D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 29-5000

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 23, June 7, 2024

Rule 29-5000 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

5000.1

These rules establish the standards and conditions of participation for home care agencies providing Medicaid reimbursable personal care aide (PCA) services under the District of Columbia Medicaid Program's State Plan for Medical Assistance (Medicaid State Plan).

5000.2

Medicaid reimbursable PCA services support and promote the following goals:

(a) To provide cueing, hands-on assistance, and safety monitoring related to activities of daily living to beneficiaries who are unable to perform one or more activities of daily living; and

(b) To encourage home and community-based care as a preferred and cost-effective alternative to institutional care.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 29-5000

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 3957 (May 23, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 1760, 1761 (March 2, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 15537 (November 8, 2013); amended by Final published at 63 DCR 014134 (11/18/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 10531 (10/20/2017)

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 1760 (March 2, 2012) repealed and replaced the Chapter 50 (Medicaid Reimbursement for Personal Care Services) with a new Chapter 50 with the same name.

Authority: An Act to enable the District of Columbia to receive federal financial assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act for a medical assistance program, and for other purposes approved December 27, 1967 (81 Stat.774; D.C. Official Code § 1-307.02 (2012 Repl.)) and Section 6(6) of the Department of Health Care Finance Establishment Act of 2007, effective February 27, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-109; D.C. Official Code § 7-771.05(6) (2012 Repl.)).