Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-5-307

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section 30-5-307 - Family reimbursement restriction

(a) Neither an adult consumer's spouse nor a minor consumer's parents shall be paid to provide HCBS services to that consumer, unless all other possible options are exhausted and one of the following extraordinary criteria is met.

(1) Three HCBS provider agencies furnish written documentation that the consumer's residence is so remote or rural that HCBS services are otherwise completely unavailable.

(2) Two health care professionals, including the attending physician, furnish written documentation that the consumer's health, safety, or social well-being, would be jeopardized.

(3) The attending physician furnishes written documentation that, due to the advancement of chronic disease, the consumer's means of communication can be understood only by the spouse or by the parent of a minor child.

(4) Three HCBS providers furnish written documentation that delivery of HCBS services to the consumer poses serious health or safety issues for the provider, thereby rendering HCBS services otherwise unavailable.

(b) This regulation shall take effect on and after July 1, 1997.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-5-307

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 39-708c; effective Jan. 1, 1997; amended July 1, 1997.