- (a) The department of human services, before authorizing care in a nursing home or intermediate-care facility for a person who is eligible to receive benefits pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., and who is being discharged from a hospital to a nursing home, shall notify the person, in writing, of the provisions of the long-term-care alternative, a home- and a community-based program.
- (b) If a person, eligible to receive benefits pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, requires services in a nursing home and desires to remain in his or her own home or the home of a responsible relative or other adult, the person or his or her representative shall so inform the department.
- (c) The department shall not make payments pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act for benefits until written notification documenting the person’s choice as to a nursing home or home- and community-based services has been filed with the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 500, § 1.