- (a) The scope of home- and community-based services for persons with a severe emotional disturbance shall consist of those services provided under the authority of the applicable federally approved model waiver to the Kansas medicaid state plan.
- (b) Home- and community-based services shall be provided in accordance with an individualized, written plan of care approved by the Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services.
- (c) Before the development of any plan to provide services, the need for services shall be determined through an individualized assessment of the prospective recipient made by a qualified assessor. A qualified assessor means a qualified mental health professional as defined in K.S.A. 59-2946, and amendments thereto.
(d) Services may include one or more of the following:
- (1) Respite care;
- (2) wraparound facilitation or community support;
- (3) independent living or skill building; and
- (4) parent support and training.
- (e) Reimbursement for home- and community-based services for persons with a severe emotional disturbance shall be based upon reasonable fees as related to customary charges, except that no fee shall be paid in excess of the range maximum.
- (f) This regulation shall take effect on and after April 1, 1998.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-708c; effective, T-30-12-16-97, Jan. 1, 1998; effective April 1, 1998.)