1. A. Admission to the ADHC Waiver Program shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria:

   1. 1. meets the target population criteria as specified in the approved waiver document;
   2. 2. initial and continued Medicaid eligibility;
   3. 3. initial and continued eligibility for nursing facility level of care;
   4. 4. justification, as documented in the approved POC, that the ADHC waiver services are appropriate, cost-effective and represent the least restrictive environment for the individual; and
   5. 5. reasonable assurance that the health, safety and welfare of the individual can be maintained in the community with the provision of ADHC waiver services.
2. B. Failure of the individual to cooperate in the eligibility determination process, POC development, or to meet any of the criteria above shall result in denial of admission to the ADHC waiver.

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 Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 11:626 (June 1985), amended LR 13:181 (March 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 23:1153 (September 1997), repromulgated LR 30:2040 (September 2004), amended by the Department Of Hospitals, Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 34:2163 (October 2008), repromulgated LR 34:2568 (December 2008), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 37:2625 (September 2011), LR 39:2496 (September 2013), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 44:2164 (December 2018).