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OH SB23
Bill
Status
2/1/2011
Primary Sponsor
Charleta Tavares
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AI Summary
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Gives priority enrollment to terminally ill individuals with an anticipated life expectancy of five years or less on waiting lists for the PACE program and Medicaid home and community-based services waiver components.
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Adds this priority provision to both section 173.405 (for PACE program) and section 5111.851 (for home and community-based services Medicaid waiver components).
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Establishes definitions for "administrative agency," "level of care determination," "medicaid buy-in for workers with disabilities program," and "skilled nursing facility" in the Medicaid waiver framework.
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Maintains existing requirements for waiver components including level of care determinations, written care plans, eligibility restrictions, and protections for individuals receiving services.
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Preserves provisions protecting individuals who participate in the Medicaid buy-in for workers with disabilities program from losing waiver services or experiencing service reductions based on that participation or income increases.
Legislative Description
To provide that a terminally ill individual with an anticipated life expectancy of five years or less who is on a waiting list for the PACE program or a Medicaid waiver program providing home and community-based services is to have priority over other individuals on such a waiting list.
Home & community-based services-terminally ill have priority
Last Action
To Health, Human Services, & Aging
2/1/2011