider h has en engaged c consumers a about t thei eir n need eed f for a and i interest i t in Alternati tive Servi vice ces a as an n option ion b. T The e provider er h has a advised ed consumer ers o of t the specific s step teps t they c can take i e if they disagr gree w ee with the A Alter ernati tive e Services es o offer ered ed b by t the provider er c. T The e provider h has o or wi will prep epare a an individual s ser ervice p plan t that s t specifi fies t the Alter ternative S e Services es i identified ed t through t the c consumer er engage gement d. T The e provider er h has t trained ed staff o f on C COVID VID-19 s safety p prec ecauti tions prior to t the e del elivery o of in in-per erson servi vice ces e. e. T The provider er w will c continue to e to c comply with t the most p protec ective s e state o or l local C COVI VID- 19 safety g guidel elines es i in effec ect a at t the t e time i e in-per erson s services es a are to e to b be deliver ered ed

Certification Requirement (continued) f. T The e provider wi will m maintain a a spec ecifi fied phone number a and em email a address and b be e res esponsive d during t the e time s ser ervices are b e bei eing provided ed g. T The e provider er w will m maintain d documen entation of s services es provided ed a as r required ed b by Title e 17 17 se section 5432 54326(a)(3) h. T The e provid ider will ill main intain s staff to p o provid ide servi vice ces and i. T The e provider wi will i iden enti tify o one o or more o of the A e Alternative Ser ervices t to b be e offe fered

Certification must be provided to the regional center prior to submitting the first claims for each vendorization that includes provision of Alternative Services. The provider shall update the certification only if there are changes to the Alternative Services offered prior to submitting claims.

Reporting Requirement On or or before t the e fifth d day of of ea each m mon onth the p e provid ider shall s submit it t to o the r reg egio ional cen enter a a written r n report for e each h vendo ndori rization of of t the A e Alternativ ive S Ser ervic ices p provid ided f for or t the e prior m mon onth. This req equirement appli lies to o any p provid ider that p provid ides A Alternativ ive S Ser ervic ices t to o on one or or m mor ore e consumers. The e initial r report, c covering t the p period of September 1, 1, 2020 2020 through Oc October 31, 31, 2020, s shall b be s subm bmitted d by by Novembe ber 5 r 5, 2020. Each r report rt shall include ude, b but n not b be limited d to to: a. The total n numbe ber o r of c cons nsum umers w with h service a autho hori rizations. b. Th The n e number of of consumers w with ser ervic ice a authoriz izatio ions f for or tradit itio ional ser ervic ices. 1. The n e num umber er o of consum sumer ers s who r recei ceived ed t tradi ditional s services. ces. 2. The n e num umber er o of consum sumer ers s who d did n d not r recei ceive e tradi ditiona nal s services. ces. c. c. The n numbe ber r of cons nsum umers w with h service a autho horizations ns f for Al Alterna rnative Services. 1. The n e num umber er o of consum sumer ers s who r recei ceived ed A Alternative S e Services ces. 2. The n e num umber er o of consum sumer ers s who d did n d not r recei ceive e Alterna native S e Services ces. 3. The n e num umber er o of consum sumer ers s who r recei ceived ed e each ch t type e of Alterna native Service ce. 4. For each ch consum nsumer er, t the e num umber of days an Alterna native Service ce was recei eived. ed. d. Th The e provid ider’s v ver erif ific icatio ion of of c com ompliance with t the m mos ost p prot otectiv ive s state or or l loc ocal l CO COVID- 19 19 safety g guideli elines i in e effec ect at the time i e in-per erson s servi vices es w were d e deliv iver ered ed.