Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5166.16 – Integrated care delivery system medicaid waiver

(A) As used in this section, "ODA or MCD medicaid waiver component" means all of the following:
1. (1) The medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program, unless it is terminated pursuant to division (C) of section 173.52 of the Revised Code;
2. (2) The choices program, unless it is terminated pursuant to division (B) of section 173.53 of the Revised Code;
3. (3) The medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program, unless it is terminated pursuant to division (C) of section 173.54 of the Revised Code;
4. (4) The Ohio home care waiver program, unless it is terminated pursuant to section 5166.12 of the Revised Code;
5. (5) The Ohio transitions II aging carve-out program, unless it is terminated pursuant to section 5166.13 of the Revised Code.
(B) The medicaid director may create a home and community-based services medicaid waiver component as part of the integrated care delivery system. If the ICDS medicaid waiver component is created, both of the following apply:
1. (1) The department of medicaid shall administer it;
2. (2) When it begins to accept enrollments, no ICDS participant who is eligible for the ICDS medicaid waiver component shall be enrolled in an ODA or MCD medicaid waiver component regardless of whether the participant prefers to remain or be enrolled in an ODA or MCD medicaid waiver component.
(C) A dual eligible individual who is eligible for an ODA or MCD medicaid waiver component may enroll in the component before the individual becomes an ICDS participant. The dual eligible individual shall disenroll from the ODA or MCD medicaid waiver component and enroll in the ICDS medicaid waiver component once the individual becomes an ICDS participant and it is possible to enroll the individual in the ICDS medicaid waiver component. The disenrollment from the ODA or MCD medicaid waiver component and enrollment into the ICDS medicaid waiver component shall occur regardless of whether the individual prefers to remain enrolled in the ODA or MCD medicaid waiver component.
(D) An ICDS participant's disenrollment from an ODA or MCD medicaid waiver component and enrollment in the ICDS medicaid waiver component resulting from division (B)(2) or (C) of this section shall be accomplished without a disruption in the participant's services under the components.