The costs for services to individuals who qualify for home- and community-based care under the waiver program will not exceed, on an average per capita basis, the total expenditures that would be incurred for such individuals if home- and community-based services were not available.

Author: Willie J. Johnson

Statutory Authority: 42 CFR Part 441, Subpart G; Home- and Community-Based Waiver for the Elderly and Disabled.

History: Emergency rule effective March 18, 1985. Permanent rule effective July 13, 1985. Amended: effective November 18, 1987, June 6, 1990.