016.06.09 Ark. Code R. 017
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 10, October, 2024
Rule 016.06.09-017 - Independent Choices Update # 11Section II IndependentChoices200.200 Eligibility 8-1-09 To be eligible for IndependentChoices, a participant must:
A. Be 18 years of age or olderB. Be eligible for Medicaid, as determined by the DHS Division of County Operations, in a category that covers personal care, or be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) through the Social Security Administration, or be eligible for ElderChoices and determined in need of Adult Companion Services or personal care by the DAAS Registered Nurse (RN)C. Be receiving personal assistant services or be medically eligible to receive personal assistant services. Personal assistant services include state plan personal care or ElderChoices adult companion services. 1.Personal Care: In determining eligibility and level of need for personal care, IndependentChoices follows policy found in the Arkansas Medicaid Personal Care Provider Manual.2.Adult Companion Services: The ElderChoices RN must determine and authorize adult companion services based on ElderChoices policy.D. Not be living in a home or property owned, operated or controlled by a provider of services unless the provider is related by blood or marriage to the participant. This includes single family homes, group homes, adult family homes, congregate settings, a living situation sponsored or staffed by an agency provider, etc.E. Be willing to participate in IndependentChoices and understand the rights, risks and responsibilities of managing his or her own care with an allowance; or, if unable to make decisions independently, have a willing representative decisionmaker who understands the rights, risks and responsibilities of managing the care of the participant with an allowance.016.06.09 Ark. Code R. 017