DDA Assessment
Comprehensive Questions and
Solutions Graded A+
The purpose of the Support Assessment is to identify what supports clients need to be
successful in all areas of life and is used by DDD to: - Answer: 1) Determine whether a person
meets the ICF/MR level of care standard for potential waiver eligibility;
2) Identify the persons receiving, or approved for, DDD paid services or State Supplementary
Payments (SSP) who will also need to have the Service Level Assessment and Individual Support
Plan modules administered as part of their DDD Assessment.
Service Level Assessment: The Service Level Assessment is the second module of the DDD
Assessment and is only administered when a client is approved or being considered by DDD for
a paid service. The Service Level Assessment contains the following components: - Answer: 1)
Medicaid/Waiver Personal Care Assessment;
2) Employment Support Assessment tool;
3) DDD Sleep Assessment tool; and
4) Mental Health Assessment tool.
The purpose of the Support Assessment is to identify what supports clients need to be
successful in all areas of life and is used by DDD to: - Answer: Determine whether a person
meets the ICF/MR level of care standard for potential waiver eligibility;
2) Identify the persons receiving, or approved for, DDD paid services or State Supplementary
Payments (SSP) who will also need to have the Service Level Assessment and Individual Support
Plan modules administered as part of their DDD Assessment.
, What is the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS)? - Answer: The SIS is a multidimensional scale
designed to determine the pattern and intensity of an individual's support needs. The SIS is to
be used with all DDD clients age 16 and older. The use of the SIS by the Division of
Developmental Disabilities is by license from American Association on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).
How is the Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) Level of Care
determined? - Answer: The Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) Level
of Care for persons age 16 and older is calculated by an algorithm using assessment scores from
the SIS.
The SIS should be completed without regard to the services or supports currently provided,
available or desired. - Answer: The assessor and the respondent(s) should not consider support
services or natural supports that are currently being provided. Instead, each activity should be
rated according to what dimensions of support (i.e. Type of Support, Frequency and Daily
Support Time) are needed to best meet the needs of the person being assessed.
Score should reflect supports that would be necessary for this person to be successful in the
activity. - Answer: Each activity should be rated according to what dimensions of supports (i.e.
Type of Support, Frequency and Daily Support Time) are needed to promote the full
participation of the person in successfully completing all aspects of an activity. To be successful
is defined as engagement in all aspects of an activity (with or without support) .
Type of Support: - Answer: Select the nature of support that would be needed by a person to
engage in the activity in question. Type of support is rated on an 0-4 scale with higher number
indicating greater support needs.
Frequency: - Answer: Select the frequency which most closely describes how often
"extraordinary support" (i.e. support beyond that which is typically needed by most individuals
without disabilities) is required for each targeted activity. Frequency is rated on a 0-4 scale, with
higher numbers indicating greater support needs.
Comprehensive Questions and
Solutions Graded A+
The purpose of the Support Assessment is to identify what supports clients need to be
successful in all areas of life and is used by DDD to: - Answer: 1) Determine whether a person
meets the ICF/MR level of care standard for potential waiver eligibility;
2) Identify the persons receiving, or approved for, DDD paid services or State Supplementary
Payments (SSP) who will also need to have the Service Level Assessment and Individual Support
Plan modules administered as part of their DDD Assessment.
Service Level Assessment: The Service Level Assessment is the second module of the DDD
Assessment and is only administered when a client is approved or being considered by DDD for
a paid service. The Service Level Assessment contains the following components: - Answer: 1)
Medicaid/Waiver Personal Care Assessment;
2) Employment Support Assessment tool;
3) DDD Sleep Assessment tool; and
4) Mental Health Assessment tool.
The purpose of the Support Assessment is to identify what supports clients need to be
successful in all areas of life and is used by DDD to: - Answer: Determine whether a person
meets the ICF/MR level of care standard for potential waiver eligibility;
2) Identify the persons receiving, or approved for, DDD paid services or State Supplementary
Payments (SSP) who will also need to have the Service Level Assessment and Individual Support
Plan modules administered as part of their DDD Assessment.
, What is the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS)? - Answer: The SIS is a multidimensional scale
designed to determine the pattern and intensity of an individual's support needs. The SIS is to
be used with all DDD clients age 16 and older. The use of the SIS by the Division of
Developmental Disabilities is by license from American Association on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).
How is the Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) Level of Care
determined? - Answer: The Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) Level
of Care for persons age 16 and older is calculated by an algorithm using assessment scores from
the SIS.
The SIS should be completed without regard to the services or supports currently provided,
available or desired. - Answer: The assessor and the respondent(s) should not consider support
services or natural supports that are currently being provided. Instead, each activity should be
rated according to what dimensions of support (i.e. Type of Support, Frequency and Daily
Support Time) are needed to best meet the needs of the person being assessed.
Score should reflect supports that would be necessary for this person to be successful in the
activity. - Answer: Each activity should be rated according to what dimensions of supports (i.e.
Type of Support, Frequency and Daily Support Time) are needed to promote the full
participation of the person in successfully completing all aspects of an activity. To be successful
is defined as engagement in all aspects of an activity (with or without support) .
Type of Support: - Answer: Select the nature of support that would be needed by a person to
engage in the activity in question. Type of support is rated on an 0-4 scale with higher number
indicating greater support needs.
Frequency: - Answer: Select the frequency which most closely describes how often
"extraordinary support" (i.e. support beyond that which is typically needed by most individuals
without disabilities) is required for each targeted activity. Frequency is rated on a 0-4 scale, with
higher numbers indicating greater support needs.
