(a) An employer or DR must make budget revisions if: (1) a change to the individual's authorized service plan affects funding for a program service delivered through the CDS option; (2) a budget has been or will be exceeded before the end date of the service plan; (3) authorized units, unit rate, or amount of funds allocated have changed; (4) an amount paid for one or more services, goods, or items affects the approved budget; (5) strategies are added or revisions are made to a service back-up plan; (6) funds budgeted for a service back-up plan are not used or needed; or (7) the CDSA, the case manager or service coordinator, the individual's service planning team, or a DADS representative require a revision. (b) An employer or DR must: (1) submit budget revisions to the CDSA for approval; and (2) not implement revised budgets until written approval is received from the CDSA. (c) A CDSA must: (1) provide assistance to the employer or DR related to budget revisions as requested or needed by the employer; (2) validate the budget; and (3) provide written approval to the employer or DR before the revision is implemented by the employer or DR. |