SAMPLE POLICY WORK

f. Implementation Checklist for Compliance ............................................................................... 41 g. Communication and Reporting Standards ............................................................................. 42 h. Integration with Overall Quality Assurance ........................................................................... 42 V. POLICY MANUAL PURPOSE AND SCOPE ............................................................................ 43 a. Purpose Statement ........................................................................................................................... 43 b. Scope of the Manual ........................................................................................................................ 44 c. Policy Statement on Manual Purpose and Scope .............................................................. 45 d. Procedure for Updating the Manual .......................................................................................... 45 e. Roles and Responsibilities for Maintaining and Updating the Manual ..................... 47 f. Procedural Guidance Summary ................................................................................................... 48 e. Regulatory References and Integration .................................................................................. 48 VI. TARGET POPULATION .................................................................................................................... 49 a. Purpose Statement ........................................................................................................................... 49 b. Detailed Policy Statements and Eligibility Criteria ............................................................. 50 c. Cross-Group Procedural Guidance and Documentation ................................................ 54 d. Roles and Responsibilities in Target Population Verification ....................................... 56 e. Regulatory References and Integration .................................................................................. 57 f. Communication of the Target Population Policy .................................................................. 57 VII. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION .................................................................................................. 58 a. Purpose and Overview .................................................................................................................... 58 b. Documentation Requirements for Intellectual Disability .................................................. 59 c. Process for Psychological Evaluations .................................................................................... 60 d. Step-by-Step Eligibility Determination Procedure .............................................................. 61 e. Roles and Responsibilities in Eligibility Determination .................................................... 64 f. Regulatory References and Integration .................................................................................... 65 g. Procedural Guidance Summary .................................................................................................. 66 h. Communication, Feedback, and Continuous Improvement .......................................... 67 VIII. LEVEL OF CARE ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................. 67 a. Purpose and Rationale .................................................................................................................... 68 b. Detailed Policy Statements ........................................................................................................... 68 c. Scope and Applicability ................................................................................................................... 69 d. Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................................ 70 e. Step-by-Step Procedural Guidance .......................................................................................... 71 f. Regulatory References and Compliance Integration ......................................................... 74