331 Community Living Supports

Employment and Community Participation

Community Integration Supports

This service is provided to participants tailored to their specific personal outcomes related to the acquisition, improvement and/or retention of skills and abilities to prepare and support the participant for community participation, interdependence, and independence. This service supports the full access to engage in community life, control personal resources, and receive services in the community, to the same degree of access as individuals not receiving these services. In addition, this service assists the participant to learn the skills needed to participate in the community during integrated activities with individuals who are non-disabled. The participant selects this service from among service options including non-disability specific settings. The service options are based on the participant’s individualized needs and preferences. The participant receives this service in settings that are integrated in and supports full access to the greater community, and allows for participant comfort, interdependence, independence, preferences, and use of any technology. The participant’s choices are incorporated into the services and supports and his/her essential personal rights of privacy, dignity and respect, and freedom from coercion are protected. The service settings must allow the participant to control personal resources and his/her schedule and activities. In addition, the settings must allow the participant to receive breaks in the same manner as a non-disabled individual. Community Integration Supports are provided in the manner specified by the planning team to assist participants with acquisition, retention, or improvement in self-help, socialization and adaptive skills through therapeutic and/or physical activities to achieve the participant’s personally defined outcomes. These services and supports may take place in a wide variety of community-based settings that promote community integration. These settings may include those nonresidential settings identified in Appendix C-5, but only if the setting is determined to meet the HCB settings requirements, using the process described in Appendix C-5. Services may be provided on a regularly scheduled basis, for one or more days per week. These services are not provided in the participant’s residence. These services and supports enable the participant to attain or maintain his or her maximum functional level, interdependence, and independence, including the facilitation of connections to community events and activities. In addition, these services and supports may serve to reinforce skills or lessons taught in school, therapy, or other settings, enabling the participant to integrate into the community. Services and supports to assist the participant to increase and improve self-help, socialization, community integration and adaptive skills, may include:

a. Socialization and community awareness.

b. Communication skills.

c. Visual, auditory and tactile awareness, and perception experiences.

d. Development of appropriate peer interactions and self-advocacy skills.

e. Art and recreation programs.

f. Continuing Education i.e., classes that help participants explore interests or improve academic skills or complete a high school equivalency (GED) diploma while in an inclusive setting

g. Senior and faith-based groups.

h. Peer mentoring.

i. Mobility services, i.e., the access and use of public transportation or other modes of transportation, including access to peer-to-peer ride sharing.

j. Friendship and relationship building

IHSS, Medi-Cal, School District, Department of Rehabilitation

Yes

Yes

Based on individual needs

No