DSPD Services
Self-Administered Services
SAS Services are provided through people the client and their family know and trust. They can hire whomever they want to provide these services. They will be paid to provide these services rather than picking a company/provider to provide these services.
DSPD Services offered on the Medicaid Waivers
Supported Living - SLN
A company provides staff who work with the client on their goals that are set in their current PCSP. They engage in activities of the client's choosing in the home and/or in the community.
Respite Care - RP
This is short-term care to provide relief for the primary caregivers. A lot of clients use this service for overnight care when the primary caregivers are out of town or they are unavailable. While they work with clients, their role is very similar to the role of staff providing supported living services.
Residential Habilitation - RHS
The client chooses a company and a home they would like to live in. The company then staffs the home and provides 24-hour support. The client often has roommates.
Host Home - HHS
This is essentially the same thing as RHS, except instead of living in a home with staff, the client lives with a host family who acts as their main staff. The client picks a company and a home/host family they would like to provide this service.
Personal Budget Assistance - PBA
This is often used when the client is living in RHS or HHS. This allows the provider/company to serve as the Rep-Payee and help manage the client's funds. The company/provider assists the client with budgeting and paying for services, bills, and items.
Day Program - DSG, DSI
This is very similar to Supported Living, but it is typically in a group setting. Most day programs are center-based, they do activities in the center and in the community. Community-based day programs only do activities in the community. They also help the client work towards their goals that are in their current PCSP. Day programs are typically 6 hours. Most are from 9 am - 3 pm or 8 am - 2 pm.​
Partial Day Program - DSP
Some day programs offer DSP, which is a partial day. These are typically used by individuals who have work during the week or attend school. These day programs typically run until 2 or 3 pm. This allows the individual to attend a partial day once their prior obligations have ended.
Supported Employment
If the client is interested in getting a job and having help doing this through DSPD, they must go through Vocational Rehabilitation. After they complete the onboarding process with Voc Rehab, they will then pick a company that will support them in creating resumes, applying for jobs, working on their interview skills, and assisting them in obtaining a job. After they get a job, the company will provide a job coach who will go to work with them and help them learn the job and support them while they work.
Behavioral Supports and Services - BC
If the client has behavioral needs and/or concerns, this is a great option. The client will pick a company to provide these services. The company will then assign a behaviorist to the client. The behaviorist will create a behavior plan to work on improving the behaviors of concern. The behaviorist will train the client's staff and guardians on the behavior plan and teach them how to implement it. The behaviorist will do routine visits with the client to observe behaviors and update the plan as needed.
Caretaker Compensation SAS - CMP
This is where the parent gets paid to take care of and provide services to the client. The parent will work with the client on their goals in the current PCSP. The parents' role will look very similar to the role of a staff member providing SLN services.
Supported Living SAS - SL1
The client and their family will choose someone whom they know, a family member/friend, who will work with the client on their goals that are set in their current PCSP. They engage in activities of the client's choosing in the home and/or in the community.
Respite SAS - RP
This is short-term care to provide relief for the primary caregivers. A lot of clients use this service for overnight care when the primary caregivers are out of town or they are unavailable. While they work with clients, their role is very similar to the role of staff providing supported living services. The client and family will choose and hire someone they know, typically another family member or friend, to provide this service.