DELAWARE CODE (Laws)

• Title 29, Section 7909A DDDS Enabling Legislation
• Title 29 Section 7910 Advisory Council to DDDS
• Title 16, Chapter 55, Subchapter I: Declaration of General and Special Rights of Persons Diagnosed with Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities
• Title 16, Chapter 55, Subchapter II: Stockley Center
• Title 16, Chapter 55, Subchapter III: Consent for Elective Surgery

DELAWARE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (Regulations)

• Title 16, Section 2100 DDDS Eligibility
• Title 16, Section 2101 DDDS Agency Appeal Process
• Title 16, Section 3310 Neighborhood Homes for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
• Title 16, Section 3315 Family Care Homes

DHSS POLICY MEMORANDA

• PM #5 Client Confidentiality
• PM #25 Voter Registration (Federally Funded Programs)
• PM #37 Ability to Pay
• PM #46 Responding to Reportable Incidents/Allegations
• PM #62 Housing DHSS Rent Calculation Formula for Residential Sites
• PM #65 DHSS Mortality Review Committee

MEDICAID AUTHORITIES

• Section 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Application Approved effective July 1, 2024
• Section 1915(i) State Plan Home and Community Based Services: Pathways to Employment program approved effective January 1, 2019

GENERAL DDDS POLICIES

• Consent (Elective Surgery) by Division Director/Designee (September 2010)
• Day Service Referral Procedure (February 2023)
• Death of an Individual (July 2010)
• Dual Employment and Conflict of Interest (February 2017)
• HIPAA and Confidentiality Policy
  • Confidentiality Statement
  • HIPAA Privacy Notice
  • Release of Information Form
  • HIPAA Violation Form
• Human Rights Committee (January 2021)
  • HRC Review of Rights Restrictions Contained in PROBIS
  • HRC Review of Rights Restrictions as Submitted on Rights Review Request Form
  • HRC Rights Review Request Form
• Management, Accountability and Safeguarding of Personal Funds (October 2011)
• Medicaid Compliance Plan Guidance for DDDS Providers
• Rights Complaint (March 2015)
  • Individual Rights Complaint Form
• Tuberculin Screening for Home and Community Based Service Recipients (February 2023)
• Volunteer Applicant Screening (August 2018)
• Voter Registration (June 2004)

HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES POLICIES

• Alternative Care Arrangements (May 2010)
• Consultative Services Referral and Authorization CS PRO 204 (March 2024)
  • BA or RN Referral Form (April 2024)
• DDDS Residential Habilitation in a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Approved Site CS PRO 121 (November 2021)
• Emergency Notification System CS PRO 203 (March 2021)
• Emergency Temporary Living Arrangement (September 2009)
• General Events Reporting (September 2022)
• ICAP Adaptive Assessment Process CS PRO 250 (July 2019)
• ICAP Exception Request and Review (June 2021)
  • ICAP Exception Request Form
  • ICAP Exception Request Form for Consultative Behavior Services
  • ICAP Exception Request Form for Consultative Nursing Services
• Level of Supports (August 2013)
• Request to Develop a Day Service Site QA PRO 204 (April 2024)
• Respite Policy and Guidelines
• Restrictions on Use of DDDS State Funds
• Training Policy for Authorized Providers (Sept 2024)
• Transfer Planning Conference Policy (August 2013)

POLICIES – BEHAVIOR SUPPORT

• Annual Behavior Support Plan Submission – June 2020
• Approved Behavioral Intervention Programs – May 2017
• Behavioral Support Plans – October 2015
• Behavioral Modifying Medications – October 2015
• Peer Review of Behavior Intervention Strategies Committee (PROBIS) – October 2020
• Use of Restraints and Restrictive Procedures for Behavior Support – October 2015

PROGRAM INTEGRITY/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION POLICY

• Abuse, Neglect, Mistreatment, Financial Exploitation and Significant Injury – June 2011

INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pertaining to Provider Quality Service Reviews (QSR) – October 2017

STOCKLEY CENTER POLICIES

Coming Soon.

GENERAL DDDS GUIDANCE

• Cannabis and Cannabis Derivative Products – October 2024

HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER STANDARDS

• DDDS Home and Community-Based Waiver Standards – Effective July 1, 2018