Supports Intensity Scale (SIS)

SIS refers to the Supports Intensity Scale, a scale based on testing and an algorithm used to evaluate persons with disabilities for levels of services available to them. This page will include resources to help you understand the process.

• Here is a copy of a presentation by Leila Norden and Victor Robertson of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF): https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ac44b3b44-4349-4d0e-af08-2644a3d9464b

• Here are some documents that you may find helpful from a blank SIS form to the scoring key:

  • Blank Form - Click here

  • Rating Key - Click here

  • Definitions - Click here

  • Disclosure Form - Click here

  • Powerpoint Presentation - Click here

  • Scoring Procedure - Click here

  • Case Study - Click here

SIS Preparation

Back in about 2007, our PADCO founder Denver Fox wrote an instructional paper with suggestions about how to prepare about how to prepare for the SIS interview. Although the links are no longer functional, much of this paper is still a good primer for first-time SIS interviewees. You can read the paper here.