1. A. Support Coordination Providers. Families of waiver participants shall choose one support coordination agency from those available in their region to provide developmental disabilities support coordination services.

2. B. Service Providers. Agencies licensed to provide personal care attendant services may enroll as a provider of children’s choice services with the exception of support coordination services and therapy services. Agencies that enroll to be a children’s choice service provider shall provide family support services, and shall either provide or subcontract for center-based respite, environmental accessibility adaptations, family training, and specialized medical equipment and supplies. Families of participants shall choose one service provider agency from those available in their region that will provide all waiver services, except support coordination.

   1. 1. Family members who provide family support services must meet the same standards of service, training requirements, and documentation requirements as caregivers who are unrelated to the participant.
   2. 2. Legally responsible individuals (such as a parent or spouse) and legal guardians who provide family support services for their own child must meet the same standards of service, training requirements, and documentation requirements as caregivers who are unrelated to the participant. Monitoring shall be conducted to ensure proper documentation and that the services are delivered in accordance with the child’s plan of care. Payments to legally responsible individuals, legal guardians and family members living in the home shall be audited on a semi-annual basis to ensure payment for services rendered.

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 Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 26:2793 (December 2000), repromulgated for LAC, LR 28:1984 (September 2002), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 39:2501 (September 2013), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 48:1544 (June 2022).