Common use of Birch Transition and Exit Target Populations Quality Improvement Program Clause in Contracts

Birch Transition and Exit Target Populations Quality Improvement Program. a. The State, and PPSD will develop and implement a quality improvement initiative to ensure that individual, integrated Supported Employment Services and Supported Employment Placements, and Integrated Day Services as defined and described in Sections V-VI, are developed in accordance with this Interim Agreement for students at Birch; to evaluate the quality and quantity of Supported Employment and Integrated Day Services provided to persons with I/DD at Birch under this Interim Agreement; and to ensure that individuals from Birch who receive Supported Employment Placements and Integrated Day Services under this Interim Agreement receive services and supports that are adequate and sufficient to achieve integration, increased independence, and increased economic self-sufficiency. b. The State and PPSD will establish detailed program standards for transition planning and services, career development planning, benefits planning, Supported Employment Services, and Supported Employment Placements, that at least incorporate the definitions, standards, and processes set forth in Sections V and VII-VIII. c. Through its quality improvement initiative, the State and PPSD will conduct on-site reviews of Birch at least monthly for the first year of this Interim Agreement and quarterly for two additional years, to evaluate the services provided to individuals with I/DD against the program standards described above. The need for continued quarterly review will be reevaluated after year 3 (three). d. The State and PPSD will issue joint reports from each review describing its findings and recommendations, identifying any program deficiencies, and requiring a plan of correction, where appropriate. If a plan of correction is required, details of the plan’s requirements will be included in the report. e. The State and PPSD will conduct appropriate follow-up reviews to determine if plans of correction have been implemented and to ensure that any identified deficiencies have been corrected in a timely manner. The State and PPSD will issue reports pertaining to any follow-up reviews.

Birch Transition and Exit Target Populations Quality Improvement Program. a. The State, and PPSD will develop and implement a quality improvement initiative to ensure that individual, integrated Supported Employment Services and Supported Employment Placements, and Integrated Day Services as defined and described in Sections V-VI, are developed in accordance with this Interim Agreement for students at Birch; to evaluate the quality and quantity of Supported Employment and Integrated Day Services provided to persons with I/DD at Birch under this Interim Agreement; and to ensure that individuals from Birch who receive Supported Employment Placements and Integrated Day Services under this Interim Agreement receive services and supports that are adequate and sufficient to achieve integration, increased independence, and increased economic self-sufficiency. b. . The State and PPSD will establish detailed program standards for transition planning and services, career development planning, benefits planning, Supported Employment Services, and Supported Employment Placements, that at least incorporate the definitions, standards, and processes set forth in Sections V and VII-VIII. c. . Through its quality improvement initiative, the State and PPSD will conduct on-site reviews of Birch at least monthly for the first year of this Interim Agreement and quarterly for two additional years, to evaluate the services provided to individuals with I/DD against the program standards described above. The need for continued quarterly review will be reevaluated after year 3 (three). d. . The State and PPSD will issue joint reports from each review describing its findings and recommendations, identifying any program deficiencies, and requiring a plan of correction, where appropriate. If a plan of correction is required, details of the plan’s requirements will be included in the report. e. . The State and PPSD will conduct appropriate follow-up reviews to determine if plans of correction have been implemented and to ensure that any identified deficiencies have been corrected in a timely manner. The State and PPSD will issue reports pertaining to any follow-up reviews.