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Home and community-based services medicaid waiver components – Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5166.04

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Home and community-based services Medicaid waiver components must meet the following requirements:

  • A level of care determination must be made to determine whether the individual qualifies for the component and will be made each year after the initial determination if necessary;
  • A written plan of care or individual service plan must be created based on an individual assessment of the services that the individual needs to avoid needing admission to a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded;
  • Each eligible individual will receive services in accordance with his level of care determination and written plan of care or individual service plan; and
  • Eligible individuals will be informed of the component’s services, including choices the individual or his representative may make regarding services, and will be given the choice of receiving services under that component, or, as appropriate, receiving services from a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.

Current as of June 2015