POLICIES
SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION
Savings Clause
1.1 Policy Establishment / Scope / Amendments
1.2 Philosophical Statement / Mission/Vision and Values
1.3 Strategic Plan Goals
1.3.1 Strategic Plan
1.4 Board Commitment / Program Parameters
1.5 Table of Organization and Chain of Command
1.6 Ethics
1.7 Code of Ethics/ Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Other Wrongdoing
1.8 Program Capacity Statement
1.9 Public Records
SECTION TWO: BOARD OPERATIONS
2.1 Board Creation / Members / Resignations
2.2 Terms of Appointments / Reappointments / Vacancies
2.3 Board Training
2.4 Exclusions from Appointments to the Board
2.5 Oath of Office
2.6 Board Organization / Meetings / Notice / Recess
2.7 Participation of Citizens at Board Meetings
2.8 Removal of Board Members
2.9 Board Responsibilities and Duties
2.10 Duties and Authorities of Board Officers/Members
2.11 Duties and Responsibilities of the Superintendent
2.12 Credit Cards
SECTION THREE: HEALTH AND SAFETY
3.1 Confidentiality – Access, Duplication, Dissemination and Destruction
3.2 Delegation of Nursing Tasks
3.3 Health
3.4 Standing Orders for First Aid and Emergency Treatment
3.5 Prevention of Communicable and Infectious Diseases
3.6 Food Service
3.7 Emergency Plan for Facilities Operated by HCBDD
3.8 Safety – Fire, Inclement Weather
3.9 Dangerous and Recalled Product List
3.10 Privacy Policies and Procedures and Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
SECTION FOUR: MEDICAID SERVICES AND REIMBURSEMENT
4.0 Medicaid Services and Reimbursement
4.1 Medicaid Local Administrative Authority
4.1.1 Services And Supports
4.2 Individual Service Plan Process and Individual Service Plan
4.3 Cost Reports
SECTION FIVE: PASRR AND TITLE XX
5.1 Compliance and Screening for PASRR
5.2 Title XX
5.3 Utilizing County Tax Dollars As A Last Resort
5.4 Fees for Services to Eligible Individuals
SECTION SIX: COMMUNITY INTEGRATION
6.1 Non-Discrimination Policy for Individuals Served
6.2 Community Integration Activities and Programs
6.3 Supervision of Persons Served
6.4 Adult Individual Served Medical Evaluation
6.5 Emergency Suspension of Adult Individuals Served
6.6 Recognition of NO Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
6.7 Interrogation and / or Removal from Program by Civil Authorities
6.8 Vandalism / Theft / Destruction of Property
6.9 Employment First
6.10 Individual Served Rights and Grievance Procedure
SECTION SEVEN: CHRISTIE LANE SCHOOL
Ohio Department of Education Model Procedures
7.1 Student Eligibility Criteria / Admission / Placement
7.2 Early Childhood Program Content and Procedures
7.3 Parent – Student Conferences
7.4 Immunizations
7.5 Student Absence
7.6 Student Attendance / Missing and Absent Children
7.7 Release of Students to other Persons while in School Custody
7.8 Field Trips / Excursions / Assemblies
7.9 Opening and Closing of School
7.10 Calendar – Early Intervention and School Age
7.11 Student Suspension / Expulsion / Removal from Program
7.12 Vandalism / Theft / Destruction of Property
7.13 Rights and Grievance
7.14 Interrogation And / Or Removal from Program by Civil Authorities
7.15 Alternate Transportation Procedures
7.16 Emergency Clothing
7.16.1 Dress Code
7.17 Educational Materials, Equipment, Media and Furnishings
7.18 Lunch Program / Enroll Lunch / Lunch Policy
7.19 Student Record Accessibility to Divorced Parents
7.20 Recognition of NO Do Not Resuscitate Orders
7.21 Emergency Removal/Suspension and Expulsion from Children Services
7.22 Admission of Homeless Students
SECTION EIGHT: OPERATIONAL POLICIES
8.1 Major Unusual Incidents and Unusual Incidents to Ensure Health,
Welfare, and Continuous Quality Improvement
8.2 Special Olympics Volunteers
8.3 Administrative Resolution of Complaints – Due Process
8.4 Information, Privacy, Security and HIPPA Compliance Policy and Procedures
SECTION NINE: PROGRAM POLICIES
9.1 Good Life
9.2 Behavior Supports
9.3 Family Support Services Program
9.4 Service and Support Administration
9.4.1 Individual Budget
9.4.1.1 IP Overtime
9.4.2 Funding Waiting Lists and Procedures
9.4.3 State Hearings - HCBS Waivers Policy
9.4.4 Free Choice of Provider
9.5 Medicaid Coverage of Targeted Cased Management Services
9.6 Huron County Family and Children First Council
9.7 Eligibility Determination
9.8 Supported Living
9.9 Sexual Education
9.10 Help Me Grow
9.11 Early Childhood Services
9.12 Electronic Signatures
SECTION TEN: TRANSPORTATION POLICIES
10.1 Transportation
10.1.1 Locally-Funded Transportation
10.2 Bus/Vehicle Behavior
10.3 Transportation Rules and Regulations
10.4 Bus/Vehicle Accidents
10.5 Driver Citations
10.6 Bus/Vehicle Driver Qualifications
10.7 Emergency Transportation Assistance
10.8 Vehicle Insurance
10.9 Bus/Vehicle Idling
10.10 Drop-Off Policy
Savings Clause
1.1 Policy Establishment / Scope / Amendments
1.2 Philosophical Statement / Mission/Vision and Values
1.3 Strategic Plan Goals
1.3.1 Strategic Plan
1.4 Board Commitment / Program Parameters
1.5 Table of Organization and Chain of Command
1.6 Ethics
1.7 Code of Ethics/ Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Other Wrongdoing
1.8 Program Capacity Statement
1.9 Public Records
SECTION TWO: BOARD OPERATIONS
2.1 Board Creation / Members / Resignations
2.2 Terms of Appointments / Reappointments / Vacancies
2.3 Board Training
2.4 Exclusions from Appointments to the Board
2.5 Oath of Office
2.6 Board Organization / Meetings / Notice / Recess
2.7 Participation of Citizens at Board Meetings
2.8 Removal of Board Members
2.9 Board Responsibilities and Duties
2.10 Duties and Authorities of Board Officers/Members
2.11 Duties and Responsibilities of the Superintendent
2.12 Credit Cards
SECTION THREE: HEALTH AND SAFETY
3.1 Confidentiality – Access, Duplication, Dissemination and Destruction
3.2 Delegation of Nursing Tasks
3.3 Health
3.4 Standing Orders for First Aid and Emergency Treatment
3.5 Prevention of Communicable and Infectious Diseases
3.6 Food Service
3.7 Emergency Plan for Facilities Operated by HCBDD
3.8 Safety – Fire, Inclement Weather
3.9 Dangerous and Recalled Product List
3.10 Privacy Policies and Procedures and Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
SECTION FOUR: MEDICAID SERVICES AND REIMBURSEMENT
4.0 Medicaid Services and Reimbursement
4.1 Medicaid Local Administrative Authority
4.1.1 Services And Supports
4.2 Individual Service Plan Process and Individual Service Plan
4.3 Cost Reports
SECTION FIVE: PASRR AND TITLE XX
5.1 Compliance and Screening for PASRR
5.2 Title XX
5.3 Utilizing County Tax Dollars As A Last Resort
5.4 Fees for Services to Eligible Individuals
SECTION SIX: COMMUNITY INTEGRATION
6.1 Non-Discrimination Policy for Individuals Served
6.2 Community Integration Activities and Programs
6.3 Supervision of Persons Served
6.4 Adult Individual Served Medical Evaluation
6.5 Emergency Suspension of Adult Individuals Served
6.6 Recognition of NO Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
6.7 Interrogation and / or Removal from Program by Civil Authorities
6.8 Vandalism / Theft / Destruction of Property
6.9 Employment First
6.10 Individual Served Rights and Grievance Procedure
SECTION SEVEN: CHRISTIE LANE SCHOOL
Ohio Department of Education Model Procedures
7.1 Student Eligibility Criteria / Admission / Placement
7.2 Early Childhood Program Content and Procedures
7.3 Parent – Student Conferences
7.4 Immunizations
7.5 Student Absence
7.6 Student Attendance / Missing and Absent Children
7.7 Release of Students to other Persons while in School Custody
7.8 Field Trips / Excursions / Assemblies
7.9 Opening and Closing of School
7.10 Calendar – Early Intervention and School Age
7.11 Student Suspension / Expulsion / Removal from Program
7.12 Vandalism / Theft / Destruction of Property
7.13 Rights and Grievance
7.14 Interrogation And / Or Removal from Program by Civil Authorities
7.15 Alternate Transportation Procedures
7.16 Emergency Clothing
7.16.1 Dress Code
7.17 Educational Materials, Equipment, Media and Furnishings
7.18 Lunch Program / Enroll Lunch / Lunch Policy
7.19 Student Record Accessibility to Divorced Parents
7.20 Recognition of NO Do Not Resuscitate Orders
7.21 Emergency Removal/Suspension and Expulsion from Children Services
7.22 Admission of Homeless Students
SECTION EIGHT: OPERATIONAL POLICIES
8.1 Major Unusual Incidents and Unusual Incidents to Ensure Health,
Welfare, and Continuous Quality Improvement
8.2 Special Olympics Volunteers
8.3 Administrative Resolution of Complaints – Due Process
8.4 Information, Privacy, Security and HIPPA Compliance Policy and Procedures
SECTION NINE: PROGRAM POLICIES
9.1 Good Life
9.2 Behavior Supports
9.3 Family Support Services Program
9.4 Service and Support Administration
9.4.1 Individual Budget
9.4.1.1 IP Overtime
9.4.2 Funding Waiting Lists and Procedures
9.4.3 State Hearings - HCBS Waivers Policy
9.4.4 Free Choice of Provider
9.5 Medicaid Coverage of Targeted Cased Management Services
9.6 Huron County Family and Children First Council
9.7 Eligibility Determination
9.8 Supported Living
9.9 Sexual Education
9.10 Help Me Grow
9.11 Early Childhood Services
9.12 Electronic Signatures
SECTION TEN: TRANSPORTATION POLICIES
10.1 Transportation
10.1.1 Locally-Funded Transportation
10.2 Bus/Vehicle Behavior
10.3 Transportation Rules and Regulations
10.4 Bus/Vehicle Accidents
10.5 Driver Citations
10.6 Bus/Vehicle Driver Qualifications
10.7 Emergency Transportation Assistance
10.8 Vehicle Insurance
10.9 Bus/Vehicle Idling
10.10 Drop-Off Policy