Sec. 18. (a) The office shall amend the home and community based services waiver program under the state Medicaid plan to provide for the payment for attendant care services provided by a personal services attendant for an individual in need of self-directed in-home care under this chapter, including any related record keeping and employment expenses.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-10-17.1-18

  • attendant care services: means those basic and ancillary services that the individual chooses to direct and supervise a personal services attendant to perform and that enable an individual in need of self-directed in-home care to live in the individual's home and community rather than in an institution and to carry out functions of daily living, self-care, and mobility. See Indiana Code 12-10-17.1-3
  • individual in need of self-directed in-home care: means an individual with a disability, or person responsible for making health related decisions for the individual with a disability, who:

    Indiana Code 12-10-17.1-6

  • personal services attendant: means an individual who is registered to provide attendant care services under this chapter and who has entered into a contract with an individual and acts under the individual's direction to provide attendant care services that could be performed by the individual if the individual were physically capable. See Indiana Code 12-10-17.1-8
     (b) The office shall not, to the extent permitted by federal law, consider as income money paid under this chapter to or on behalf of an individual in need of self-directed in-home care to enable the individual to employ registered personal services attendants, for purposes of determining the individual’s income eligibility for services under this chapter.

As added by P.L.141-2006, SEC.44.

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