7109.1 In accordance with 42 C.F.R § 440.60 (a) Medicaid reimbursable social work services shall be provided by social workers. Each social worker shall also comply with the requirements set forth in the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986, as amended (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1201.01 et seq.), implementing rules, and any subsequent amendments thereto.

7109.2 Each social worker providing Medicaid reimbursable social work services shall be certified by the Lead Agency in accordance with 5-E DCMR § 1660.

7109.3 Each social worker providing Medicaid reimbursable EI services shall undergo an annual purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test to confirm that he or she is free from tuberculosis.

7109.4 Medicaid reimbursable social work services shall include the following:

1. (a) Home visits to evaluate a child's living conditions and patterns of parent-child interaction;
2. (b) Individual and family group counseling with parents and other family members, and appropriate social skill-building activities with the child and parent;
3. (c) Working with the child and family to alleviate problems in the living situation that affect the child's maximum utilization of EI services; and
4. (d) Identifying, mobilizing, and coordinating community resources and services to enable the child to receive maximum benefit from EI services.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8122 (August 8, 2014).