Revision 25-1; Effective Nov. 12, 2025

A local intellectual and developmental disability authority (LIDDA) must designate a qualified staff member as the diversion coordinator as described in the performance contract. A LIDDA must make sure the diversion coordinator performs the following duties:

• identifies available community living options, services and supports to help people live in the community successfully;
• provides information and assistance to service coordinators, habilitation coordinators and other LIDDA staff who are facilitating diversion for people at risk of admission to a nursing facility (NF) and for people transitioning to the community from an NF;
• coordinates educational activities for service coordinators, habilitation coordinators and other LIDDA staff about available community services and strategies to avoid NF admission;
• coordinates educational activities for referring entities about available community resources, services and strategies to avoid NF admission;
• within 45 to 75 calendar days after a person is admitted into an NF, reviews the person’s admission to make sure community living options, services and supports that could provide an alternative to NF services have been explored and if not, refer the person to their habilitation coordinator for that purpose;
• identifies, arranges and coordinates access to community services as a diversion to NF admission for a person who has chosen community living during the PE process; and
• requests a targeted NF Home and Community-based Services (HCS) diversion slot for a person as described in 3220, Requesting a Targeted NF HCS Diversion Slot, or transition slot as described in 6500, Transitioning to the HCS Program.