HCBS Settings Compliance Update: 189 days

HCBS Settings Compliance Update: 189 days

Office Hours Focused on Best Practices and CAPs

As DDD works to send validation letters and compliance action plans, the following office hours are being offered on specific components of the HCBS Settings Rule Compliance. The office hours will offer ideas and opportunities to share strategies to address compliance issues and CAPs as well as best practices that all providers might consider as the system as a whole shifts from initial to ongoing compliance and best practices. For ease, the office hours have been assigned a specific topic and area of compliance.

Tuesday/Thursday 10-11 am CT

Sept 20 - Community access (1)
Sept 22 - Privacy, dignity and respect, freedom from coercion and restraint (3)
Sept 27 - Visitors (including discussion of 4c choices with whom to interact) (7)
Sept 29 - Provider controlled issues surrounding home setting (privacy, locked doors, roommates, furnish & decorate) (10)
Oct 4 - Freedom to control schedule and activities (including discussion of 4a choices of daily activities) (4, 6)
Oct 6 - Physical accessibility of sites (including discussion of 4b physical accessibility (4, 8)
Oct 11 - Choices of supports and who providers them (5)
Oct 13 - Residential Agreements (9)
Oct 18 - Modifications (11)

*( ) indicate the specific HCBS Settings compliance area as reflected in the tool and the CAPs.

New Training Opportunity

Thanks to ICDD and CQL for continuing to provide additional resources to community providers and stakeholders on critical issues!

ICDD and CQL are proud to announce the next opportunity in our HCBS Settings Rules TA Series!

You are invited to a Zoom webinar on guardianship. This webinar is designed for providers serving individuals with developmental disabilities who are under guardianship. Attendees will learn about guardianship and its parameters, the impact of the HCBS settings rule on providers' responsibilities when supporting individuals under guardianship, and steps providers can take to support individuals when their choices differ from their guardian's.

When: Sep 27, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Topic: Guardianship and Rights of Individuals Receiving HCBS Services
Register in advance for this webinar:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Don't forget these other awesome resources:

Other Resources:

Plain Language/Accessible Residency Agreement Template

* Here is a sample of an Accessible/Plain Language Residency Agreement which can be found under Resources on theIDHS DDD HCBS Settings Rule Compliance webpage.

HCBS Settings Webinar Recordings

  • Check out the ICDD and CQL webinar on the settings rule for people receiving services.
  • Check out the ICDD and CQL webinar on the settings rule for DSPs.

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INTERACTIVE GUIDES