SECTION 353.1205. Service Coordination

(a) All STAR Kids members have access to service coordination. Service coordination includes:

(1) face-to-face and telephonic contacts between the member or the LAR and the service coordinator;

(2) development and maintenance of a comprehensive, person-centered individual service plan (ISP);

(3) coordination to assist the member in accessing services provided by the STAR Kids MCO;

(4) coordination to assist the member or the LAR in accessing services provided by other community entities or service providers; and

(5) transition planning, beginning no later than age 15, to help the member prepare for changes in life circumstances and changes in available healthcare services to ease the shift to adulthood.

(b) STAR Kids members with an identified need for more intensive service coordination are assigned a single, named service coordinator by the STAR Kids MCO. All STAR Kids members have access to a single, named service coordinator upon request.

Source Note: The provisions of this §353.1205 adopted to be effective November 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 8265