| (a) Person-centered planning is a process that empowers
an applicant or individual to plan the applicant's or individual's
services and supports to achieve desired outcomes.
(b) The service coordinator and program provider must
ensure the person-centered planning process is led by the individual
to the maximum extent possible. The individual's LAR has a participatory
role, as needed and as defined by the individual, unless State law
confers decision-making authority to the LAR.
(c) The person-centered planning process must be used
to develop a PDP, implementation plan, initial IPC, renewal IPC, revised
IPC, service backup plan, and transportation plan.
(d) The person-centered planning process must:
(1) include people chosen by the applicant, individual,
or LAR;
(2) provide the information and support the applicant
or individual needs to lead the planning process and make informed
choices and decisions;
(3) occur at a time and location convenient to the
applicant or individual and LAR;
(4) consider the applicant's or individual's cultural
preferences;
(5) provide information in plain language to the applicant
or individual in a manner that is accessible to:
(A) the applicant or individual through the provision
of an auxiliary aid at no cost to the applicant or individual in accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act; and
(B) the applicant or individual with limited English
proficiency through the provision of language services at no cost
to the applicant or individual, including oral interpretation and
written translations;
(6) use strategies for solving conflict or disagreement
within the person-centered planning process;
(7) provide information to the individual or LAR to
allow the individual or LAR to make informed decisions including:
(A) a written and oral description of the services
available in the HCS Program; and
(B) the name and qualifications of the individual's
service providers, in writing; and
(8) inform the individual or LAR that the individual
or LAR may request revisions to the PDP, implementation plan, initial
IPC, renewal IPC, revised IPC, service backup plan, and transportation
plan at any time by communicating the request to the service coordinator
or the program provider.
(e) A program provider must participate in a service
planning team meeting if requested by the individual or LAR.
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