Revision 22-1; Effective Nov. 28, 2022

A local intellectual and developmental disability authority (LIDDA) designates a qualified staff as the diversion coordinator pursuant to the performance contract. A LIDDA must ensure that the diversion coordinator performs the following duties:

• identify available community living options, services and supports to assist individuals to successfully live in the community;
• provide information and assistance to service coordinators , habilitation coordinators , and other LIDDA staff who are facilitating diversion for people at risk of admission to a nursing facility (NF) and for people transitioning to the community from a NF;
• coordinate educational activities for service coordinators, habilitation coordinators and other LIDDA staff about available community services and strategies to avoid NF admission;
• coordinate educational activities for referring entities about available community resources, services and strategies to avoid NF admission;
• within 45 to 75 calendar days after a person is admitted into a NF, review the person’s admission to ensure that community living options, services and supports that could provide an alternative to NF services have been explored and if not, refer the person to  their habilitation coordinator for that purpose;
• identify, arrange and coordinate access to community services as a diversion to NF admission for a person who has chosen community living during the PE process; and
• request a targeted NF Home and Community-based Services (HCS) diversion slot for a person as described in Section 3220, Requesting a Targeted NF HCS Diversion Slot, or transition slot as described in Section 6500, Transitioning to the HCS Program.