Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-35-.08

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 560-X-35-.08 - Informing Beneficiaries Of Choice

(1) Alabama Medicaid Agency will be responsible for assurances that beneficiaries of the waiver service program will be advised of the feasible service alternatives and be given a choice of which type of service--institutional or home- and/or community-based services--they wish to receive.

(2) Residents of long-term care facilities for whom home- and community-based services become a feasible alternative under this waiver will be advised of the available alternative at the time of review. Applicants for SNF, ICF, ICF/IID services, or a designated responsible party with authority to act on the applicant's behalf, will be advised of feasible alternatives to institutionalization at the time of their entry into a treatment system wherein an alternative is professionally determined to be feasible. All applicants found eligible for home- and community-based services will be offered the alternative unless there is reasonable expectation that services required for the applicant would cost more than institutional care. Provisions for fair hearings for all persons eligible for services under this waiver will be made known and accessible to potential eligibles in accordance with Fair Hearings Procedures in place in the Alabama Medicaid Program.

Rule effective July 9, 1985. Amended: effective November 18, 1987, June 6, 1990.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 10, July 31, 2017, eff. 8/26/2017.

Author: Samantha McLeod, Associate Director, LTC Specialized Waiver Programs

Statutory Authority:42 C.F.R. § 441, Subpart G; Home- and Community-Based Waiver for the Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled.