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L. Provider Em to ee: includes those individuals who are employed by a provider or who volunteer for a provider to provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities. M. Records: as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 6042 and 45 CFR 1386(22)(b), or hereinafter amended, reports prepared by any state staff or reports prepared by an agency charged with investigating reports of incidents of abuse, neglect, injury, or death that describe incidents of abuse, neglect, injury, or death occurring at a facility, investigative documents and discharge planning records. The term records also includes DDD consumer abuse and neglect committee reports but does not include peer review death reports, attorney work product, and records which are otherwise privileged under state or federal law. N. Regglar Program Activity: includes work assignments, education programs, therapy, health services, and daily living activities. O. SOLA: means the DDD consumer support program, State Operated Living Alternative. P. WAS Clients : (1) Individuals with developmental disabilities who do not have a guardian or legal representative and who indicate either orally or in writing to a WAS employee that they want WAS to represent them. (2) Individuals with developmental disabilities without guardians who are unable to communicate their wishes regarding protection and advocacy services when WAS has received a complaint of abuse and/or neglect about the individual with a disability, or WAS dctcrmincs that there is probable cause to believe that the individual with a developmental disability has been abused or neglected. (3) Individuals with developmental disabilities who have a guardian or legal representative where the guardian or legal representative has consented to the representation in writing. (4) Individuals with developmental disabilities whose guardian or legal representative fails or refuses to act on behalf of the individual with a developmental disability, despite being contacted by WPAS, after a court has determined that the guardian has failed or refuses to act. (5) A WAS client does not include those instances where WAS represents the guardian. WAS shall notify the DDD Regional Administrator or designee in writing that it represents the individual with developmental disabilities and forward a copy of that notice to either the guardian or the individual with developmental disabilities. Q. WAS Employees: includes paid employees and volunteer employees as identified by WPAS. Each employee shall cant' WAS identification. III. Access to Programs. A. DDD will not obstruct WAS access to programs when consistent with the law and will ensure that SOLA and other programs staffed by DDD employees will comply with this agreement. For programs which contract with DDD to provide services, DDD will not COMMUNITY ACCESS AGREEMENT