OIDD Releases Guidance About the SUN Process

The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Supports (OIDD) has released a guidance document about the Screening for Urgency of Need, also called the SUN.

The SUN process is used to determine how urgently a person with an intellectual or developmental disability may need services.

The new guidance explains:

• The purpose of the SUN
• How a person’s level of urgency is determined
• How Medicaid State Plan services are considered
• How to request a review or reconsideration of a SUN decision

The guidance may be helpful for people with disabilities, families, legal representatives, service providers and others who want to better understand the SUN process.

Visit the OIDD Screening for Urgency of Need webpage located HERE to learn more.

You can also access the document directly by clicking HERE.