1. (1) Fees shall be assessed for any individual receiving HCBA services according to the department's fee schedule. Fees shall be based on the individual's adjusted income, including the individual's spouse's adjusted income, if applicable.
2. (2) Each local area agency shall establish procedures for fee collection. Services may be terminated for refusal to pay a required service fee.

3. (3) Any full or partial waiver for service fees shall be at the discretion of the local area agency director or the local area agency director's designee.

   1. (a) A request for a waiver shall be submitted in writing to the local area agency director or the local area agency director's designee.

   2. (b) A request for a waiver shall include documentation from the case manager that describes the necessity of the

      waiver.

   3. (c) A waiver request, and accompanying documentation, shall be maintained in the individual's client file.
   4. (d) A waiver must be re-approved with each new request for services or on an annual basis.

KEY: elderly, home care services, long-term care alternatives

Date of Last Change: November 5, 2023

Notice of Continuation: June 29, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-6-101 through 26B-6-312