1. A. The following services are available to participants in the ADHC Waiver. All services must be provided in accordance with the approved plan of care (POC). No services shall be provided until the POC has been approved.

   1. 1. Adult Day Health Care. Services furnished as specified in the POC at a licensed ADHC center, in a non-institutional, community-based setting encompassing both health/medical and social services needed to ensure the optimal functioning of the participant. Services are furnished on a regularly scheduled basis, not to exceed 10 hours a day, 50 hours a week. ADHC services include those core service requirements identified in the ADHC licensing standards (LAC 48:I.4243) in addition to:

      1. a. medical care management; and
      2. b. transportation to and from medical and social activities (if the participant is accompanied by the ADHC center staff).

   2. 2. Support Coordination. These services assist participants in gaining access to necessary waiver and other state plan services, as well as needed medical, social, educational, housing, and other services, regardless of the funding source for these services. Support coordination agencies shall be required to perform the following core elements of support coordination services:

      1. a. intake;
      2. b. assessment and reassessment;
      3. c. plan of care development and revision;
      4. d. follow-up/monitoring;
      5. e. critical incident management; and
      6. f. transition/discharge and closure.

   3. 3. Transition Intensive Support Coordination. These services will assist participants currently residing in nursing facilities in gaining access to needed waiver and other state plan services, as well as needed medical, social, housing, educational and other services regardless of the funding source for these services. Support coordinators shall initiate and oversee the process for assessment and reassessment, as well as be responsible for ongoing monitoring of the provision of services included in the participants approved POC.

      1. a. This service is paid up to six months prior to transitioning from the nursing facility when adequate pre-transition supports and activities are provided and documented.
      2. b. The scope of transition intensive support coordination shall not overlap with the scope of support coordination.
      3. c. Support coordinators may assist participants to transition for up to six months while the participants still reside in the facility.

   4. 4. Transition Services. These services are time limited, non-recurring set-up expenses available for individuals who have been offered and approved for an ADHC waiver opportunity and are transitioning from a nursing facility to a living arrangement in a private residence where the individual is directly responsible for his/her own expenses.

      1. a. Allowable expenses are those necessary to enable the individual to establish a basic household (excluding expenses for room and board) including, but not limited to:

         1. i. security deposits that are required to obtain a lease on an apartment or house;
         2. ii. specific set up fees or deposits;
         3. iii. activities to assess need, arrange for and procure needed resources;
         4. iv. essential furnishings to establish basic living arrangements; and
         5. v. health, safety, and welfare assurances.
      2. b. These services must be prior approved in the participant’s plan of care.
      3. c. These services do not include monthly rental charges, mortgage expenses, food, recurring monthly utilities charges, household appliances, and/or items intended for purely diversional/recreational purposes.
      4. d. These services may not be used to pay for furnishings or set-up living arrangements that are owned or leased by a waiver provider.
      5. e. Support coordinators shall exhaust all other resources to obtain these items prior to utilizing the waiver.
      6. f. Funds are available for specific items up to the lifetime maximum amount identified in the federally-approved waiver document.

   5. 5. Assistive Technology. These services include the following:

      1. a. an item, piece of equipment, or product system, acquired commercially, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of participants; and

      2. b. the assistance provided to the participant in the acquisition, set up, and use of an assistive technology device:

         1. i. evaluating to determine if an assistive technology device is appropriate for the participant;
         2. ii. purchasing the most appropriate assistive technology device for the participant; and
         3. iii. costs associated with the delivery, set up, and training.

   6. 6. ADHC Health Status Monitoring (HSM). This service monitors the status of participants that are unable to attend the ADHC on their scheduled day as outlined in the approved plan of care.

      1. a. The ADHC provider may utilize this service and contact the participant via telephone to check in on the participant and provide follow-up on any need identified during the telephone contact.

   7. 7. Home Delivered Meals (HDMs). These services assist in meeting the nutritional needs of a participant in support of the maintenance of self-sufficiency and enhancing the quality of life.

      1. a. Up to two nutritionally balanced meals per day may be delivered to the home of an eligible participant who is unable to prepare their own meals, and/or has no responsible caregiver in the home on days that the participant is not scheduled to attend the ADHC center.
      2. b. Each meal shall provide a minimum of one-third of the current recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for the participant as adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture. The provision of HDMs does not provide a full nutritional regimen.

   8. 8. Activity and Sensor Monitoring (ASM). This is a computerized system that monitors the participant’s in-home movement and activity for health, welfare, and safety purposes.

      1. a. The provider agency is responsible for monitoring electronically-generated information, for responding as needed, and for equipment maintenance.
      2. b. ASM must meet applicable manufacturing, design and installation standards.
      3. c. ASM must be prior authorized and no experimental items shall be authorized.

   9. 9. Personal Emergency Response System (PERS). This is an electronic device which enables participants to secure help in an emergency. PERS is appropriate for participants who are cognitively and/or physically able to operate the system and who are alone for significant periods of time.

      1. a. PERS must meet applicable manufacturing, design, and installation standards.
      2. b. PERS must be prior authorized and no experimental items shall be authorized.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 11:623 (June 1985), amended LR 13:181 (March 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 23:1149 (September 1997), amended LR 25:1100 (June 1999), repromulgated LR 30:2036 (September 2004), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 34:2162 (October 2008), repromulgated LR 34:2566 (December 2008), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 37:2625 (September 2011), LR 39:2495 (September 2013), LR 40:791 (April 2014), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 44:2163 (December 2018), LR 49:486 (March 2023), LR 50:382 (March 2024).