Section R539-10-5 - Selection for Short-Term Limited Respite Care Services(1) The division determines if public funds are available to provide a short-term, limited respite service for an eligible person.(2) Except as described in Subsections R539-10-5(2)(d) and R539-10-5(3), the division shall use the following method to select a person on the waiting list that indicates a need for a respite service:(a) The division shall identify each person that did not receive a short-term, limited respite service during the previous fiscal year.(b) The division shall use random selection to offer a short-term, limited respite service to a person identified in Subsection R539-10-5(2)(a) until the public funds are allocated.(c) If the division is unable to allocate the total amount of public funds to a person identified in Subsection R539-10-5(2)(a), then the division shall use random selection to offer a short-term, limited respite service to any other person on the waiting list that indicates a need for a respite service.(d) The division may offer a short-term, limited respite service to a sibling of a selected person even if the sibling is not selected through the process described in Subsection R539-10-5(2).(3) The Division Emergency Services Management Committee (ESMC) may select an eligible person to receive a short-term, limited respite service, if the ESMC determines that the service is appropriate to address the person's emergency circumstance.Utah Admin. Code R539-10-5
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-21, effective 10/11/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-24, effective 12/7/2021