S.D. Admin. R. 67:44:03:02

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 67:44:03:02 - Eligibility requirements

An individual is eligible for HOPE waiver services if the individual is not receiving services under chapters 67:54:04, 67:54:06, or 67:54:09, and meets the following requirements:

(1) The individual is age sixty-five or older, or eighteen or older with a qualifying disability;

(2) The individual is receiving supplemental security income (SSI) or has an income level within three hundred percent of the SSI standard benefit amount as provided in § 67:46:04:13, and meets the eligibility criteria established in chapter 67:46:03 or would be eligible for Medicaid under article 67:46 if residing in a nursing facility;

(3) The individual meets the nursing facility level of care as determined by the department according to chapter 67:45:01;

(4) The individual resides or will reside at home or in a HOPE waiver-approved home and community-based setting while receiving HOPE waiver services; and

(5) The individual has an individual support plan prepared under the provisions of § 67:44:03:04 and requires one or more of the services provided under this chapter.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:44:03:02

15 SDR 191, effective 6/11/1989; 16 SDR 161, effective 4/8/1990; 18 SDR 67, effective 10/13/1991; 20 SDR 170, effective 4/18/1994; 28 SDR 96, effective 12/30/2001; 38 SDR 123, effective 1/23/2012; 51 SDR 036, effective 9/30/2024

General Authority: SDCL 1-36A-26.

Law Implemented: SDCL 1-36A-25, 1-36A-26.