WAC 388-845-1890

The following limits apply to your receipt of life skills:

(1) Life skills is limited to address a maximum of three goals at a time.

(2) Life skills support needs must be identified in your DDA assessment and life skills must be documented in your person-centered service plan.

(3) Life skills must not exceed:

(a) $6,192 within your total basic plus aggregate budget;

(b) Your IFS annual allocation in combination with other waiver services; or

(c) $15,000 within your total CIIBS aggregate budget and $6,000 emergency assistance funding when eligible per WAC 388-845-0800 and 388-845-0820.

(4) Life skills does not cover education, vocational, skills acquisition training through community first choice, behavioral health, ABA, skilled nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech, language, and hearing services that are covered benefits through the medicaid state plan, including early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and part B special education services.

(5) Life skills may be provided in a small group up to four if the clients have the same person-centered goal, and the group work addresses each client's current goal.

(6) Life skills must not be authorized for a client receiving residential habilitation, unless the client is receiving the service from a companion home provider.

(7) Habilitation plans must be documented as formal plans as outlined in the provider's contract.

(8) Life skills, not provided as a stabilization service, requires prior approval by the DDA regional administrator or designee.