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| ELIGIBILITY GROUP (ALSO SHOWN AS THE SPECIAL POPULATION) | >>Individuals age 65 and over >>Financially eligible for Medicaid
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| LEVEL OF CARE REQUIREMENTS (ALSO KNOWN AS FUNCTINAL ELIGIBILITY RULES) | Meet Medicaid LTC treshold requirements |
| ASSESSMENT AND ACCESS (CASE MANAGEMENT) | Authorized case managers employed by, or under contract with, AAA using uniform assesment instrument |
| CHOICE OF CASE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AVAILABLE | Customers must use the AAA covering the county in which they live (customer may request a change of case manager) |
| FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY RULES | Only individuals own income and resources are considered beginning in the first month of HCBS (income over $691 per month must be contributed towards cost of care) |
| NUMBER
OF UNDUPLICATED CONSUMERS PER MONTH |
3,332 |
| TOTAL FY 98 HCBS WAIVER EXPENDITURES | $26,884,055 |
| MONTHLY AVERAGE COST PER CONSUMERS FY 98 (WAIVER SERVICES) | $672 |
| MONTHLY AVERAGE COST PER CONSUMER FY 98 (XIX SP SERVICES) | $460 (includes cost for case management) |
| CONSUMER DIRECTED ATTENDANT OPTION AVAIL | Yes |
| SERVICES (THOSE LISTED ARE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO REGULAR TITLE XIX STATE PLAN SERVICES | >>Adult day care >>Sleep cycle support >>Emergency response >>Health care attendant >>Wellness monitoring >>Respite Care (case management is available through title XIX State Plan Services) |
| QUALITY ASSURANCE | >>Independent audits >>Oversight by KDOA quality review staff >>Customer satisfaction surveys >>Fiscal agent post pay reviews of providers >>Fiscal agent provider and consumer assistance units to register and follow up on all complaints or grievances |
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Page last updated February 28, 2008