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Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67 - Service plan

IowaregulationIowa Department of Health and Human Services (Medicaid)

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The agency must prepare a service plan for each HCBS waiver consumer, developed by an interdisciplinary team that includes the consumer and, where appropriate, the legal representative, family, case manager or service worker, and service providers. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)
  • 2The agency must ensure the service plan lists all services provided at enrollment, including service provider names, funding sources, and service amounts, and documents any consumer choices options elected and applicable emergency plans. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)
  • 3The case manager must store the service plan for a minimum of three years. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)
  • 4The agency must identify and document in the service plan any restrictions of the consumer's rights. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)
  • 5The agency must have the interdisciplinary team meeting conducted before the current service plan expires, so the plan is reviewed and updated on time. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)
  • 6The agency must ensure services are authorized and entered into ISIS before the plan implementation date. (Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)(Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67)

Applies to: home care / HCBS personal care and attendant care

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-83.67 establishes the required development, content, retention, and review process for the individualized HCBS waiver service plan through which personal care / attendant care services are authorized. The service plan must be developed by an interdisciplinary team that includes the consumer, must list all services with providers/amounts/funding sources, and must be reviewed and re-authorized before it expires.

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