SECTION 303.905. Process for Service Initiation

(a) The LMHA or LBHA must comply with §303.302 of this chapter (relating to LIDDA, LMHA, and LBHA Responsibilities Related to the PASRR Process).

(b) At the initial IDT meeting, the LMHA or LBHA staff participating in the meeting, in conjunction with the IDT, must:

(1) review the MI specialized services recommended on the PE;

(2) explain the uniform assessment;

(3) ensure the resident with MI, or LAR on the resident with MI's behalf, understands the purpose of the uniform assessment; and

(4) have the resident with MI, or LAR on the resident with MI's behalf, agree or decline to receive the uniform assessment and MI specialized services.

(c) Within 20 business days after the IDT meeting, if the resident with MI or LAR agrees, the LMHA or LBHA must:

(1) complete the uniform assessment;

(2) develop the PCRP; and

(3) for a resident with MI only, convene a meeting to discuss the results of the uniform assessment and PCRP, and to determine the MI specialized services the resident with MI will receive.

(d) Attendees at the meeting convened in accordance with subsection (c)(3) of this section must include:

(1) the QMHP-CS who completed the uniform assessment and PCRP;

(2) the resident with MI;

(3) the resident with MI's LAR, if any; and

(4) a NF staff person familiar with the resident with MI's needs.

(e) At the meeting convened in accordance with subsection (c)(3) of this section, the QMHP-CS must ensure the resident with MI, regardless of whether he or she has an LAR, participates in the meeting to the fullest extent possible and receives the support necessary to do so, including communication supports.

(f) The LMHA or LBHA must provide a copy of the completed uniform assessment and PCRP to the NF for inclusion in the resident with MI's NF comprehensive care plan within 10 calendar days after the meeting convened in accordance with subsection (c)(3) of this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §303.905 adopted to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5419