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317:40-5-5. Agency Companion Services provider responsibilities
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Revised 7-21-09
(a) Providers of Agency Companion Services (ACS) are required to meet all applicable standards outlined in this subchapter and competency-based training described in OAC 340:100-3-38. The provider agency ensures that all companions meet the criteria in this Section.
(b) Failure to follow any rules or standards, failure to promote the independence of the member, or failure to follow recommendation(s) of the personal support team (Team) results in problem resolution, as described in subsection (b) of OAC 340:100-3-27, for the companion, and if warranted, revocation of approval of the companion.
(c) In addition to the criteria given in OAC 317:40-5-4, the companion:
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(1) ensures no other adult or child is cared for in the home on a regular or part-time basis including other Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) placements, family members, and friends without prior written authorization from the OKDHS Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD) area manager or designee;
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(2) meets the requirements of OAC 317:40-5-103, Transportation. Neither the companion nor the provider agency may claim transportation reimbursement for vacation travel; -
(3) transports or arranges transportation for the member to and from school, employment programs, recreational activities, medical appointments, and therapy appointments;
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(4) delivers services in a manner that contributes to the member's enhanced independence, self sufficiency, community inclusion, and well-being;
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(5) participates as a member of the member's Team and assists in the development of the member's Individual Plan for service provision;
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(6) with assistance from the DDSD case manager and the provider agency program coordination staff, develops, implements, evaluates, and revises the training strategies corresponding to the relevant outcomes for which the companion is responsible, as identified in the Individual Plan;
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(A) The companion documents and provides monthly data and health care summaries to the provider agency program coordination staff.
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(B) The agency staff provides monthly reports to the DDSD case manager or nurse.
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(7) delivers services at appropriate times as directed in the Individual Plan;
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(8) does not deliver services that duplicate the services mandated to be provided by the public school district pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);
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(9) is sensitive to and assists the member in participating in the member's chosen religious faith. No member is expected to attend any religious service against his or her wishes;
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(10) participates in and supports visitation and contact with the member's natural family, guardian, and friends, provided this visitation is desired by the member;
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(11) obtains permission from the member's legal guardian, if a guardian is assigned, and notifies the family, the provider agency program coordination staff, and the case manager prior to:
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(12) serves as the member's health care coordinator in accordance with OAC 340:100-5-26; -
(13) ensures the monthly room and board contribution received from the member as reflected on OKDHS Form 06AC074E, Service Authorization Budget (SAB), is used toward the cost of operating the household;
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(14) assists the member in accessing entitlement programs for which the member may be eligible and maintains records required for the member's ongoing eligibility;
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(15) works closely with the provider agency program coordination staff and the DDSD case manager to ensure all aspects of the member's program are implemented to the satisfaction of the member, the member's family or legal guardian, when appropriate, and the member's Team;
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(16) assists the member in achieving the member's maximum level of independence;
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(17) submits, in a timely manner, to the provider agency program coordination staff all necessary information regarding the member;
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(18) ensures that the member's confidentiality is maintained in accordance with OAC 340:100-3-2; -
(19) supports the member in forming and maintaining friendships with neighbors, co-workers, and peers, including people who do not have disabilities;
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(20) implements training and provides supports that enable the member to actively join in community life;
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(21) does not serve as representative payee for the member without a written exception approval from the DDSD area manager or designee;
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(22) ensures the member's funds are properly safeguarded.
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(23) must obtain prior approval from the provider agency when making a purchase of over $50.00 with the member's funds;
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(24) allows the provider agency staff and DDSD staff to make announced and unannounced visits to the home;
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(25) develops an Evacuation Plan, OKDHS Form 06AC020E, for the home and conducts training with the member;
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(26) conducts fire and weather drills at least quarterly and maintains the Fire and Weather Drill Record, OKDHS Form 06AC021E, available for review:
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(27) develops and maintains a Personal Possession Inventory, OKDHS Form 06AC022E, documenting the member's possessions and adaptive equipment;
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(28) supports the member's employment program by:
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(29) follows all applicable rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority or DDSD, including:
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