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Assistive Care Services and Assisted Living for the Elderly Waiver

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<strong>Assistive</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Assisted</strong> <strong>Living</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Elderly</strong> Wavier <strong>Services</strong><br />

Coverage <strong>and</strong> Limitations H<strong>and</strong>book<br />

Service Plans <strong>for</strong> ALF <strong>and</strong> AFCH Residents, continued<br />

Acceptable Formats<br />

Providers may use <strong>the</strong> optional <strong>for</strong>m in Part I, Appendix D <strong>for</strong> documentation<br />

of <strong>the</strong> service plans.<br />

Provided <strong>the</strong> Service Plans contain <strong>the</strong> required components o<strong>the</strong>r acceptable<br />

<strong>for</strong>mats are:<br />

• Community <strong>Living</strong> Support Plan,<br />

• Medicaid <strong>Waiver</strong> Service Plan,<br />

• Extended Congregate <strong>Care</strong> (ECC) Service Plan, <strong>and</strong><br />

• Provider’s Service Plan <strong>for</strong>m with required components.<br />

Note: Instructions <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> optional <strong>for</strong>m are in Part I, Appendix D.<br />

Service Plan<br />

Approval<br />

The service plan must be completed no more than 15 days after <strong>the</strong> most<br />

recent health assessment.<br />

Service plan approval requires two signatures. For an ALF, <strong>the</strong> facility<br />

administrator or person designated in writing by <strong>the</strong> administrator must sign.<br />

For an AFCH, <strong>the</strong> provider who is <strong>the</strong> licensee must sign <strong>the</strong> service plan.<br />

The service plan must also be signed by <strong>the</strong> resident except:<br />

• If <strong>the</strong> resident has a legal guardian, <strong>the</strong> guardian must sign <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>m on <strong>the</strong><br />

resident’s behalf.<br />

• If <strong>the</strong> resident has a representative designated in writing, <strong>the</strong><br />

representative may sign <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>m on <strong>the</strong> resident’s behalf.<br />

The service plan is considered complete as of <strong>the</strong> last date signed by ei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

party.<br />

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