1. A. The IP is:

   1. (1) A single plan for the provision of services and supports to the individual;
   2. (2) Directed by the individual;
   3. (3) Outcome oriented; and
   4. (4) Intended to specify all needed assessments, services, and training.

2. B. The IP is a written plan which includes:

   1. (1) Strengths and needs of the individual;
   2. (2) Preferences and desires identified by and for the individual;

   3. (3) Services to be provided to the individual by the licensee, such as:

      1. (a) Habilitation;
      2. (b) Medical;
      3. (c) Occupational therapy;
      4. (d) Physical therapy;
      5. (e) Social;
      6. (f) Psychological;
      7. (g) Audiological;
      8. (h) Speech and language;
      9. (i) Nursing;
      10. (j) Assistive technology; and
      11. (k) Additional services to support an individual in retirement;
   4. (4) A behavior plan, if required;
   5. (5) Specific training and staffing ratios based on the needs, preferences, and desires of the individual;
   6. (6) Measurable goals for the completion of outcomes;
   7. (7) Target dates for the completion of goals;
   8. (8) Implementation strategies and dates;
   9. (9) Documentation of progress toward the achievement of goals;
   10. (10) Monitoring procedures;
   11. (11) Individuals responsible for providing the supports, services, implementation, and monitoring of the plan;
   12. (12) Documentation indicating that the individual or the individual's proponents, when applicable, have been involved in, informed of, and agree with the plan;
   13. (13) A determination of whether the needs of the individual could be met in more integrated settings; and

   14. (14) For individuals residing in a State residential center, the written plan of habilitation consisting of:

       1. (a) The treating professional's recommendation on the most integrated setting appropriate to meet the individual's needs;
       2. (b) The resource coordinator's recommendation on the most integrated setting appropriate to meet the individual's needs;
       3. (c) A description of the services and supports, including residential, day, employment, and technology, that are required for the individual to receive services in the most integrated setting;
       4. (d) A listing of barriers that prevent the individual from receiving supports and services in the most integrated setting, including community capacity or systems, if community services are determined to be the most integrated setting appropriate to meet the individual's needs; and
       5. (e) An annual update on the status and progress toward addressing and resolving any identified barriers to receiving supports and services in the most integrated setting.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§7-1002 and 7-1006, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 13, 1977 (4:8 Md. R. 643)

Regulations .01 — .06 repealed effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2659)

Regulations .01 — .09, Individualized Habilitation Plans, adopted effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2659)

Chapter, Individualized Habilitation Plans, repealed and new chapter, The Individual Plan, adopted effective July 26, 1999 (26:15 Md. R. 1148)

Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective July 10, 2008 (35:16 Md. R. 1388); emergency status extended at 36:2 Md. R. 96; amended permanently effective January 26, 2009 (36:2 Md. R. 100)

Regulation .02B amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 897)

Regulation .03A amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 897)

Regulation .03C adopted effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 897)

Regulation .04D adopted effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 897)

Regulation .05 amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 897)