Respite care is:

1. (1) available to eligible members not receiving daily living supports or group home services and who are unable to care for themselves; and

2. (2) furnished on a short-term basis due to the absence or need for relief of those persons normally providing the care, and includes:

   1. (A) homemaker respite per OAC 317:30-5-535 through 317:30-5-538;

   2. (B) daily respite provided in a group home.

      1. (i) Group homes providing respite must be licensed per OAC 340:100-6.
      2. (ii) Respite care provided in a group home is authorized as respite at the applicable group home rate as identified in the member's Plan of Care;

   3. (C) daily respite provided in an agency companion services (ACS) home.

      1. (i) Respite must be approved in accordance with the home profile process, per OAC 317:40-5-40, and required training, per OAC 340:100-3-38.
      2. (ii) Respite provided in an ACS home is authorized as respite at the applicable level of support per OAC 317:40-5-3.
      3. (iii) Respite providers are limited to providing 52 days of respite per year when they concurrently provide ACS; and

   4. (D) daily respite provided in any other approved home. Respite:

      1. (i) must be approved in accordance with the home profile process, per OAC 317:40-5-40, and required training, per OAC 340-100-3-38;

      2. (ii) is based on the member's needs and includes:

         1. (I) maximum supervision - for members with extensive needs;
         2. (II) close supervision - for members with moderate needs; and
         3. (III) intermittent supervision - for members with minimum needs; and

      3. (iii) providers must:

         1. (I) pass a background investigation per OAC 317:40-5-40 and OAC 340:100-3-39; and
         2. (II) be at least 18 years of age.

Added at 12 Ok Reg 751, eff 1-5-95 through 7-14-95 (emergency)

Added at 12 Ok Reg 3131, eff 7-27-95

Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2756, eff 6-1-08 (emergency)

Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1067, eff 5-11-09