A provider of service/function that assists participating individuals to make informed decisions about what will work best for them is consistent with their needs and reflects their individual circumstances. Serving as the agent of the individual, the service is available to assist in identifying immediate and long-term needs, developing options to meet those needs and accessing identified supports and services and may include assistance with recruiting, screening, hiring, and training in-home support providers. A family or person-centered planning approach is used. Supports Brokerage offers practical skills training to enable families and individuals to remain independent. Examples of skills training include providing information on recruiting and hiring personal care workers, managing personal care workers and providing information on effective communication and problem solving. The service/function provides sufficient information to assure that individuals understand the responsibilities involved with self-direction and assist in the development of an effective back-up and emergency plan. Plans may elect to fulfill the requirement of this service/function using a self-directed case manager or creating a distinct service. The Supports Brokerage documents the need for assistive services, planning for and documenting the use of excess funds and locating and maintaining services.
| Specialty | Taxonomy Code | |
|---|---|---|
| * | Supports Brokerage | 251X00000X |
| Case Management | 251B00000X | |
| Home Modifications | 171WH0202X | |
| Specialist | 174400000X |
* Indicates primary specialty
| NPI Number | 1659601979 |
| Legal business name LBN |
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING |
| Authorized official | HELEN LOGAN - (DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING) |
| Entity | Organization |
| Organization subpart | No |
| Enumeration date | 01/08/2010 |
| Last updated | 06/09/2016 - About 10 years ago |
| Sole proprietor1 | Not specified |
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1 A sole proprietor/sole proprietorship is an individual, and as such, is eligible for a single NPI number. The sole proprietor must apply for the NPI number using his or her own Social Security Number (SSN), not an Employer Identification Number (EIN) even if he/she has an EIN.
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