Assistive Care Services and Assisted Living for the Elderly Waiver

Assistive Care Services and Assisted Living for the Elderly Waiver Services
Coverage and Limitations Handbook
Provider Qualifications and Responsibilities, continued
RTF Manager
and Staff
Qualifications
All RTF managers and staff must have at least the following qualifications:
• Comply with Chapter 394, F.S. and Chapter 65E-4.019, F.A.C.; and
• Documentation delegating the authority to sign ACS service plans to
RTF Direct Care Staff, if the RTF manager does not perform this
function.
Documentation of these qualifications must be maintained in the facility
personnel records and be made available to AHCA monitoring or surveyor
staff upon request.
Assistive Care
Provider
Responsibilities
The assistive care provider has the responsibility to:
1. Αssist prospective ACS applicants with applications for Medicaid
services, if they have not already been determined eligible for Medicaid;
2. Advise the ACS applicant and recipient of their fair hearing rights and the
grievance process;
3. Arrange for health assessments annually or when significant changes
occur in an ACS resident’s condition;
4. Develop and implement a service plan for each recipient;
5. Document that the recipient is receiving services from the facility staff on
each day for which ACS is billed;
6. Maintain up-to-date recipient case records in accordance with the
handbook and applicable licensure requirements;
7. Coordinate other services provided to the consumer, such as hospice,
waiver, and Medicare (including providing copies of the resident contract
to the waiver case manager or hospice coordinator in order to
coordinate the service plan and avoid service duplication);
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