(a)  To be eligible for this program the client must be determined, through a functional assessment, to be in need of assistance with activities of daily living or and/or must meet a required level of care as defined in rules and regulations promulgated by the department;

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.3-4

  • Homebound: means the condition of the client is such that the client does not have the normal ability to leave home, consequently leaving the home requires a considerable and taxing effort by the client. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.3-1
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  Medicaid eligible individuals age sixty-five (65) or older of the state who meet the financial guidelines of the Rhode Island medical assistance program, as defined in rules and regulations promulgated by the department, shall be provided the services without charge; or

(c)  Persons eligible for assistance under the provisions of this section, subject to the annual appropriations deemed necessary by the general assembly to carry out the provisions of this chapter, include: (1) Any homebound unmarried resident or homebound married resident of the state living separate and apart, who is ineligible for Medicaid, at least sixty-five (65) years of age or, if under sixty-five (65) years of age, has a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, confirmed by a licensed physician, and whose income does not exceed two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level; and (2) Any married resident of the state who is ineligible for Medicaid, at least sixty-five (65) years of age, or, if under sixty-five (65) years of age, has a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia confirmed by a licensed physician and whose income when combined with any income of that person‘s spouse does not exceed two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level. Persons who meet the eligibility requirement of this subsection shall be eligible for the co-payment portion as set forth in § 42-66.3-5.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 451, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 72, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 190, § 1; P.L. 1993; ch. 455, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 24; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 17, § 13; P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 12, § 9, effective July 1, 2022.