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(b) An individual in emergent status may receive crisis diversion
services that may cause an individual’s benefit level to be exceeded.
(A) Use of crisis diversion services and length of emergent
status may be authorized only by the CDDP of the individual's
county of residence, or the Regional Crisis Diversion Program
responsible for the individual's county of residence, depending
on the source of the funds for crisis diversion services.
(B) Funds associated with crisis diversion services may be
used to pay the difference in cost between the authorized ISP
and the supports authorized by either the CDDP of the
individual's county of residence or the Regional Crisis Diversion
Program responsible for crisis diversion services in the
individual's county of residence, depending on the source of
crisis diversion services funds required to meet the short-term
need.
(C) Although costs for crisis diversion services may bring the
individual's total plan year cost temporarily above the individual
cost limit, the individual's costs may not exceed the cost of the
state's current ICF/MR daily cost per individual nor shall plan
year expenses at or above the individual cost limit make the
individual eligible for comprehensive services.
(D) Individuals placed in emergent status due to receiving crisis
diversion services authorized and provided according to OAR
411-320-0160 may remain enrolled in, and receive support
services from, the brokerage while both crisis diversion services
and support services are required to stabilize and maintain the
individual at home or in the family home.
(c) Individuals whose source of support funds are, in whole or in part,
an individual-specific redirection of funds through a Department
contract from a Department-regulated residential, work, or day
habilitation service to support services funds, or to comprehensive inhome
support funds regulated by OAR chapter 411, division 330 prior
to entry to a brokerage, may have access to the amount specified in
the Department contract as available for the individual's use. This
provision is only applicable when each transition is separate and
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