Section 5123:2-1-08 - [Rescinded] Waiting lists(A) Purpose This rule sets forth the requirements for waiting lists established by a county board pursuant to section 5126.042 of the Revised Code.(B) Definitions (1) "Alternative services" means the various programs, services, and supports, regardless of funding source, other than home and community-based services, that exist as part of the developmental disabilities service system and other service systems including, but not limited to:(a) Services provided directly by a county board;(b) Services funded by a county board and delivered by other providers;(c) Services provided and funded outside the developmental disabilities service system; and(d) Services provided at the state level. (2) "County board" means a county board of developmental disabilities.(3) "Date of request" means the earliest date and time of any written or other documented request for home and community-based services. The request, including the date and time of request, shall be included in an individual's record maintained by a county board. Documentation of the date of request may include the Ohio department of medicaid form 02399, "Request for Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services" (revised July 2014), signature date.(4) "Department" means the Ohio department of developmental disabilities.(5) "Emergency status" means an individual is facing a situation that creates for the individual a risk of substantial self-harm or substantial harm to others if action is not taken within thirty calendar days. Emergency status may result from, but is not limited to:(a) Loss of present residence for any reason, including legal action;(b) Loss of present caretaker for any reason, including serious illness of the caretaker, change in the caretaker's status, or inability of the caretaker to perform effectively for the individual;(c) Abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the individual;(d) Health and safety conditions that pose a serious risk to the individual or others of immediate harm or death; or(e) Change in emotional or physical condition of the individual that necessitates substantial accommodation that cannot be reasonably provided by the individual's existing caretaker.(6) "Home and community-based services" has the same meaning as in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code.(7) "Individual" means a person with a developmental disability or for purposes of giving, refusing to give, or withdrawing consent for services, his or her guardian in accordance with section 5126.043 of the Revised Code.(8) "Individual service plan" means the written description of services, supports, and activities to be provided to an individual.(9) "Intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities" has the same meaning as in section 5124.01 of the Revised Code.(10) "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section 5165.01 of the Revised Code.(C) There shall be no waiting list for: (1) Medicaid state plan services;(2) Home and community-based services for individuals already enrolled in a home and community-based services waiver administered by the department;(3) Home and community-based services for children who are subject to a determination under section 121.38 of the Revised Code and require the services; or(4) Home and community-based services for individuals who are transferred to a home and community-based services waiver pursuant to paragraph (D)(12) of this rule.(D) Waiting list for home and community-based services (1) If a county board determines that available resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of all individuals who request home and community-based services, the board shall establish a waiting list for the services. (2) When an individual requests home and community-based services for which there is a waiting list, a county board shall: (a) With the agreement of the individual, place the individual's name on the waiting list;(b) Inform the individual, the individual's guardian, and in accordance with section 5126.044 of the Revised Code, the individual's family, as applicable, of the individual's position on the waiting list and the individual's due process rights in accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule;(c) Identify the individual's immediate needs; and(d) Assist the individual in identifying and obtaining alternative services that are available to meet those needs, including applying for medicaid. An individual who accepts alternative services may, at the individual's choice, remain on the waiting list in his or her current position.(3) An individual's date of request is the controlling date for placement on a waiting list for home and community-based services and shall be documented at the time of any such request.(4) When there is a dispute regarding an individual's date of request, the individual or a person with legal authority to act on behalf of the individual, may appeal under procedures set forth in paragraph (F) of this rule.(5) When an individual relocates or expresses a desire to relocate from one county to another county, any waiting list for home and community-based services shall be reordered in the new county based on the individual's date of request for such services.(6) Except as provided in paragraph (D)(13) of this rule, when home and community-based services for which there is a waiting list become available, a county board shall offer the services to the individual next scheduled on the waiting list to receive the services subject to a determination of the individual's eligibility for the services.(7) Annually, a county board shall: (a) Review the current status, reassess the service needs, and notify the individual, the individual's guardian, and in accordance with section 5126.044 of the Revised Code, the individual's family, as applicable, of the individual's position on the waiting list; and(b) Provide contact information for a person at the county board who can provide resource information to address, to the extent possible, immediate needs of the individual and who can respond to questions about the notice.(8) If at any time it is determined that an individual on a waiting list for home and community-based services is not eligible for home and community-based services, the county board shall remove the individual's name from the waiting list and shall assist the individual with contacting other agencies/programs for which the individual may be eligible. Individuals removed from the waiting list have a right to due process as set forth in paragraph (F) of this rule.(9) Emergency status The individuals who may be placed on a waiting list include individuals with emergency status. An individual with emergency status shall receive first priority for home and community-based services. No individual may receive priority for home and community-based services pursuant to paragraph (D)(10) of this rule over an individual placed on a waiting list with emergency status. When two or more individuals have emergency status pursuant to this paragraph, the county board shall offer the services to such individuals in the order they are placed on the waiting list based on their date of request.
(10) Priority categories Except as provided in paragraph (D)(9) of this rule, a county board shall give priority on a waiting list established under paragraph (D)(1) of this rule to all of the following in accordance with the assessment component approved under section 5123.046 of the Revised Code of the county board's plan developed under section 5126.054 of the Revised Code.
(a) Refinancing of supported living and family support services. An individual who is eligible for home and community-based services and meets both of the following requirements: (i) The individual is eighteen years of age or older; and(ii) The individual receives supported living or family support services.(b) Refinancing of adult services. An individual who is eligible for home and community-based services and meets both of the following requirements: (i) The individual resides in the individual's own home or the home of the individual's family and will continue to reside in that home after enrollment in home and community-based services; and(ii) The individual receives adult services directly from the county board or from another provider with funding from the county board.(c) Aging caregiver or intensive needs. An individual who is eligible for home and community-based services and meets either of the following requirements: (i) The individual does not receive residential services or supported living, either needs services in the individual's current living arrangement or will need services in a new living arrangement, and has a primary caregiver who is sixty years of age or older; or(ii) The individual has at least one of the following service needs that is unusual in scope or intensity: (a) Severe behavioral problems for which a behavioral support strategy is needed;(b) A mental health diagnosis for which medication has been prescribed;(c) A medical condition that leaves the individual dependent on life-support medical technology;(d) A condition affecting multiple body systems for which a combination of specialized medical, psychological, educational, or habilitation services is needed; or (e) A condition the county board determines to be comparable in severity to any condition described in paragraphs (D)(10)(c)(ii)(a) to (D)(10)(c)(ii)(d) of this rule and places the individual at significant risk of institutionalization.(d) Resident of intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities. An individual who is eligible for home and community-based services and resides in an intermediate care facility for individuals with developmental disabilities.(e) Resident of nursing facility. An individual who is eligible for home and community-based services and resides in a nursing facility.(11) Order for offering services to individuals within priority categories established in paragraph (D)(10) of this rule (a) If two or more individuals on a waiting list for home and community-based services have priority for the services pursuant to paragraph (D)(10) of this rule, a county board shall use the following criteria to determine the order in which the individuals with priority are offered the services: (i) The maximization of federal funding;(ii) A mix among the individuals in each of the priority categories in paragraph (D)(10) of this rule; and(iii) With regard to living arrangements, promoting:(a) Individuals' ability to choose other individuals with priority under paragraph (D)(10) of this rule with whom to live if the individuals have an existing relationship; and (b) Sharing of services among any individuals with priority under paragraph (D)(10) of this rule when the services are appropriate for the individuals.(b) When individuals are offered home and community-based services in accordance with the criteria in paragraph (D)(11)(a) of this rule and two or more individuals have equal rank, the county board shall offer the services to such individuals in the order they are placed on the waiting list based on their date of request.(12) When an individual who is enrolled in the individual options waiver or the level one waiver requests enrollment in the self-empowered life funding waiver, the department may transfer the individual to the self-empowered life funding waiver provided the individual's needs can be more appropriately met by the self-empowered life funding waiver, the individual meets all eligibility criteria for the self-empowered life funding waiver, and the county board requests to enroll the individual in the self-empowered life funding waiver. At any time within one hundred eighty calendar days of enrollment in the self-empowered life funding waiver, at the individual's request, the county board shall request that the individual be re-enrolled in the waiver from which the transfer was made.(13) Paragraph (D)(6) of this rule shall not apply to home and community-based services funded in whole or in part by the department if the department directs a county board in writing to use an alternative method for selecting individuals for enrollment in the home and community-based services. When the department directs a county board to use an alternative method, the county board shall offer the services to individuals in accordance with the method.(14) When an individual on a waiting list established under paragraph (D)(1) of this rule is offered home and community-based services and refuses the services, the individual may, at the individual's choice, remain on the waiting list in his or her current position.(E) Waiting lists for non-medicaid programs and services If a county board determines that available resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of all individuals who request non-medicaid programs or services, the county board shall establish one or more waiting lists for such programs or services in accordance with the county board's plan developed under section 5126.04 of the Revised Code.
(F) Due process (1) Due process shall be available to an individual aggrieved by an action of a county board related to any of the following: (a) The approval, denial, withholding, reduction, suspension, or termination of a service funded by the state medicaid program; and(b) The establishment or maintenance of, placement on, the failure to offer services in accordance with, or removal from a waiting list. (2) Due process shall be provided in accordance with Chapters 5101:6-1 to 5101:6-9 of the Administrative Code when the service involved is funded by the state medicaid program and in accordance with rule 5123:2-1-12 of the Administrative Code when the service involved is not medicaid-funded.(3) If an individual is aggrieved in accordance with paragraph (F)(1) of this rule, a county board may, if it has adopted a written policy describing an informal process for resolution of complaints and appeals of adverse action in accordance with rule 5123:2-1-12 of the Administrative Code, attempt to informally resolve the matter. An attempt to informally resolve the matter shall not affect the right of the individual to due process in accordance with paragraph (F)(1) of this rule.(4) A county board shall, in the manner specified in rule 5123:2-1-12 of the Administrative Code, give notice to each individual on the waiting list, the individual's guardian, and in accordance with section 5126.044 of the Revised Code, the individual's family, as applicable, of the individual's due process rights. The county board shall document that such notice was given and the content of the notice.(G) Upon the department's request, a county board shall submit in a format specified by the department, documentation related to its waiting list for home and community-based services and any waiting list established pursuant to paragraph (E) of this rule including, but not limited to, information regarding individuals who requested services or were removed from the waiting list.(H) The department shall monitor compliance with this rule by county boards and their contract agencies. The department shall provide technical support upon request and through regional and statewide trainings.(I) Nothing in this rule shall be interpreted to alter the obligation of a county board to provide a service, which it is required to provide under applicable law. Nothing in this rule shall be interpreted to create an obligation of a county board to provide a service, unless the obligation exists under applicable law. Replaces: 5123:2-1-08
Ohio Admin. Code 5123:2-1-08
Effective: 9/1/2018
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 3/28/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5123.04, 5126.042
Rule Amplifies: 5123.04, 5126.042, 5126.044, 5126.054, 5126.055
Prior Effective Dates: 07/01/1976, 12/11/1983, 07/01/1991 (Emer.), 09/13/1991, 04/22/1993, 06/02/1995 (Emer.), 12/09/1995, 02/28/1996 (Emer.), 05/18/1996, 05/28/1996, 07/12/1997, 08/01/2001, 01/02/2002 (Emer.), 03/21/2002, 12/01/2011, 01/01/2016