Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-21-6.1. Admission to developmental disabilities services
Adults who are developmentally disabled shall be admitted for developmental disability services under the provisions of this chapter within the limit of available appropriations in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) Any person believed to be developmentally disabled, a parent, guardian, relative, or advocate of the person may be referred or make written application to the department on forms provided by the department for diagnosis and evaluation.
(2) After the identification diagnosis and evaluation is completed:
(i) It shall be determined if the person is developmentally disabled, and, if so, the degree of impairment;
(ii) Recommendations shall be made as to what services, if any, the person requires; and
(iii) An individualized program plan for each adult, who is developmentally disabled, shall be established, and funding and case management or subsidized access with or without service brokerage shall be determined;
(iv) Every effort shall be made to involve the person who is developmentally disabled, his or her guardian, parent, relative, or advocate in the creation of the individualized program plan; and
(v) Each person and his or her parent or guardian shall be provided a written copy of an approved, individualized program plan developed for the person.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 181, § 4; P.L. 1995, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 110; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 110.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-21-6.1
- Case management: means the implementation of an individual's program by providing information, by referral to appropriate service providers, by procurement of services, and by the coordination of the necessary services. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-21-4.3
- Department: means the Rhode Island department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-21-4.3
- Diagnosis and evaluation: means a process to determine whether and to what extent an individual is developmentally disabled and a study of the individual's condition, situation, and needs that lead to a recommendation of what services, if any, would benefit the individual. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-21-4.3
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6