Waiver Capacity Management. 8. Subsection 3.4.1, Waiver Capacity Commitment.
Waiver Capacity Management. The AE shall comply with the Waiver Capacity Management process as approved by the Department which includes the policies and procedures relating to Waiver Capacity Commitment (including management of reserved capacity), Waiver Residential Vacancy Management in settings licensed under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6400 and management of Unanticipated Emergencies. The AE shall cooperate with filling a vacancy as per Department-established policies and procedures, including remaining within the Provider’s Approved Program Capacity. For a residential service location licensed under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6400 that receives Waiver funding, the Department shall establish an Approved Program Capacity. Once established, the Approved Program Capacity is the maximum number of individuals who may receive services at that service location of any given day throughout the FY, regardless of the service type or funding used to pay for that service. The total number of Participants in the Consolidated or P/FDS Waiver during a FY may not exceed the approved number of Waiver Participants in the AE’s current Waiver Capacity Commitment. The AE shall be notified in writing if its Waiver Capacity Commitment is increased or decreased.
Waiver Capacity Management. The AE shall comply with the Waiver Capacity Management process as approved by the Department including the policies and procedures relating to Waiver Capacity Commitment (including management of reserved capacity), Waiver Residential Vacancy Management and management of Unanticipated Emergencies. The AE shall cooperate with filling a vacancy as per Department-established policies and procedures, including authorizing services for participants within the Provider’s Approved Program Capacity. For a residential, prevocational or day program service location licensed under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6400, Chapter 2380 or Chapter 2390 that receives Waiver funding, the Department shall establish an Approved Program Capacity. Once established, the Approved Program Capacity is the maximum number of individuals who may receive services at that service location at one time of any given day throughout the FY, regardless of the service type or funding used to pay for that service. On any day during a FY the total number of Participants enrolled in the Consolidated or P/FDS Waiver may not exceed the approved number of Waiver Participants in the AE’s current Waiver Capacity Commitment. The Department shall notify the AE in writing of changes to the AE’s Waiver Capacity Commitment.
Waiver Capacity Management. The AE shall comply with the Waiver Capacity Management process as approved by the Department which includes the policies and procedures relating to Waiver Capacity Commitment, Waiver Residential Vacancy Management governing Temporary Absences and Permanent Vacancies in settings licensed under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6400 and management of Unanticipated Emergencies. The AE shall cooperate with filling a vacancy as per Department-established policies and procedures, including remaining within the Provider’s Approved Program Capacity. For a residential service location licensed under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 6400 that receives Waiver funding, the Department shall establish an Approved Program Capacity. Once established, the Approved Program Capacity is the maximum number of individuals who may receive services at that service location on any given day throughout the FY, regardless of the service type or funding used to pay for that service. The total number of Participants in the Consolidated or P/FDS Waiver during a FY may not exceed the approved number of Waiver Participants in the AE’s current Waiver Capacity Commitment. The AE shall be notified in writing if its Waiver Capacity Commitment is increased or decreased.
