WHO IS ELIGIBLE

Medicaid-eligible individuals who are receiving Home and Community-Based Care Community First Choice State Plan Option services are eligible for BSS if they have one or more of the following needs:

• Client has or will receive a move-out notice due to challenging behaviors.
• Client’s assisted living facility, residential care facility, adult foster home, or in-home agency provider requests assistance with client behaviors that disrupt other residents or challenge caregivers.
• Current behavior plan for a client is inadequate, not used, or ineffective.
• Client is in a new placement and has had a recent placement failure due to challenging behaviors.
• Client has been assigned a special rate to support caregivers who are implementing a behavior plan.
• Client is receiving as needed (PRN) psychotropic medications for specific behavior.

HOW TO MAKE A REFERRAL

Behavior Support Services are authorized by Aging and People with Disabilities case managers. Anyone involved with the person’s care can contact the case manager to make a request for BSS. Once they are authorized, the behavior consultant will contact the person’s primary caregiver, foster home provider or facility administrator to begin the process.