Supported Living Services (SLS) For Adults

March 21, 2019

Services provided to a person who requires daily staff support for challenging behaviors, medical needs, physical needs and/or life skills.

For people younger than age 18, SLS is provided to children who live outside of the biological or adoptive home.

Assistance to develop, maintain or improve skills related to ADLs may include:

Increasing and maintaining the person’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social functioning may include:

Self care
Communication skills
Community participation and mobility
Health care, leisure and recreation
Household management
Interpersonal skills
Money management
Increase of positive behavior and reduction or elimination of challenging behavior
Sensory and motor development
Socialization.

Residential habilitation does not cover:

Routine care and supervision expected to be provided by a family member or spouse
Activities or supervision funded by a source other than Medical Assistance
Duplication of services paid by other sources when a person is living in foster care or community residential settings (e.g., chore services, homemaker, PCA services
Respite for people living in corporate foster care or community residential settings
Items of comfort or convenience
Room and board
The Housing Support Rate (formerly GRH) for people in foster care or community residential settings
Cost of vehicle and facility maintenance (e.g., upkeep and improvements)
Modifications or adaptations to the setting in which the person resides (this may be covered under environmental accessibility adaptations
Payment when the person is absent for a full day (see the “billing and absences from a residential setting for BI, CAC, CADI and DD” section on MHCP Provider Manual – Billing for waiver and AC program
Payments made directly or indirectly to the person, parent or stepparent of a minor, spouse, professional guardian or conservator (see CBSM – Paying relatives and legally responsible individuals).