RS 2674 - Duties of the department; waivers
A. The department shall submit to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare the following reports on the pilot program:
(1) An initial written report on the pilot project which shall be submitted no later than October 1, 1998. Thereafter, a written status report shall be submitted annually or as directed by the chairman of the respective committees for the duration of the pilot project.
(2)(a) A final written report on the pilot project shall be submitted no later than January 15, 2005, containing project accomplishments, project problems, a consumer satisfaction survey citing quality of life of residents in the pilot project, a five-year projection of the economic and social impact of the inclusion of the services provided in the pilot project in the continuum of the assisted living service and the effect of such inclusion on state and federal funds and recommendations. The project consultant, the Department of Children and Family Services, and the Office of Elderly Affairs shall assist in the preparation of the final report.
(b) If a state agency or the consultant does not agree with any part of the report, that agency or consultant may submit a minority report on that issue.
B. The department shall seek approval of a demonstration project under Medicaid waiver provisions by April 1, 1998, for the pilot project in order that it may efficiently administer the pilot project.
Acts 1997, No. 1185, §2; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 42, §1, eff. April 17, 2000; Acts 2006, No. 713, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.