HCBS Settings Rule policy checklist
- Person-centered care plan policy and procedure
- Access to food at any time
- Access to visitors at any time
- Access and choices of public transportation
- Activities/activity questionnaire (desires/goals, age appropriate, skills, abilities)
- Community integration
- Freedom to go outside if safe and competent
- Medical information is kept private/confidential
- Flexibility in breaks/lunch times
- Activities adapted to needs and preferences
- Health and personal care conducted in private
- Space to talk on the phone or visit with others in private
- Freedom to control own schedule
- Secure place to store belongings
- Alternative meal and/or private dining if requested
- Registrant chooses with whom they spend their time while in program
- Program supports registrants to: associate with others, practice religion, make personal decisions
- Allow individuals to choose employee to provide service
- Opportunity to tour the site
- Ability to change activities based on preferences
- Site provide information to individuals about how to make a request for additional services or changes to care plans
- Staff receive new hire training related to company policies, including PC planning, practice and thinking; continuing education; sign in sheets
- Company policies regularly assessed for compliance and amended as necessary