Funding for Provider Assistance with Council on Quality & Leadership (CQL) Accreditation 525-05-47

(Revised 11/01/2024 ML #3881)

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Purpose

To assist Agency Qualified Service Providers (QSP) in obtaining Council on Quality & Leadership (CQL) accreditation to increase access to residential habilitation and community support services for eligible individuals.

 

Definition

The CQL accreditation must be obtained by a QSP agency to provide residential habilitation & community supports services. CQL accreditation promotes excellence in person-centered services and provides a framework for the agency to improve the organization’s quality of supports.

 

Requirements

 

The QSP agency must achieve CQL accreditation prior to enrolling to provide Residential Habilitation and Community Support services.

 

CQL Levels of accreditation:

 

  1. Systems Level Accreditation

    1. This level of accreditation requires payment by the QSP agency.

  1. Quality Assurance Level Accreditation

    1. This level of accreditation is eligible for assistance with funding for the first accreditation visits one and two.

    2. Once the agency has submitted the request for engagement (RFE) to CQL, the agency must obtain accreditation and become enrolled in the residential habilitation and community support services programs within one year or may be required to reimburse the department.

  1. Person-Centered Excellence

    1. This level of accreditation requires payment by the QSP agency.

  1. Person-Centered Excellence with Distinction

    1. This level of accreditation requires payment by the QSP agency.

 

The QSP agency must contact CQL and fill out the request for engagement (RFE) form. Once Systems level or Quality Assurance level of accreditation is achieved along with requirements per community supports (see policy chapter 525-05-30-21), and residential habilitation (see policy chapter 525-05-30-50), the agency may begin to provide residential habilitation & community supports services. The QSP agency is required to maintain CQL accreditation while enrolled in these services.

 

Eligibility for additional Aging Services funds includes:

  1. Aging Services having funds available to assist providers with CQL accreditation.
  2. The QSP Agency must complete orientation to the residential habilitation and community supports programs provided by the Aging Services Program Administrator. Orientation can be completed prior to request for CQL accreditation.
  3. The Agency is enrolled as a QSP or has submitted an application to become a QSP Agency. The QSP must adhere to the provider agreement and standards as described in NDAC 75-03-23.
  4. The QSP Agency must be in good standing with the Department of Human Services. The agency can be denied additional funding if application for QSP has been denied as described in NDAC 75-03-23-08. The QSP Agency may be denied additional funding if a sanction or termination of services has been issued as described in NDAC 75-03-23-08.1, or there have been substantiated complaints against the agency that involve quality of care.
  5. The QSP Agency must have designated staff who will provide these services that completed the Brain Injury modules, Minot State Medication modules and Dementia training modules.
  6. The QSP Agency must already employ or contract a Registered Nurse who will assist with the provision of community supports and/or residential habilitation.
  7. The QSP Agency must already employ or contract with a Care Coordinator who will assist with the provision of community supports and/or residential habilitation.

  8. If the QSP Agency does not achieve accreditation, the State will not assist with the costs associated with a second accreditation.

  9. The QSP is not eligible for funds if they have already received funding from the Department for the initial Quality Assurance accreditation visits one and two.