Programs that ensure that elderly individuals, people who have medical problems or potential allergic reactions to specific drugs, and other isolated or vulnerable individuals who are at risk of health-related crises receive the medical attention they need during an emergency. Also included are programs that offer a means of identifying or locating individuals who may wander away from those responsible for their care and become lost.
Clients must have diagnosis of Autism, Downs Syndrome, Traumatic Brain Injury, dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease), or other intellectual or developmental disability. Clients must also have a history, or severe risk, of wandering, eloping or becoming disoriented as documented in a Life Plan, IEP or medical diagnosis (code Z91.83).