(1) In order to be certified as a case management agency, a public or private for-profit or not-for-profit agency shall apply for certification to the state department in the form and manner specified by the executive director. The state board shall promulgate rules for certification and decertification of case management agencies.
(2) Once certified pursuant to this section, a case management agency shall, subject to available appropriations:
Determine the needs of a person enrolled in home- and community-based serviceswho selects the case management agency; and
Provide case management services and periodic reviews pursuant to section 25.5-10211.
The executive director or his or her designee shall review each case managementagency to ensure that the agency complies with the requirements and standards set forth in this article 10 and the rules promulgated pursuant to this article 10.
The state board shall promulgate rules to ensure that:
Each enrolled person with an intellectual and developmental disability has access tocase management services;
A person who is enrolled in home- and community-based services and other programs, as defined in section 25.5-10-202, is not required to have multiple case managers; and
There is an established process for a person to select the case management agency ofhis or her choice.
(5) The state board shall begin promulgating rules for case management agencies on June 5, 2017.
Source: L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1343), ch. 320, p. 1725, § 7, effective June 5.