(a) The habilitation coordinator must, upon receiving
notice of a designated resident's or LAR's intention to transfer to
another service provider agency:
(1) confirm the designated resident or LAR wants to
transfer;
(2) explain that the designated resident or LAR may
transfer to the service provider agency of the designated resident's
or LAR's choice and provide the designated resident or LAR the names
and contact information of all service provider agencies that are
in the contract area of the designated resident's NF;
(3) document in the designated resident's record the
date the transfer request was received; and
(4) make transfer arrangements, including completing
appropriate documentation, in accordance with the IDD PASRR Handbook
with:
(A) the designated resident or LAR;
(B) the transferring service provider agency; and
(C) the receiving service provider agency.
(b) The habilitation coordinator must establish an
effective date for the designated resident's transfer that is:
(1) a future date; and
(2) agreed to by the habilitation coordinator, the
designated resident or LAR, and the receiving service provider agency.
(c) The transferring service provider agency and receiving
service provider agency must cooperate with the habilitation coordinator's
efforts to coordinate the designated resident's transfer by:
(1) responding to requests for information or documentation
related to the designated resident's IHSS within three business days
of the request;
(2) providing timely documentation to allow the habilitation
coordinator to complete forms in accordance with the IDD PASRR Handbook;
and
(3) participating in meetings related to the designated
resident's transfer in person or by phone, if requested.
(d) Before the transfer effective date, the habilitation
coordinator must convene a transfer meeting with, at a minimum, the
designated resident or LAR, the receiving service provider agency,
and the NF to:
(1) determine which IHSS may require a new assessment;
(2) develop a transfer plan of care; and
(3) update the HSP.
(e) The habilitation coordinator may invite other parties
to the transfer meeting as requested or approved by the designated
resident or LAR.
(f) The LIDDA must submit the following to HHSC before
the effective date of the transfer:
(1) the designated resident's transfer plan of care;
and
(2) forms completed in accordance with the IDD PASRR
Handbook.
(g) The plan dates of an initial plan of care or renewal
plan of care do not change upon a designated resident's transfer to
another service provider agency under this section.
(h) HHSC will not pay for IHSS delivered by the receiving
service provider agency prior to the transfer effective date.
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