2006 Ohio Revised Code - [5111.89.1] 5111.891.Eligibility for program.

[§ 5111.89.1] § 5111.891. Eligibility for program.
 

To be eligible for the assisted living program, an individual must meet all of the following requirements: 

(A) Need an intermediate level of care as determined under rule 5101:3-3-06 of the Administrative Code; 

(B) At the time the individual applies for the assisted living program, be one of the following: 

(1) A nursing facility resident who is seeking to move to a residential care facility and would remain in a nursing facility for long term care if not for the assisted living program; 

(2) A participant of any of the following medicaid waiver components who would move to a nursing facility if not for the assisted living program: 

(a) The PASSPORT program created under section 173.40 of the Revised Code; 

(b) The medicaid waiver component called the choices program that the department of aging administers; 

(c) A medicaid waiver component that the department of job and family services administers. 

(C) At the time the individual receives assisted living services under the assisted living program, reside in a residential care facility, including both of the following: 

(1) A residential care facility that is owned or operated by a metropolitan housing authority that has a contract with the United States department of housing and urban development to receive an operating subsidy or rental assistance for the residents of the facility; 

(2) A county or district home licensed as a residential care facility. 

(D) Meet all other eligibility requirements for the assisted living program established in rules adopted under section 5111.85 of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 151 v H 66, § 101.01, eff. 10-1-05.
 

The effective date is set by § 612.09 of 151 v H 66.