If person receives only personal assistance services, what are the record requirements? Is it the PA only info contained in the grid or is it everything contained in a comprehensive record?
For service recipients receiving personal assistance in absence of residential or day services, the personal assistance provider is designated as the primary provider, responsible for maintaining the comprehensive record. Records requirements in Section 8.11.of the Provider Manual is considered essential to the provision and documentation of personal assistance services, whether or not the personal assistance provider is responsible for maintaining the comprehensive record. When designated as the primary provider, the personal assistance provider must also meet records requirements specified in Section 8.6. of the Provider Manual. For portions of the comprehensive record that the personal assistance provider is not required to maintain to provide and document personal assistance services, the personal assistance provider must maintain current information regarding where other pieces of the record are kept and how to obtain them within a two-hour time frame for audit/survey purposes.
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