Which statement about plan changes is correct?

• A. Plan changes can be submitted for adding a new service or increasing budget; not for CSW pay
• B. Plan changes can be submitted only for address changes
• C. Plan changes are not required for any modifications
• D. Plan changes must be submitted to the school board

Answer: (A)

Plan changes are the formal way to revise a participant’s plan of supports when needs shift. The correct idea is that you submit plan changes when adding a new service or increasing the plan’s budget, because these actions directly alter what is funded and what services are available, and they must be approved before taking effect. Changing CSW pay by itself isn’t done through a plan change—the compensation setup for the CSW is handled through the payroll/budget processes outside the plan change. If more funds are needed to cover pay, that would come through adjusting the budget within a plan change, not by altering CSW pay directly in the plan. Administrative updates like a new address are handled separately, and school board submission isn’t the standard path for plan changes in this context.