(a)  The department of human services is hereby authorized and directed to amend its Title XIX state plan to initiate a Medicaid buy-in program for employed individuals with disabilities.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40-8.7-5

  • Employed: means the individual with disabilities is engaged in a work effort that meets substantial and reasonable threshold criteria for hours of work, wages, or other measures, as defined by the department of human services and as permitted by federal law. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-8.7-4

(b)  The department of human services is hereby authorized and directed to amend its Title XIX state plan to initiate community choice first for personal care services, including through a home health agency and/or self-directed plan.

(c)  The department of human services is hereby authorized and directed to review and/or amend its Title XIX state plan to initiate the full scope of services authorized under § 1915(i) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. § 1396n], for Medicaid buy-in participants who are eligible upon clinical assessment, subject to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approval.

History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 354, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 241, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 253, § 1.