2006 Utah Code - 62A-5-103.1 — Pilot program for provision of supported employment services.

     62A-5-103.1.   Pilot program for provision of supported employment services.
     (1) There is established a pilot program for the provision of supported employment services to be administered by the division, beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on July 1, 2008.
     (2) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as necessary for the implementation and administration of this section.
     (3) In accordance with Subsection (4), within funds appropriated by the Legislature for the pilot program described in this section, the division shall provide supported employment services to a person with a disability who:
     (a) is eligible to receive services from the division;
     (b) has applied for, and is waiting to, receive services from the division;
     (c) is not receiving other ongoing services from the division;
     (d) is not able to receive sufficient supported employment services from other sources;
     (e) the division determines would substantially benefit from the provision of supported employment services; and
     (f) does not require the provision of other ongoing services from the division in order to substantially benefit from the provision of supported employment services.
     (4) (a) The division shall provide supported employment services under this section outside of the prioritization criteria established by the division for the receipt of other services from the division.
     (b) The division shall establish criteria to determine the priority, between persons eligible for services under this section, for receiving services under this section.
     (5) It is the intent of the Legislature that the services provided under the pilot program described in this section:
     (a) shall be provided separately from the Medicaid program described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act;
     (b) may not be supported with Medicaid funds;
     (c) may not be provided as part of a Medicaid waiver;
     (d) do not constitute an entitlement of any kind; and
     (e) may be withdrawn from a person at any time.
     (6) The director of the division shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee during the 2007 interim regarding:
     (a) the operation and accomplishments of the pilot program described in this section;
     (b) whether the Legislature should convert the pilot program to an ongoing program within the division; and
     (c) recommendations for changes, if any, relating to the pilot program.
     (7) During the 2007 interim, the Health and Human Services Interim Committee shall:
     (a) hear or review the report described in Subsection (6); and
     (b) determine whether the pilot program described in this section should be converted to an ongoing program within the division.

Enacted by Chapter 133, 2006 General Session