30:6D-32.10 Annual publication of report; contents.
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5. The division shall annually publish a report, to be made available on the department's website, containing non-identifying aggregate data about eligible persons. The report shall, at a minimum, include:
a. the number of eligible persons, tabulated by county and other demographic information, including, but not limited to, age, gender, race or ethnicity, and disability or diagnosis, as applicable;
b. for each developmental center: the number of persons with developmental disabilities residing in the developmental center who have expressed to the division a desire to reside in the community but are still awaiting such placement; the number of persons who require behavioral supports to reside in the community; and the number of persons who are currently residing in a developmental center because they have mobility impairments and have been unable to find accessible housing;
c. an explanation of how the division determines to place an eligible person on a waiting list maintained by the division, what criteria determine a person's priority level and ranking within that priority level on the list, and how a person is selected from the list to receive services;
d. for each waiting list maintained by the division, within each county:
(1)the number of people who are waiting for: residential services; employment or day support services; family support services and, if so, which supports; and behavioral support services; and
(2)the year in which persons requested placement on any division-maintained waiting list;
e. the number of eligible persons served in each residential setting during the preceding 12 months, including, but not limited to, a developmental center, family member's home, group home, supervised apartment, community care residence, nursing home, or out-of-State placement;
f. tabulated by county: the number of eligible persons who are expected to transition from receiving services from a school district to receiving services from the division for each year; the expected service needs of these persons; and the total projected cost of services for these persons;
g. during the preceding 12 months, tabulated by county:
(1)the number of eligible persons who were removed from any division-maintained waiting list; the reason each person was removed from the list; and how long each person had been waiting for services or supports before being removed from the list;
(2)the number of eligible persons who were classified as an "emergency";
(3)for those persons who received residential services, the percentage who received such services in a developmental center, group home, supervised apartment, community care residence, nursing home, out-of-State placement, or any other residential setting;
(4)the number of eligible persons who were placed in a nursing home and their age when placed, categorized by the reason for such placement;
(5)the number of eligible persons who were placed in a developmental center, categorized by the reason for such placement; and
(6)the number of eligible persons who previously but no longer receive services from the division; and
h. an explanation of the current procedures and criteria used to admit an eligible person into a developmental center.
L.2011, c.163, s.5.