39-5601. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The purpose and intent of this chapter is to authorize personal assistance services for medicaid eligible participants in the participant’s home and community. It is further the purpose of this chapter to help maintain these eligible participants in their own homes in order to provide for the greatest degree of independence and […]
39-5602. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Department" means the department of health and welfare of the state of Idaho. (2) "Director" means the director of the department of health and welfare. (3) "Eligible participant" or "participant" means an individual determined eligible by the department for […]
39-5603. STANDARDS FOR PROVISION OF PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES. The director shall have the power and it shall be his duty to promulgate and adopt appropriate rules necessary to implement and enforce standards for provision of personal assistance services. The following standards for provision of personal assistance services and other provisions contained throughout this chapter and […]
39-5604. HEALTH AND BACKGROUND CHECKS. The director shall require providers to obtain health tests or screens, criminal background and nurse’s aide registry checks, and licenses and/or certifications necessary to protect the health, person and property of the participant for any personal assistant acting as an employee, agent, or contractor of a provider. He may deny […]
39-5605. TRAINING OF PERSONAL ASSISTANTS. The director may require a personal assistant to successfully complete a training program established by the rules before beginning to provide personal assistance services. Those providing personal assistance services when the rule is established will be given a reasonable period of time to obtain the required training. The director may […]
39-5608. LIABILITY OF ACTIONS UNDER THIS CHAPTER. (1) The participant, his designee, or legal representative, if such is responsible, shall be liable for any acts of the participant performed or committed while receiving care or services under the provisions of this chapter. (2) The department shall not be held liable for any actions under this […]
39-5609. PERSONAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. The department shall establish, as part of the medical care advisory committee (MCAC), an oversight subcommittee consisting of providers of personal assistance services and participants of such services and advocacy organizations representing such participants, and other interested parties, for the purpose of planning, monitoring, and recommending changes to the medicaid […]
