N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 6654.18
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024
Section 6654.18 - EISEP noninstitutional respite services(a) EISEP noninstitutional respite services may only be provided to clients receiving ongoing care from informal caregivers pursuant to a service plan based on the overall care plan developed under section 6654.16 of this Part which documents a need for such respite to support or enhance such informal care.(c) Respite consisting of housekeeping/chore or homemaking/personal care services shall comply with section 6654.17 of this Part.(d) Respite consisting of paid supervision shall: (1) utilize only workers who have been screened for any history of client abuse and any history of conviction for a related felony;(2) not permit paid supervision workers to deliver any in-home services as defined in section 6654.17 of this Part; and(3) include 24-hour respite only if provided in the client's home or the home of the primary informal care giver.(e) Respite consisting of adult day care may not be used to cover the cost of medically oriented services such as medical care, skilled nursing care, skilled therapies, dental care, audiology, podiatry or ophthalmology.(f) Noninstitutional respite may not be provided in adult homes until the New York State Department of Social Services promulgates regulations for adult day care programs in such adult homes and must, unless otherwise specified by the office, comply with such regulations once promulgated.(g) Noninstitutional respite may consist of any of the following: homemaker/personal services, housekeeper/chore services, paid supervision, and nonmedical adult day care.(h) EISEP payments to providers of respite in congregate settings must only be for services provided to individual clients enrolled in EISEP and pursuant to EISEP care plans and cannot be used to subsidize, in whole or in part, services provided to persons not enrolled in EISEP.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 6654.18