(a) The Moderate Service Level consists of a structured
supportive setting, preferably in a family, in which most activities
are designed to improve the child's functioning including:
(1) more than routine guidance and supervision to ensure
the child's safety and sense of security;
(2) affection, reassurance, and involvement in structured
activities appropriate to the child's age and development to promote
the child's well-being;
(3) contact, in a manner that is deemed in the best
interest of the child, with siblings, family members and other persons
significant to the child to maintain a sense of identity and culture;
and
(4) provision of services to help the child keep, learn
or improve skills and functioning for daily living, as well as therapeutic
and medical intervention and guidance from professionals or para-professionals
to help the child attain or maintain functioning appropriate to the
child's age and development.
(b) In addition to the description in subsection (a)
of this section, a child with primary medical needs, or a child who
requires services to help the child keep, learn or improve skills
and functioning for daily living may require intermittent interventions
from a skilled caregiver who has demonstrated competence.
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