62A-5-103.2. Pilot Program for the Provision of Family Preservation Services.
- (1) There is established a pilot program for the provision of family preservation services to a person with a disability and that person’s family, beginning on July 1, 2007, and ending on July 1, 2009.
- (2) The family preservation services described in Subsection (1) may include:
- (a) family skill building classes;
- (b) respite hours for class attendance; or
- (c) professional intervention.
- (3) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as necessary for the implementation and administration of this section.
- (4) In accordance with Subsection (5), within funds appropriated by the Legislature for the pilot program described in this section, the division shall provide family preservation services to a person with a disability, and that person’s family, if that person:
- (a) is eligible to receive services from the division;
- (b) has applied for, and is willing to receive, services from the division;
- (c) is not receiving other ongoing services from the division;
- (d) is not able to receive sufficient family preservation services from other sources;
- (e) is determined by the division to be a person who would substantially benefit from the provision of family preservation services; and
- (f) does not require the provision of other ongoing services from the division in order to substantially benefit from the provision of family preservation services.
- (5)
- (a) The division shall provide family preservation services under this section outside of the prioritization criteria established by the division for the receipt of other services from the division.
- (b) The division shall establish criteria to determine the priority, between persons eligible for services under this section, for receiving services under this section.
- (6) It is the intent of the Legislature that the services provided under the pilot program described in this section:
- (a) shall be provided separately from the Medicaid program described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act;
- (b) may not be supported with Medicaid funds;
- (c) may not be provided as part of a Medicaid waiver;
- (d) do not constitute an entitlement of any kind; and
- (e) may be withdrawn from a person at any time.
Amended by Chapter 29, 2009 General Session