A. The design of a coordinated system of information, referral and follow-up services for older Oklahomans shall:

1. Be based upon the coordination of existing state and local programs that provide information, referral and follow-up services for older Oklahomans;

2. Conform with the requirements of the 1915c Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver, commonly known as the "Advantage Program", and, to the extent possible and feasible, shall incorporate the forms and procedures developed for the implementation of the Waiver;

3. Include, but not be limited to:

a.delineation of agency responsibilities, and the methods of coordinating the delivery of services,

b.identification of programs and procedures necessary for implementation, and adoption of such procedures by the responsible agencies,

c.the adoption of common service procedures across program and agency lines,

d.the use of common referral and other forms,

e.the development of a shared, computerized data base to identify client information necessary to reduce duplication of effort and improve service delivery, including, but not limited to, a common intake data set,

f.procedures for sharing of confidential information in accordance with state and federal laws, which shall include, but not be limited to, methods for restricting access to confidential information and for sharing confidential information between public and private agencies and individuals in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth in interagency agreements pursuant to the Coordination of Services for Older Oklahomans Act,

g.joint training of personnel responsible for implementation of the system and delivery of services,

h.methods for resolving disputes by mediation or other means,

i.a funding and implementation plan, which may include phased-in implementation, and

j.procedures for monitoring and improving services and data collection, and continued coordination of services and data.

B. 1. Preliminary recommendations for the data base and coordinated system shall be completed on or before October 1, 1996.

2. On or before January 1, 1997, the agencies subject to the provisions of the Coordination of Services for Older Oklahomans Act shall enter into interagency agreements to implement the coordinated system.

The data base and coordinated system of information, referral and follow-up shall be fully implemented on or before January 1, 1998.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 123, § 3, emerg. eff. April 23, 1996.