6146 Money Follows the Person Required Contacts

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Georgia Division of Aging Services
Access to Services Manual

Chapter:

6000 Community Transitions

Effective Date:

Section Title:

Money Follows the Person Required Contacts

Reviewed or Updated in:

MT 2016-02

Section Number:

6146

Previous Update:

Summary Statement

Transition Coordinators (TC) document required contacts for MFP Participants using the Harmony for MFP Module.

Basic Considerations

MFP Field staff will make required contacts with MFP Participants to support their transitions. These contacts will be documented according to the following guidelines:

  • Harmony Notes (case notes) use the appropriate Note Type and subtype (Harmony for MFP User Guide).

  • Documentation will uses the minimum amount of abbreviations to assure full understanding of the note. Common acronyms and medical abbreviations are acceptable abbreviations. Other abbreviations should be used sparingly, if at all.

  • Any Harmony Note entered in ‘ALL CAPS’ will not be recognized as a valid entry by DAS.

AAA Procedures

MFP Field staff make required contacts and utilize the Harmony Notes in accordance with the Policies and Procedures for Money Follows the Person (MFP Manual), published by Department of Community Health and MFP Standards published by DAS on the ODIS website, specifically Pre-Transition Workflow Management (MAN 5200, Section 6140.01).

Face-to-face visits are made by MFP Field staff in the following instances:

  • MFP Screening

  • ITP

  • Day of Transition

  • Monthly Contact at month 1

  • Monthly Contact at month 9

  • Administer QOL

Telephone contacts are made in the following instances:

  • 90-Day Pre-Transition contacts (can be made by proxy)

  • Post-Transition Monthly Contacts (excluding those listed above)

DAS Procedures

DAS staff review Journal notes as part of the following activities:

  • Technical Assistance

  • Monitoring activities

  • Desk Audits

  • Quality Assurance initiatives

  • Other business needs

References

  1. Harmony for MFP User Guide v1.x, Section 1060 (MAN 5600), Appendix I

  2. MAN 5200, Section 6140.01, Pre-Transition Workflow Management