PAS is conducted by CSO’s Qualified Intellectual Disability Professionals in a face to face interview. This can be done at the home of the person seeking services, at CSO’s office, or at a preferred location of the service seeker. At the time of this process, the ISC conducts a comprehensive assessment of the person’s ability to function independently and in the community. The ISC gathers educational, diagnostic and medical records, observes the person in natural settings and interviews the person and family members (if available) about their history, needs and service requests. If necessary, the ISC orders additional assessments: psychological, medical and other functional evaluations in order to determine the individual’s appropriate level of need for care. As a result of this process, the ISC is able to develop a plan and arrange services that reflect both the accumulated functional information as well as the person’s/family’s preferences for service type, location, culture and environment.