(a) The Administration, in consultation with stakeholders, shall establish and provide training materials to coordinators of community services specifically on the self–directed services model of receiving services, including training materials on self–directed services, procedures, policies, and resources. (b) As part of the process of developing a person–centered plan of service for a recipient, a coordinator of community services shall educate the recipient on all models of service available to the recipient, including self–directed services, traditional services, and provider–managed services, to assist the recipient and the recipient’s family or representative in making an informed choice on which services the recipient would like to receive: (1) When the individual begins receiving services from a coordinator of community services; and (2) At least once each year that the individual is receiving services from a coordinator of community services. (c) A coordinator of community services shall report to the Administration, in the form and manner required by the Administration, that the coordinator provided information on self–directed services, traditional services, and nity services shall report to the Administration, in the form and manner required by the Administration, that the coordinator provided information on self–directed services, traditional services, and provider–managed services to an individual in accordance with this section.
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