36-566. Request for termination from a state
facility, program or service
A. Upon written request from the responsible person for termination of the client
from a developmental disabilities program or service operated directly or indirectly by
the department, or when it has been determined at an evaluation that the client has the
necessary independent living skills as determined by the client's individual program
plan, the department shall immediately terminate the client's programs and
services. This section does not conflict with section 36-560, subsection J or section
36-551.01, subsection M.
B. The department shall terminate a client from developmental disabilities programs
and services operated by or supported by the department at the age of eighteen years
unless the responsible person has filed a written application for the continuation of
services or programs.
C. Six months prior to the eighteenth birthday of a client, the department shall
give written and oral notice, subject to the language and communication requirements of
section 36-551.01, subsection P, to the client and the responsible person. This notice
shall state that the department is required to terminate the client from developmental
disabilities programs and services operated by or supported by the department at the age
of eighteen years unless the responsible person has filed a written application for the
continuation of services or programs and that a guardian may be required for the client
pursuant to section 36-560, subsection E.
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