Health and Risk Screening Tool

The Maryland Department of Health, under the Developmental Disabilities Administration, is seeking feedback from the vendor community on an established web-based advanced screening tool to identify and assess health and welfare risks, functional status, behavior, and physiological factors for participants receiving services in DDA’s waiver. The goal of the agency is to determine if there is one tool that can be used by nonclinical staff to do both. The tool will support the screening of approximately 25,000 participants and will be utilized by non-clinical staff to conduct the screening. Key features of the tool include: • Identifying risks before a crisis occurs • Being used by non-clinical staff • Primary users for screening are case managers • Results utilized by the participant’s team, DDA administrative teams, and clinical supports • Guiding appropriate service planning and resource management • Supporting current systems • Integrating with Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Maryland or other systems utilized by DDA