Common use of Category Information Clause in Contracts

Category Information. Service Name Healthy Home Goods Service Description Healthy-related home goods are furnished to eliminate known home-based health and safety risks to ensure living environment is not adversely affecting occupants' health and safety. Home-related goods that may be covered include, for example, discrete items related to reducing environmental triggers in the home (e.g., a “Breathe Easy at Home Kit” with EPA-vacuum, air filter, green cleaning supplies, hypoallergenic mattress or pillow covers and non-toxic pest control supplies). Healthy Home Goods do not alter the physical structure of an Enrollee’s housing unit. Service Name One-Time Payment for Security Deposit and First Month’s Rent Service Description Provision of a one-time payment for an Enrollee’s security deposit and first month’s rent to secure affordable and safe housing that meet’s the Enrollee’s needs. All units that Enrollees move into through this Pilot service must: • Pass a Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection • Meet fair market rent and reasonableness check • Meet a debarment check For homeless Enrollees, all services provided must align with a Housing First approach to increase access to housing, maximize housing stability and prevent returns to homelessness. Service Name Short-Term Post Hospitalization Housing Service Description Post-hospitalization housing for short-term period, not to exceed six [6] months, due to individual’s imminent homelessness at discharge from inpatient hospitalization. Housing should provide Enrollees with a safe space to recuperate and perform activities of daily living while receiving ongoing medical care as needed and will be limited to housing in a private or shared housing unit. Short-Term Post Hospitalization Housing setting should promote independent living and transition to a permanent housing solution. Services may not be provided in a congregate setting, as defined by the Department. Allowable units for short-term post-hospitalization housing must provide the following for Enrollees: • Access to a clean, healthy environment that allows Enrollees to perform activities of daily living; • Access to a private or semi-private, independent room with a personal bed for the entire day; • Ability to receive onsite or easily accessible medical and case management services, as needed. Coordination of this service should begin prior to hospital discharge by a medical professional or care team member. The referral to Short-Term Post Hospitalization Housing should come from a member of the individual’s care team. For homeless Enrollees, all services provided must align with a Housing First approach to increase access to housing, maximize housing stability and prevent returns to homelessness.