Dietary Therapy
The Arc is contracted with professionals who can provide requested Dietary Therapy. Dietary Services are provided directly to the person by an agency staff that is a licensed, registered dietitian and may include:
- Nutritional assessment and therapy for diseases that have a nutrition component;
- Preventive health and diet assessment;
- Weight management therapy;
- Design of menus;
- Screening;
- Assessments;
- Planning and reporting;
- Direct therapeutic intervention;
- Consultation or demonstration of techniques with other service providers and family members; and
- Attending and participating in IDT meetings and the annual assessment of functioning for eligibility conducted by the UMC if requested by the person or legal representative.
Occupational Therapy
The Arc is contracted with professionals who can provide requested Occupational Therapy. Occupational Therapy is provided directly to the person by an agency staff that is a licensed/certified occupational therapist and may include:
- Evaluation and training services in the areas of gross and fine motor function;
- Self-care;
- Sensory and perceptual motor function;
- Screening and assessments;
- Planning and reporting;
- Direct therapeutic intervention;
- Design, fabrication, training and assistance with adaptive aids and devices;
- Consultation or demonstration of techniques with other service providers and family members; and
- Attending and participating in IDT meetings and the annual assessment of functioning for eligibility conducted by the UMC if requested by the person or legal representative.
Physical Therapy
The Arc is contracted with professionals who can provide requested Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy is provided directly to the person by an agency staff that is a licensed physical therapist and may include:
- Screening and assessments;
- Treatment and training programs designed to preserve and improve abilities for independent functioning, such as gross and fine motor skills, range of motion, strength, muscle tone;
- Activities of daily living;
- Planning and reporting;
- Direct therapeutic intervention;
Training and assistance with adaptive aids and devices;
Consultation or demonstration of techniques with other service providers and family members; and
Attending and participating in IDT meetings and the annual assessment of functioning for eligibility conducted by the UMC if requested by the person or their legal representative.
Speech Therapy
The Arc is contracted with professionals who can provide requested Speech Therapy. Speech Therapy is provided directly to the person by an agency staff that is a licensed speech pathologist and may include:
- Screening and assessments;
- Direct therapeutic intervention and treatment for speech and hearing disabilities such as delayed speech, stuttering, spastic speech, aphasic disorders, injuries, lip reading or signing, or the use of hearing aids;
- Language stimulation and correction of defects in voice, articulation, rate and rhythm;
- Design, fabrication, training and assistance with adaptive aids and devices;
- Consultation or demonstration of techniques with other service providers and family members; and
- Attending and participating in IDT meetings and the annual assessment of functioning and eligibility conducted by the UMC if requested by the person or their legal representative.
The scope and nature of these services differ from Speech Therapy services furnished under the State Plan. Speech Therapy services provided under the Waiver are for chronic conditions and maintenance while the Speech Therapy services furnished under the State Plan are short- term and restorative in nature.
