CHC Waiver Services Review

Where can you direct participants to look for explanations of the services available to them that are covered by PA Health and Wellness? Select all that apply.

The following are all examples of services provided under CHC Waiver

Nursing home transition- community integration, Vehicle modification, Adult Day services/adult day living, and Telecare

What service could you put in place if the participant reports to have bed bugs in their home?

What service could you suggest for a participant who does not need 1:1 assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and wants to socialize during the day?

What service could be requested for a participant that needs to be able to get access to their community to go shopping or to go to church?

Which of the following are examples of Habilitation services? Select all that apply.

Where can you go to look up providers for specific services for your participants?

Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Registered Nurse are all skilled services that can be requested by participants.

Types of valid proof of home ownership (POHO) include which of the following?  Select all that apply.

Which three sections of the InterRAI must correspond in order to have a home modification approved?

Home modifications often are changes made to the home environment to help people with functional disability or impairment to be more independent and safe in their own homes and reduce any risk of injury to themselves or their caregivers. 

Examples of Specialized Medical Equipment (SME) are wheelchairs, walkers, recliners, hoyer lifts, scooters, hospital beds, canes, and commodes. 

Any item that is custom to the participant (i.e. it cannot be used straight out of the box) and the cost is equal to or greater than $5,000 is considered Exceptional DME (EDME) and is required to be added to the PCSP and an SRT must be completed.

If a participant already has a walker, which of the following are they able to request based on order of mobility?

After all documentation for a Home modification has been submitted to PA Health and Wellness(PHW), the next step in an in-home DME-CG assessment by a provider to assess the participant home environment and send a report of need back to PHW.

What is the device that is primarily used outdoors to lift a participant’s wheelchair, straight up and down, to assist with ingress and egress of the home called?

Walk in tubs, suction cup grab bars, jacuzzi tubs, and claw foot tubs are all Home modifications that are covered services by PA Health and Wellness.

Prior to requesting employment services through CHC, referrals must be done to the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) to determine if they are able to provide the needed services.

Service Coordinators must discuss and document in the PCSP which types of employment scenarios discussed with participants at the visit?  Select all that apply.

If a participant is interested in finding a job, what resources or services can the Service Coordinator offer? Select all that apply