LAC 48:I.1505. Pre-Movement Staffing

A. The purpose of the staffing is to review appropriateness of proposed new living arrangements and associated program components to meeting the habilitative needs of a classmember for whom movement is planned. B. Functions of the team are defined below: 1. to assure adequacy of the plan; and 2. to accept the plan as presented; or 3. to reject the plan as presented; or 4. to modify the plan or make recommendations for its enhancement. C. The pre-movement staffing will be held during the 30 day period prior to classmember's transfer. D. Components of the plan for transfer: 1. classmember's identifying information and legal status; 2. current placement individualized plans of treatment (if relevant); 3. proposed placement plan which includes a comprehensive description of services to be provided, logistical considerations, and transitional follow-up. The following information must be presented: a. proposed placement's address, telephone number, and contact person's name; b. anticipated date of placement; c. proposed educational, pre-vocational, vocational, or other day program; d. proposed date of enrollment or other starting date for daytime activity; e. method through which consent for placement was obtained including any steps taken to assure that classmember was made knowledgeable of placement for which consent was requested; f. significant others' nature or degree of relationship(s), location(s), frequency of contact, an attitude(s) toward proposed placement; g. history of any previous placements relevant to the proposed placement, successes and/or reason for failure of placements; h. current social functioning: peer relationships, degree of participation in recreational activities, relationships with authority figures; i. classmember's strengths and personal or vocational aspirations; j. significant behavior problems and information concerning any existing behavior management program which may be useful in new placement: target behavior(s), data collection method, reinforcers, consequences (if any); k. medical history and current status including names, dosages, and purpose of medications and prescribing physican's name and phone number; l. financial status and plans for transferring benefits, resources, and other entitlements (i.e., Medicaid card); m. inventory of personal property and plans for transfer of property to new placement location; n. plans for transporting classmember to new placement; o. plan for transitional follow-up or supervision of new placement including case manager's name, address, and phone number; p. identification of community resources which classmember will use in new placement: i. transportation; ii. recreational; iii. religious; iv. therapeutic; etc. E. The following individuals will be invited to attend the pre-movement staffing: 1. a representative of facility from which movement is being made; 2. a representative of facility to which movement is being made; 3. a representative from current day program (i.e., SSD #1, LEA personnel, or vocational personnel); 4. OHD case coordinator; 5. any other assigned DHHR case coordinators; 6. classmember, if appropriate; 7. parent, guardian, or representative; 8. other staff of current placement who have either direct knowledge of the classmember or professional expertise relevant to classmember's condition and educational or habilitative needs; 9. a representative from the long term care section, if appropriate; 10. the special master or her designee. (The special master or her designee will monitor the staffing process and participate in discussion of plans, but will not be a party to team decision making.)