Requirements
• Eighteen (18) years old and has a high school diploma or GED; or
• Twenty-one (21) years old;

• Meets the personnel and training requirements established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation;
• Has the ability to:
  • Communicate effectively with a participant and the participant’s family;
  • Read, understand, and implement written and oral instructions;
  • Perform required documentation; and
  • Participate as a member of the participant’s person centered team if requested by the participant; and

Job Descriptions
– Respite Providers will ensure the following regulations and job descriptions are followed:
• Be provided to a participant who:
• Does not receive residential services;
• Resides in the participant’s own home or family’s home; and
• Is unable to independently administer self-care;
• Be provided:
• In a variety of settings;
• By a direct support professional; and
• On a short-term basis due to the absence or need for relief of a non-paid primary caregiver;

DOCUMENTATION
• Be documented in the MWMA by a contact note, which shall include:
• The date of the service;
• The beginning and ending time of the service;
• A full description of each service rendered;
• The signature and title of the individual providing the service; and
• The date the entry was made in the record; and
• Not exceed 830 hours per each one (1) year authorized person-centered service plan period;
and
• May be participant directed and if participant directed, may be provided by an immediate family member or guardian of the participant in accordance with Section 10 of this administrative regulation.