2.6 Direct Payments Checklist |
| DIRECT PAYMENTS CHECKLIST-FOR CARE CO-ORDINATORS | ||
Family Name |
First Name |
Carefirst number: |
| 1. | Community Care Assessment of Review/Reassessment completed and if a service user is eligible a Direct Payment offered. | |
| 2. | Client assessed as willing to receive a Direct Payment and able to manage alone or with assistance. DP leaflet given. | |
| 3. | Agreement reached in principle with team manager on service users eligible needs/total weekday hours/weekend hours/sleepovers to be provided with the DP | |
| 4. | For those needing panel agreement request referred to appropriate funding panel | |
| 5. | When agreed complete referral to DP officer | |
| 6. | Direct Payment Care Plan completed and signed | |
| 7. | Separate Direct Payments bank account set up, details sent to the direct payment officer. | |
| 8. | Direct Payment Service User Agreement signed by Service User and witness. Copy to Direct Payment Officer | |
| 9. | Direct Payment Officer contacted in order to agree start date | |
| 10. | Direct Payment Officer confirms that Direct Payment has been set up with finance section enter data on Carefirst. | |
| 11. | Direct Payment Care Plan reviewed after 6 weeks and review date added onto Carefirst | |
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