Assessment and Prioritization of Service Delivery for New Clients. The Contractor shall ensure the following criteria are used to prioritize new clients in the sequence below for service delivery. It is not the intent of the Department to remove existing clients from services to serve new clients being assessed and prioritized for service delivery.
Assessment and Prioritization of Service Delivery for New Clients. The Sub-Recipient shall ensure use of the following criteria to prioritize new clients for service delivery. It is not the intent of the AAAPP to remove existing clients from services to serve new clients being assessed and prioritized for service delivery.
Assessment and Prioritization of Service Delivery for New Clients. The Contractor shall ensure the following criteria are used to prioritize new clients for service delivery in the sequence below. It is not the intent of the Department to remove existing clients from services to serve new clients being assessed and prioritized for service delivery. DCF APS High Risk individuals: The Contractor shall ensure that pursuant to Section 430.205(5)(a), F.S., those elderly persons who are determined by DCF APS to be vulnerable adults in need of services, pursuant to Section 415.104(3)(b), or to be victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation who need immediate services to prevent further harm, and are referred by APS, shall be given primary consideration for receiving CCE services. As used in this subsection, "primary consideration" means that an assessment and services must commence within seventy-two (72) hours after referral to the Department or as established in accordance with local protocols developed between Department service contractors and APS. The Contractor shall follow guidelines for DCF APS High Risk referrals established in the APS Operations Manual, which is incorporated by reference. For DCF APS Low, Intermediate, and High-Risk Referrals for individuals enrolled in a Medicaid long-term care program at the time of referral to the Contractor or subcontractor, the Contractor shall: Ensure that the intake entity contacts and notifies the DCF APS protective investigator that the referral was not accepted because the referred individual is enrolled in a Medicaid long-term care program; and Ensure that the intake entity notes that the referred individual is enrolled in a Medicaid long-term care program in the ARTT as the reason for rejection. Imminent Risk individuals: Individuals in the community whose mental or physical health condition has deteriorated to the degree that self-care is not possible, there is no capable caregiver, and nursing home placement is likely within one (1) month or very likely within three (3) months. Aging Out individuals: Individuals receiving CCDA and HCDA services through DCF’s Adult Services transitioning to community-based services provided through the Department when DCF’s services are not currently available. Service priority for individuals not included in a., c., or d. above, regardless of referral source, will be determined through the Department’s functional assessment administered to each applicant, to the extent funding is available. The Contractor shall ensure that priority is give...
Assessment and Prioritization of Service Delivery for New Clients. The Contractor shall ensure the following criteria are used to prioritize new clients for service delivery in the sequence below. It is not the intent of the AAAPP to remove existing clients from services in order to serve new clients being assessed and prioritized for service delivery.
