A. The Aging Services Division within the Department of Human Services, upon the approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, shall establish the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Demonstration Program. The purpose of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program shall be to enhance the range of choices and options for Medicaid-eligible consumers, on a voluntary basis, who require long-term care support services, and to assist families with a Medicaid-eligible member who requires long-term care support services to arrange and purchase their own personal care and related services.
B. The Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program includes, but is not limited to, the following types of services:
1. a.Basic services, such as getting a recipient in and out of a bed or in or out of a wheelchair or motorized chair, or both,
2. Ancillary services such as shopping and cleaning;
3. Companion-type services such as transportation, letter writing and reading; and
4. Any other service requested by the eligible recipient needing care and services.
C. 1. In developing the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program, the Aging Services Division shall develop guidelines, eligibility criteria, program performance standards, and techniques to evaluate the outcomes of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program.
2. The Demonstration Program, at a minimum, shall have the following requirements:
D. The Aging Services Division may:
1. Consult with various federal, state and local entities in order to fulfill the purposes of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program;
2. Contract with entities in fulfilling the purposes of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program; and
3. Upon the approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the availability of funds, expand the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program statewide if the evaluation provided for in subsection C of this section demonstrates consumer satisfaction with and cost effectiveness in the delivery of the Program.
E. The Commission for Human Services and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Act.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 285, 2, eff. July 1, 2004.