Section 15-131 - Application for home- or community-based services waiver for federal matching funds for services to adults. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-131. Application for home- or community-based services waiver for federal matching funds for services to adults.
 

(a)  Integrated care systems for maximizing federal matching funds.- The Department shall investigate development of integrated care systems and the feasibility and desirability of applying for a home- and community-based services waiver in order to maximize federal matching funds for the provision of services to adults who: 

(1) Have functional disabilities, including Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; 

(2) Have family income not greater than 200% of the federal poverty level; and 

(3) Would otherwise require nursing home institutionalization. 

(b)  Description of services.- The services covered under the waiver under this section may include: 

(1) Routine and emergency respite care; 

(2) Adult day care; 

(3) Personal care; 

(4) Case management; and 

(5) Homemaker services. 

(c)  Limits on individuals or area included in waiver.- The Department may place a reasonable limit on the number of individuals or on the geographic area of the State included in the waiver under this section. 
 

[1998, ch. 135.]