§18-10L-1. Short Title

This article may be known and cited as the "Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act."

§18-10L-2. Policy; Principles; Projects

(a) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state that: (1) Availability of personal assistance services for persons with disabilities should be increased to enable them to live in their own homes and communities;

§18-10L-3. Definitions

The following words and phrases, when used in this article, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Personal assistance services" means:

§18-10L-4. Program Requirements

(a) To be eligible for assistance from the Ron Yost personal assistance program, a recipient must have a physical, mental or sensory impairment that affects one or more major life activity, and who: (1) Experiences any physical, mental or sensory impairment, or combination of impairments, which can be expected to recur or last for a […]

§18-10L-5. Funding

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund designated the Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Fund. The fund shall be an appropriated account within the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the moneys shall be expended exclusively for the purposes of this article. (b) Funds made available under this article may be […]

§18-10L-6. Rules

The Division of Rehabilitation Services, as directed by the consumer board, shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, necessary for the effective administration of this article including a sliding scale for funding based on the recipient's, as the employer, ability to contribute to […]

§18-10L-7. Report

[Repealed.]