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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.22.05.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="05" heading="Components of the IP.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The IP is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A single plan for the provision of services and supports to the individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Directed by the individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Outcome oriented; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Intended to specify all needed assessments, services, and training.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The IP is a written plan which includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Strengths and needs of the individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Preferences and desires identified by and for the individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Services to be provided to the individual by the licensee, such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Habilitation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Medical;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Occupational therapy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Physical therapy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Social;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Psychological;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Audiological;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Speech and language;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Nursing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Assistive technology; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(k)">
        <text>Additional services to support an individual in retirement;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A behavior plan, if required;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Specific training and staffing ratios based on the needs, preferences, and desires of the individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Measurable goals for the completion of outcomes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Target dates for the completion of goals;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Implementation strategies and dates;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Documentation of progress toward the achievement of goals;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Monitoring procedures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Individuals responsible for providing the supports, services, implementation, and monitoring of the plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Documentation indicating that the individual or the individual's proponents, when applicable, have been involved in, informed of, and agree with the plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>A determination of whether the needs of the individual could be met in more integrated settings; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>For individuals residing in a State residential center, the written plan of habilitation consisting of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The treating professional's recommendation on the most integrated setting appropriate to meet the individual's needs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The resource coordinator's recommendation on the most integrated setting appropriate to meet the individual's needs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A description of the services and supports, including residential, day, employment, and technology, that are required for the individual to receive services in the most integrated setting;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A listing of barriers that prevent the individual from receiving supports and services in the most integrated setting, including community capacity or systems, if community services are determined to be the most integrated setting appropriate to meet the individual's needs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>An annual update on the status and progress toward addressing and resolving any identified barriers to receiving supports and services in the most integrated setting.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>