WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 761

(IV)  INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING;

(V)  MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASE, RENTAL, AND
REPAIR

(VI)  CRISIS INTERVENTION AND FOLLOW-UP

(VII)  ATTENDANT CARE;

(VIII)  RESPITE SERVICES;

(IX)  BARRIER REMOVAL;

(X)  TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE;

(XI)  COMMUNITY INTEGRATION SERVICES;

(XII)  EMPLOYMENT RELATED SERVICES; AND

(XIII)  OTHER SERVICES TO MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENCE,
PRODUCTIVITY, AND INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

(D) "PROGRAM" MEANS THE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT SERVICES
PROGRAM.

7-270. 7-707.

(A) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:

(1)  PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD BE AFFORDED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL THROUGH INCREASED
INDEPENDENCE, PRODUCTIVITY, AND INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY.

(2)  SERVICES PROVIDED TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITHIN A NATURAL HOME SETTING CHOSEN BY THE
PERSON IN A MANNER THAT IS RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIVE TO THE PERSON'S
NEEDS AND DOES NOT OVERLY INTRUDE INTO THE PERSON'S LIFE.

(3)  INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT SERVICES ARE FLEXIBLE,
CREATIVE SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL
NEEDS.

(4)  INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROMOTE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S INNER STRENGTHS AND ENCOURAGE
INFORMAL SUPPORT NETWORKS CONSISTING OF FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THE
COMMUNITY.

(5)  THE PROVISION OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT SERVICES IS
COST EFFECTIVE BECAUSE RELIANCE UPON MORE EXPENSIVE DAY AND
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IS DIMINISHED.

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