GROUP AND FACILITY EMPLOYMENT LTESS/EES CASE REVIEWS

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GROUP AND FACILITY EMPLOYMENT LTESS/EES CASE
REVIEWS
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Case Review Goals

• To ensure compliance with requirements as noted
  in the Vendor Agreement and related appendices.

• To ensure that quality services to mutual
  consumers are planned, provided and documented.

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Case Review Goals (cont)

• To ensure communication and collaboration between
  DRS and its service partners.
• To ensure that appropriate services are provided
  by the service partners and DRS, if necessary
  during long term follow along.

• To ensure that the billing for follow along
  services accurately reflects the
• services rendered and documented
• by our service partners.

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Case Review Protocol

• OESSP developed a protocol for the case review
  based on the requirements outlined in the Vendor
  Agreement and the appropriate appendices.
• The following is an overview of the protocol
  including the citations from the Vendor
  Agreement, appendices and other sources used to
  develop the protocol

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Eligibility

• Documentation of client disability meets DRS
  criteria for severity and need for work supports.
  (Appendix E, 1 E,G)
• EES/LTESS application form completed. (Appendix
  E, 1 B)
• Regarding LTESS, evidence of prior support.
  (Appendix E, 1 B)
• DRS counselor approved LTESS application.
  (Appendix E, 3 B)

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Eligibility For EES

• Individual Service plan in file.
• EES service plan specifies a level of service
  consistent with consumer needs.
• Case record contains progress reports addressing
  elements of service plan.
• Plans reviewed periodically.
• Plan review addresses individual progress.
• Review includes reassessment of other modes of
  training or employment.
• (Appendix C, 1 G)

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Service Provision

• If consumer paid less than minimum wage, time
  study documented every six months.
• (Appendix C 1 A,US Department of Labor
  requirements)

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Service Provision

• If time study completed, productivity percentage
  reflected in salary.
• (Appendix E 1,A, US Department of Labor )
• If appropriate, waiver completed and included
  justification for reduced hours. (Appendix C, I
  B)
• Evidence that waiver permission granted by DRS.
  (Appendix C, I B)

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Service Provision

• Downtime training time documented on individual
  basis. (Appendix C 1, B)

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Service Provision

• Attendance documentation supports hours billed to
  LTESS/EES. (Appendix C 1, H)
• Request for approval of transportation
  documented. (Appendix C 1, F)
• Attendance documentation supports hours billed
  for transportation.
• (Appendix C 1, F)

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Case Closure

• LTESS/EES closure form was completed if case
  closed. (Appendix C 1,I)
• Documentation supports case closure.
• (Appendix C 1,H)

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