LAC 48:IX.1113. Prioritization for Individual and Family Support Funding

A. Each LGE will be responsible for the prioritization of all requests for individual and family support funding presented for a funding decision according to the following. 1. Priority 1. Without requested supports, there is an immediate or potential threat of out-of-home placement or homelessness due to: a. the individual and/or caregiver’s emergent or acute medical care needs; b. documented abuse or neglect of the individual requiring immediate action to preserve his/her health or safety; c. death or inability of caregiver to continue care due to his/her own age or health exposing the individual and/or caregiver to substantial jeopardy; d. caregiver’s inability to continue care without assistance due to employment or other family obligations; e. the individual’s intense or frequent challenging behavioral needs requiring immediate action to preserve his/her health; or f. substantial threat that the individual will experience a health crisis leading to death, homelessness, hospitalization, or placement in a nursing facility without the requested supports. 2. Priority 2. Supports are needed to prevent the individual’s health from deteriorating or the individual from losing his/her independence or productivity, and/or to maintain the caregiver’s ability to provide supports and a stable home environment in the foreseeable future. 3. Priority 3. Supports are needed to maintain the individual’s health, independence or productivity, and/or to maintain the caregiver’s long-term ability to provide supports in a stable home environment. 4. Priority 4. Supports are needed to enhance the individual’s quality of life and enhance the family’s ability to provide a stable home environment. B. All individual and family support allocations will be evaluated at the time of the initial application for funding and at least annually thereafter to determine the continuing need for authorized supports. Documentation shall be provided with completion of the individual and family support prioritization instrument form.