1. A. Any active duty member of the armed forces who has been temporarily assigned to work outside of Louisiana, and any member of his/her immediate family who has qualified for and received home and community-based waiver services provided under the Medicaid Program for persons with developmental disabilities, shall be eligible to receive the next available opportunity for waiver services upon the member’s resumed residence in Louisiana.

   1. 1. For purposes of these provisions, immediate family shall be defined as the spouse, child, or other person for whom the member of the armed services has guardianship.
2. B. After the individual returns to live in Louisiana, he/she must contact the department to report his/her address and to request that the waiver services be restarted.
3. C. The individual’s name will be placed on a preferred registry with other active duty persons who have returned to live in Louisiana and requested that their waiver services be restarted.

4. D. Waiver opportunities shall be offered to individuals on the preferred registry on a first come, first serve basis.

   1. 1. The first available waiver opportunity shall be offered to an individual on this registry based on the date that the request to restart services was received.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 37:3516 (December 2011).