Community Access / Personal Assistance / Respite Provider

Shall be provided by a community access specialist who; Completed a department approved training program within one (1) year of application while providing community access services under the direct supervision of a community access specialist; Community Access Providers will ensure the following regulations and job descriptions are followed: Shall be designed to support a participant to participate in meaningful routines, events, and activities through various community organizations; Shall be designed to empower a participant in developing natural supports; Shall stress training that empowers a participant in acquiring, practicing, utilizing, and improving skills related to: Connecting with others; Independent functioning; Self-Advocacy; Socialization; Community participation; Personal responsibility; Financial responsibility; and Other skills related to optimal well-being as defined in the participant’s person-centered service plan. Shall be designed to result in an increased ability to develop natural supports and access community resources including educational, recreational, religious, civic, or volunteer opportunities with an outcome of: Less reliance on formal supports; and Greater reliance on natural or unpaid supports as established in the participant’s person-centered service plan; Shall have an emphasis on the development of personal social networks, membership opportunities, friendships, and relationships for the participant as established in the participant’s person-centered service plan; Shall be provided outside the participant’s home or residential setting and occur during the day, in the evening, or on weekends; Shall not duplicate residential support or day training services, or authorized therapies; Shall be provided to a participant with a: One (1) to one (1) staff to participant ratio; or Ratio of one (1) staff to no more than two (2) participants according to the participant’s person-centered service plan, if the participant invites a friend; Shall occur in an integrated community setting; Shall be an impact service and the participant’s person-centered service plan shall define steps to decrease the provision of the service as the participant becomes more independent in accessing and becoming part of the community; Documentation Shall be documented in the MWMA by: 1. A note documenting each contact, which shall include: a. A full description of each service rendered; b. Evidence of training or service to support outcomes designated in the participant’s person-centered service plan; c. The date of the service; d. The location of the service; e. The beginning and ending times of the service; f. The signature and title of the individual providing the service; and g. The date the entry was made in the record; and Shall not exceed 160 fifteen (15) minute units per week alone or in combination with community access group services.