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Rule Title: HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH SEVERE AND DISABLING MENTAL ILLNESS: RESPITE CARE
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Department: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter: MENTAL HEALTH MEDICAID FUNDED 1115 AND 1915 WAIVERS
Subchapter: Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Adults With Severe and Disabling Mental Illness
 
Latest version of the adopted rule presented in Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM):

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37.90.438    HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH SEVERE AND DISABLING MENTAL ILLNESS: RESPITE CARE

(1) Respite care is planned or emergency care provided to a member with need for support and supervision in order to provide temporary relief to the unpaid caregiver of the member.

(2) Respite care services may be provided in:

(a) a member's place of residence;

(b) an alternative private residence; or

(c) a residential habilitation setting or a nursing facility.

(3) Respite care is provided for members who:

(a) in the absence of respite care, would require institutional level of care;

(b) are unable to care for themselves; and

(c) have an unpaid caregiver as the member's primary caregiver.

(4) A person providing respite care services must be:

(a) physically and mentally qualified to provide this service to the member;

(b) aware of emergency assistance systems and CPR-certified; and

(c) able to follow the positive behavioral supports that are in place.

(5) A person who provides respite care services to a member may be required by the case management team to have the following when the member's needs so warrant:

(a) knowledge of the physical and mental conditions of the member;

(b) knowledge of common medications and related conditions of the member; and

(c) ability to administer basic first aid.

 

History: 53-2-201, 53-6-402, MCA; IMP, 53-6-402, MCA; NEW, 2006 MAR p. 2665, Eff. 10/27/06; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 1173, Eff. 7/1/20.


 

 
MAR Notices Effective From Effective To History Notes
37-918 7/1/2020 Current History: 53-2-201, 53-6-402, MCA; IMP, 53-6-402, MCA; NEW, 2006 MAR p. 2665, Eff. 10/27/06; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 1173, Eff. 7/1/20.
10/27/2006 7/1/2020 History: 53-2-201, 53-6-402, MCA; IMP, 53-2-401, 53-6-402, MCA; NEW, 2006 MAR p. 2665, Eff. 10/27/06.
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