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The participant requires assistance in coordinating medical needs beyond what can be provided<br />

through routine doctor/health care visits<br />

Wellness Coordination services are specifically included in the participant’s individualized support<br />

plan<br />

The participant has a wellness coordination plan<br />

Reimbursable Activities<br />

Coordination of Wellness services by the RN or LPN provider must include, but is not limited to, the<br />

following:<br />

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Completion of the (medical/health care related section’s needs and risks) State-approved risk<br />

assessment tool<br />

Development, oversight, and maintenance of a Wellness Coordination plan<br />

Development, oversight, and maintenance of the (medical/health care) Risk Plan, which includes<br />

Training of Direct Support Professionals to ensure implementation of (medical/health care) Risk<br />

Plans<br />

Consultation with the individual’s health care providers<br />

Face-to-face consultations with the individual as described in the support plan<br />

Consultation with the individual’s support team<br />

Active involvement at all team meetings, reporting on the Wellness Coordination plan as it relates to<br />

the individual’s full array of services as listed in the ISP.<br />

Limitations<br />

The following limitations apply to Wellness Coordination services:<br />

Participants assessed with health scores of 0-4 would not require assistance of an RN or LPN to<br />

coordinate medical needs.<br />

Activities Not Allowed<br />

Reimbursement for Wellness Coordination services is not available under the following circumstances:<br />

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The individual does not require Wellness Coordination services.<br />

Wellness Coordination services are not specified in the Individualized Support Plan.<br />

Wellness Coordination services may not be provided by a provider of waiver-funded Case<br />

Management services.<br />

Residential, vocational, and/or educational services otherwise provided under other Supported<br />

Living Services cannot be billed as Wellness Coordination services.<br />

Services furnished to a minor by a parent(s), stepparent(s), or legal guardian.<br />

Services furnished to a participant by the participant’s spouse.<br />

Nurses rendering waiver-funded services must obtain/maintain Indiana licensure.<br />

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