| (a) Enhanced Case Management (ECM) services can be
provided to eligible young adults who participate in the Supervised
Independent Living (SIL) Program when these young adults require additional
support or services to be able to adjust and maintain independence
while residing in the SIL placement. ECM services can include, but
are not limited to:
(1) assisting the young adult in scheduling, obtaining,
and maintaining available medical, educational, employment, or other
services through community-based, governmental agencies, or other
organizations;
(2) assisting the young adult in arranging transportation
to necessary appointments;
(3) developing and monitoring a medication management
plan that assists the young adult in understanding, scheduling, and
managing their medication; and
(4) assisting the young adult in improving their daily
life-skills such as cooking, money management, cleaning, and shopping.
(b) In order to receive ECM services the young adult
must:
(1) be referred, assessed, and approved for the SIL
program as determined by DFPS, or the Single Source Continuum Contractor
(SSCC);
(2) be placed in one of the following SIL settings:
(A) apartment;
(B) non-college dorm;
(C) shared housing; or
(D) host home;
(3) not require 24-hour supervision while in the supervised
independent living program;
(4) have basic skills in self-care and the ability
to follow a daily routine; and
(5) have one or more of the following characteristics:
(A) frequent, but non-violent, antisocial acts;
(B) frequent or unpredictable physical aggression;
(C) depressive behaviors including being markedly withdrawn
and self-isolating;
(D) major self-injurious actions, including attempting
suicide in the last 12 months;
(E) current abuse of alcohol, drugs, or other consciousness-altering
substances, that results in severe impairment due to the substance
abuse and there is a primary diagnosis of substance abuse or dependency;
or
(F) an intellectual or developmental disability.
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