Intensive Transition Services (026) #
Service Code Definition: #
A regional center shall classify a vendor as a provider of intensive transition services if the vendor is an agency which employs staff who possess the skill, training and education necessary to support individuals with complex service needs during the transition process from a highly restrictive setting to a less restrictive living situation in the community. Intensive services may also be provided to enable individuals to maintain a less restrictive living situation in the community when they are at high risk of being placed in highly restrictive settings.
The scope of intensive transition services includes, but is not limited to, conducting risk assessments; developing comprehensive Person Centered Plans; making recommendations to planning teams, providing intensive preparatory services to individuals and their Interdisciplinary Teams, training and evaluation pre-transition and during transition as identified in the Individual Program Plan, supporting individuals with complex service needs during the transition process, and training families and community-based service providers.
The services included within this service code shall be provided by transition teams that include three or more of the following professionals: Behavior Analyst, Nurse, Medical Doctor, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Social Worker.
