Bill Text: VA HB894 | 2014 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Auxiliary grants; expands eligibility for program to certain individuals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-12 - Left in Appropriations [HB894 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HB894-Prefiled.html
14101579D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §51.5-160 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 37.2-409.1 and by adding in Article 10 of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5 a section numbered 51.5-169.1 as follows: §37.2-409.1. Auxiliary grant service providers; licensure. The Board shall adopt regulations for the licensure of auxiliary grant service providers to provide service coordination for individuals with mental illness or intellectual disabilities receiving auxiliary grants pursuant to §51.5-160. Such regulations shall include (i) criteria for issuance of an initial license, renewal of a license, and suspension or termination of a license and (ii) requirements related to the types of services to be provided by auxiliary grant service providers. §51.5-160. Auxiliary grants program; administration of program. A. The Commissioner Nothing herein is to be construed to affect any such section as it relates to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, general relief, or services to persons eligible for assistance under P.L. 92-603. B. C. The Commissioner shall adopt regulations for the
administration of the auxiliary grants program that shall include 1. A process for registering and for revoking registrations of service providers licensed pursuant to §§37.2-409.1 and 51.5-169.1 to which auxiliary grants may be paid on behalf of auxiliary grant recipients; 2. Requirements for services to be provided by assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes, and registered service providers, including the services to be provided to the auxiliary grant recipient and paid for using auxiliary grant funds and not charged to the recipients' personal needs allowance; 3. Reporting requirements for assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes, and registered service providers, including the process to be used by assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes, and service providers in reporting their costs, including allowable costs and resident charges, the time period for reporting costs, forms to be used, financial reviews, and audits of reported costs; 4. Outcome measures for services provided to auxiliary grant recipients, including client-level data about the type and nature of services provided, outcomes for each service provided, and changes in the type or intensity of services provided; 5. Procedures for calculating auxiliary grant rates, which shall be uniform and result in consistent rates for auxiliary grants provided to all recipients; 6. Requirements for completion of a uniform assessment of each auxiliary grant recipient and preparation of an individual service plan agreement setting forth the types of services to be provided to the auxiliary grant recipient; and 7. Provisions for the protection of the rights of auxiliary grant recipients, including the right of the auxiliary grant recipient to select the service provider of his choice, to change service providers, to receive notice prior to the termination of services by a provider, and to an appeal in cases in which services are terminated. D. In order to receive an auxiliary grant while residing in an assisted living facility, an individual shall have been evaluated by a case manager or other qualified assessor to determine his need for residential living care. An individual may be admitted to an assisted living facility pending evaluation and assessment as allowed by regulations of the Commissioner, but in no event shall any public agency incur a financial obligation if the individual is determined ineligible for an auxiliary grant. The Commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subsection. E. Provisions of Chapter 5 (§ 63.2-500 et seq.) of Title 63.2, relating to the administration of public assistance programs, shall govern operations of the auxiliary grant program established pursuant to this section. F. Assisted living facilities 1. Directly to the assisted living
facility 2. Voluntarily by the third party, and not in satisfaction of a condition of admission, stay, or provision of proper care and services to the auxiliary grant recipient, unless the auxiliary grant recipient's physical needs exceed the services required to be provided by the assisted living facility or registered service provider as a condition of participation in the auxiliary grant program pursuant to subsection C; and 3. For specific goods and services provided to the auxiliary
grant recipient other than food, shelter, or specific goods or services
required to be provided by the assisted living facility G. Assisted living facilities H. Assisted living facilities §51.5-169.1. Licensure of auxiliary grant service providers. The Commissioner shall promulgate regulations for the licensure of auxiliary grant service providers to provide service coordination for individuals with blindness or physical disabilities receiving auxiliary grants pursuant to §51.5-160. Such regulations shall include (i) criteria for issuance of an initial license, renewal of a license, and suspension or termination of a license and (ii) requirements related to the types of services to be provided by auxiliary grant service providers. |