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OH SB23

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2011

Primary Sponsor

Charleta Tavares

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Origin

Senate

129th General Assembly (2011-2012)

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • Maintains existing requirements for waiver components including level of care determinations, written care plans, eligibility restrictions, and protections for individuals receiving services.

  • 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

Full Bill Text

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