311 Respite Services

Living Arrangement

Respite Services – Out-of-home

Respite Services are provided to participants who require intermittent temporary supervision. The services are provided on a short-term basis because of the absence or need for relief of those persons who normally care for and/or supervise them and are non-medical in nature, with the exception of colostomy, ileostomy, catheter maintenance, and gastrostomy. Respite can be any of the following:

1. Services provided by the hour on an episodic basis because of the absence of or need for relief for those persons normally providing the care to individuals.

2. Services provided by the day/overnight on a short-term basis because of the absence of or need for relief for those persons normally providing the care to individuals.

3. Services that attend to the participant’s basic self-help needs and other activities of daily living, including interaction, socialization, and continuation of usual daily routines that would ordinarily be performed by those persons who normally care for and/or supervise them.

Respite services may be purchased from qualified agencies or individuals. The participant may employ individual respite workers. In all cases, the IPP must specify the necessary training and skills that such workers or other providers must possess. Respite Services may be provided in the following locations:

• Private residence.

• Residential facility approved by the State.

• Other community settings that are not a private residence, such as:

• Adult Family Home/Family Teaching Home • Certified Family Homes for Children

• Adult Day Care Facility

• Camp

• Licensed Preschool

FFP will not be claimed for respite services provided beyond 30 consecutive days in a facility. Respite Services cannot be provided by the primary care provider or his/her spouse under this definition. Respite providers are required to develop and implement a back-up plan for times when they are scheduled, but are unable to come and provide the services. Respite Services do not duplicate services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004. These services may only be provided when the care and supervision needs of a consumer exceed that of a person of the same age without developmental disabilities and will not be claimed for the cost of room and board except when provided as part of respite care furnished in a facility approved by the State that is not a private residence.

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