- (1) A person determined by the department to require the level of care provided in an ICF/IID must be given a choice between placement in an ICF/IID or in the 0208 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Program.
- (2) The person or legal representative must be informed of the feasible alternatives in the community, if any, available under the 0208 Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program.
- (3) The Quality Improvement Specialist will complete the Waiver 5, Freedom of Choice form with the person during the initial face-to-face level of care determination and document, in the person's file, that the person was given the choice and record the choice the person made.
- (4) Case managers must inform the person currently served in the 0208 HCBS Waiver Program annually of feasible alternatives in the community and provide documentation for the person's file.
Authorizing statute(s): 53-6-113, 53-6-402, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 53-6-101, 53-6-402, MCA
History: NEW, 1992 MAR p. 1490, Eff. 7/17/92; TRANS, from SRS, 1998 MAR p. 3124; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 220, Eff. 1/31/14.