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1 1 Section 1. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAIVER REQUEST –
1 2 INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.
1 3 1. The department of human services shall seek a home and
1 4 community-based services waiver under section 1915(c) of the
1 5 federal Social Security Act from the centers for Medicare and
1 6 Medicaid of the United States department of health and human
1 7 services to allow eligible individuals with autism spectrum
1 8 disorder to receive waiver services to support the individuals
1 9 in their homes and communities. The department shall report
1 10 on the progress of the waiver request on or before October 1,
1 11 2002.
1 12 2. An individual shall be eligible for services under the
1 13 waiver if the individual meets all of the following
1 14 conditions:
1 15 a. The individual has been diagnosed with or at risk for
1 16 autism spectrum disorder which includes the following
1 17 disorders as defined in the diagnostic and statistical manual
1 18 of mental disorders-fourth edition (DSM-IV) as 299.00 autistic
1 19 disorder, 299.10 childhood disintegrative disorder, 299.80
1 20 Asperger's disorder, 299.80 pervasive developmental disorder
1 21 not otherwise specified, and 299.80 Rhett's disorder.
1 22 b. The individual has an individualized educational
1 23 program or individualized family service plan or the
1 24 individual receives special education and related services or
1 25 special treatments, therapies, or services for autism spectrum
1 26 disorder deemed necessary by a physician.
1 27 c. The individual would be able to be safely maintained in
1 28 the community through waiver services and the services are
1 29 deemed necessary by a physician.
1 30 d. The individual is not enrolled in any other home and
1 31 community-based waiver service program under the medical
1 32 assistance program.
1 33 3. Services provided under the waiver shall include all of
1 34 the following:
1 35 a. Respite care.
2 1 b. Environmental accessibility adaptations.
2 2 c. Beginning family training for autism, including out-of-
2 3 state training.
2 4 d. Ongoing family training.
2 5 e. Transition to employment and supported employment.
2 6 f. Day habilitation including at regular, intensive, and
2 7 therapeutic levels.
2 8 g. Residential habilitation.
2 9 h. Alternative treatments, therapies, and testing.
2 10 i. Targeted case management through the existing service
2 11 coordination for individuals with disabilities.
2 12 4. The waiver shall be administered in accordance with the
2 13 following:
2 14 a. The department of human services shall adopt rules
2 15 relating to the financial eligibility requirements for
2 16 participation in the program based on the individual's income
2 17 and resources.
2 18 b. The department of education, local intervention
2 19 programs, and school districts shall administer the waiver.
2 20 c. All providers of services under the waiver shall be
2 21 approved medical assistance providers.
2 22 EXPLANATION
2 23 This bill directs the department of human services to seek
2 24 a home and community-based services waiver under section
2 25 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act from the centers
2 26 for Medicare and Medicaid of the United States department of
2 27 health and human services to allow eligible individuals with
2 28 autism spectrum disorder to receive waiver services to support
2 29 the individuals in their homes and communities. The
2 30 department is to report on the progress of the request for the
2 31 waiver on or before December 1, 2002. The bill describes the
2 32 conditions that an individual must meet in order to be
2 33 eligible for waiver services, describes the services to be
2 34 provided under the waiver, and describes components of
2 35 administration of the waiver.
3 1 LSB 5847SS 79
3 2 pf/cls/14.2
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