The following are policies and guidelines developed for Developmental Disability Services.

• Community Notification for Sex Offenders (June 2008)
  

• Peggy's Law

• Peggy's Law - Guidelines for Completing the Mandatory Disclosure Form for Home Provider/Respite Worker
• Peggy's Law - Disclosure to Home Provider/Respite Workers Form
• Peggy's Law - Home Provider Mandatory Disclosure Law Implementation Questions and Answers

• Vermont State System of Care Plan for Developmental Services - Three Year Plan FY2008 - FY2010 (July 2007)
  This plan describes the nature, extent, allocation and timing of services that will be provided to people with developmental disabilities and their families. The Three Year Plan and any subsequent Updates make up the complete plan for the current year.
• System of Care Plan FY '09 Update (June 2008)
  

• Behavior Support Guidelines for Support Workers Paid with Developmental Services Funds - (October 2004)
  These Guidelines outline the types of interventions that support workers paid with developmental disability services funds may use to support behavior change and also the steps to follow when restriction of rights or restraints are required.

• Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professionals: Definitions, Qualifications & Roles (March 2004)
  This document explains the Vermont Division of Disability and Aging Services' definition, qualifications & roles of qualified developmental disabilities professionals.

• Endorsement of Individuals Acting Independently as Qualified Developmental Disability Professionals
  This document explains the Vermont Division of Disability and Aging Services' endorsement process for individuals who are interested in becoming endorsed individuals acting independently as a qualified developmental disabilities professional.

• Health and Wellness Standards and Guidelines (March 2004)
  These guidelines were created because the Division of Disability and Aging Services is responsible for insuring the health and safety of people who receive Medicaid-funded developmental disability services.

• A Guide for People who are Self- or Family-Managing Medicaid-Funding Developmental Services (March 2004)
  This document is designed to help people who wish to self- or family-manage their services understand what tasks are required and who is responsible for seeing that those tasks are accomplished.

• Policy on Education and Support of Sexuality (January 2004)
  This document provides a clear statement about the rights of individuals receiving developmental disability services to learn about the risks and responsibilities of expressing their sexuality.

• Guidelines for Critical Incident Reporting (December 2002)
  Detailed guidelines for critical incident reporting, including critical incident report form and restraint form.

• Flexible Family Funding Program Guidelines (Revised: July 1, 2007)
  The Flexible Family Funding Program offers support to individuals with developmental disabilities and families to enhance their ability to live together.

• Individual Support Agreement Guidelines (Revised: March 2003)
  An Individual Support Agreement is a contract between you, your guardian (if you have one), and your provider(s). If you are managing all or some of your supports, you are still required to have an Individual Support Agree (ISA). This agreement addresses your needs that you, your Designated Agency and others have prioritized through an individualized planning process.

• Background Check Policy (April 2006)
  Performing background checks on individuals who work with vulnerable people is a component of preventing abuse, neglect and exploitation. This policy describes when a background check is required, what the components of a background check are and what is done if a background check reveals a potential problem.

• Critical Health Care Decisions Policy (November 1996) (Updated 2007)
  A Division of Disability and Aging Services (DDAS) policy that outlines the role of the public guardian when needing to make critical health care decision for adults with developmental disabilities for whom they are guardian. It includes an outline of the role of the Ethics Committee.

• Human Rights Committee Guidelines (Updated November 2006)
  The purpose of the Human Rights Committee is to safeguard the human rights of people receiving developmental disability services in Vermont. The Committee will provide an independent review of restraint procedures proposed or occurring within the supports provided by the developmental disability service system. This document gives the guidelines utilized in the review of policies, procedures, trends and patterns, individual situations and individual behavioral support plans that authorize the use of restraint procedure.

• Medicaid Manual for Developmental Disability Services (July 1995)

• Medicaid Manual for Developmental Disability Services (Update January 1999)

• Housing Safety and Accessibility Review Process (March 2006)

• Housing Accessibility Review Process - Attachment A (Revised March 2006)

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