The family support program is established to develop a family support policy state plan for the support of families of persons with disabilities and for persons with disabilities, including children with special health care needs or emotional disorders. The objectives of the family support program include the following:

1. (1) Assist families to care for persons with disabilities in the persons' own homes, including implementation of proposals regarding personal attendant services.
2. (2) Assist persons with disabilities to make decisions for themselves.
3. (3) Allow a person with a disability to live separately from the person's family, if the person with a disability so chooses.

As added by P.L.272-1999, SEC.26.