RESIDENTIAL LEVEL I SUPPORTS

TNC will provide Residential I support services per the following Kentucky SCL regulations for Residential support services shall

• Be authorized for a participant based upon information from the participant’s Supports Intensity Scale assessment, a screening tool that assesses health risk, and an approved person centered service plan; and
• Ensure that the participant has:
  • Privacy in the sleeping or living unit in a residential setting;
  • An option for a private unit in a residential setting;
  • A unit with lockable entrance doors and with only the individual and appropriate staff having keys to those doors;
  • A voice in the choice of roommates or housemates;
  • The freedom to furnish or decorate the participant’s sleeping or living units within the lease or other agreement;
  • Visitors of the participant’s choosing at any time within house rules and access to a private area for visitors;
  • Physical accessibility defined as being easy to approach, enter, operate, or participate in a safe manner and with dignity by a person with or without a disability.

Level I residential supports shall be provided by a:

• Staffed residence that:
  • Has been certified:
    • By the department to be an SCL waiver provider; and
    • By DBHDID to provide level I residential supports; and
  • Shall have no more than three (3) participants receiving publicly-funded supports in a home leased or owned by the provider; or
• For a participant approved for unsupervised time, a safety plan shall be included in the participant’s person-centered service plan based upon the participant’s assessed needs.
• A participant’s case manager and other person-centered team members shall ensure that a participant is able to implement a safety plan.
• A participant’s case manager shall provide ongoing monitoring of the safety plan, procedures, or assistive devices required by a participant to ensure relevance, the participant’s ability to implement the safety plan, and the functionality of the devices if required.
• If a participant experiences a change in support needs or status, the participant’s person-centered team shall meet to make the necessary adjustments in the:
  • Participant’s person-centered service plan; and
  • Residential services to meet the participant’s needs.

A level I residential support provider shall employ staff who shall be a:

• Direct support professional; or
• Direct support professional supervisor if providing supervision.