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Personal Care Home Policy
September 01, 2009
OMHSAS has finalized the Personal Care Home Policy—thank you all so much for the effort that went into the development of this policy.
On Wednesday August 26th notice was sent to the county administrators regarding the final OMHSAS policy related to the use of and the referral to Personal Care Homes (PCH).
Attached is the final OMHSAS Personal Care Home Policy which is effective as of August 18, 2009.
The policy discourages counties and county contractors from referring people to live in a PCH home with more than 16 beds. Each county is asked to develop a county policy and procedure, in consultation with consumers and families, about how any exceptions to this policy will be addressed. The policy shall:
- Affirm support for and commitment to development of integrated housing options;
- Establish the parameters that would need to be met to consider an exception of a referral to a PCH larger than 16 beds;
- Ensure the opportunity for an individual to visit at least two (2) alternative housing options (many include a smaller PCH) that offer greater community integration than a PCH over 16 beds;
- Be reviewed and approved (the County policy) by the OMHSAS Regional Field Office prior to implementation.
We are asking the counties to work with stakeholders to develop a countywide policy that addresses the above parameters. The draft policy will be submitted to the OMHSAS Regional Field Office for review by October 7th 2009.
Please contact Sherry Snyder, Director, Eastern Operations shersnyder@state.pa.us or Linda Zelch, Director, Western Operations, lzelch@state.pa.us with any questions.
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