Regulations state that CDS providers must perform “case management activities with the participant at least monthly to provide ongoing monitoring of the provision of services in the plan of care and other services as needed to live independently”. Please refer to VM-07-18 Vendor Oversight for detailed information regarding this requirement. There is also a service in ILW entitled Case Management. This service is defined as “service that assists participants in gaining access to needed Waiver and other State Plan services, as well as medical, social, educational, and other services, regardless of the funding source for the services to which access is gained.”
Case Management through the ILW includes:
- Identification of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation;
- Monitoring of the provision of services in the participant’s care plan;
- Review of the care plan and the participant’s status, which shall include monthly contacts, and face-to-face visits with the participant as deemed necessary; and
- Assist the participant with full access to a variety of services and service providers to meet their specific needs, regardless of funding source.