Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
 
Board
State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
 
Guidance Document Change: Support Coordination/Case Management is the core service that Virginians with developmental disabilities and behavioral health disorders use to help navigate and make the best use of Virginia’s publicly funded system of services. Strengthening the Support Coordinator’s/Case Manager’s role is essential to assuring effective and accountable services within the Medicaid Developmental Disability Waivers. The purpose of this manual is to guide Support Coordinators in all aspects of their work. These adjustments include altering wording for clarity, reorganizing content for easier navigation, providing language updates that are in line with current support coordination practices, and condensing portions of chapters for clarity and conciseness. The draft can be viewed here: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/assets/Developmental-Services/developmental-disabilities-waiver/DD%2005-Support%20Coordination%20Handbook.%20Revisions%20June%202023.pdf
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1/17/24  3:05 pm
Commenter: L. Reid (Arlington CSB)

Chapter 3: Qualifications / Page 28 (middle of page)
 

Current wording: Though it is not the responsibility of the SC to ensure that providers adhere to the additional requirements, it is important that SCs familiarize themselves with these requirements as they may need to discuss the settings with regulations with providers." 

This is helpful but it stops short of conveying what is the "responsibility" of the SC for the HCBS. For example, what is the SC' responsibility for non-compliance outside of addressing with the provider. 

Suggest: "Though it is not the responsibility of the SC to (enforce) provider's adherence to the additional requirements, it is within their responsibility to be familiar with the settings requirements as they may need to discuss the regulations with individuals they support and their families, as well as with providers. Support Coordinators should consult with the Community Resource Consultant for ongoing or repeated issues of non-compliance around the settings regulations."

      

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