(1) (a) The state board, by rule, shall set tiered per diem rates for services provided on a supportive care campus under this part 7. When structuring the tiered per diem rates, the state board shall consider the medical and cognitive needs of eligible persons being served on the supportive care campus.
(b) The maximum per diem rate for the services provided on a supportive care campus shall not exceed the total per diem cost of comparable populations either in institutions or in other community-based settings.
(2) The state board shall adopt rules necessary for quality assurance, which shall include certification of supportive care campuses.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1958, § 7, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 26-4-686 as it existed prior to 2006.