Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 660-5-43 — Day Care for Adults

660 Alabama Department of Human Resources

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-43-.01 Day Care for Adults

(1) Day care for adults is a program of care for a portion of a 24-hour day in a protective setting for the individual for whom day care is an appropriate part of a case plan and is at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation or at risk of institutionalization. Service includes medical examination (when not available without cost to the DHR) to determine appropriateness of service, case management and services to assure placement appropriate to the need of the individual served, information and referral and planning with the provider of care--service includes meals and may include transportation. Full-time adult day care services are not available for residents of group living arrangements serving four or more unrelated individuals.

History

• Author: Kay Pilgreen
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, Title 38; Title XX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396n, 1397; Social Security Act Title XIX State Plan Waiver.
• Effective June 28, 1983. Emergency amendment effective March 22, 1985. Permanent amendment effective June 10, 1985. Succedent emergency amendment effective July 17, 1985. Succedent permanent amendment effective October 9, 1985. Succedent emergency amendment filed February 6, 1986; effective March 1, 1986; rescinded effective February 28, 1986. Succedent permanent amendment effective March 14, 1986. Succedent permanent amendment effective December 9, 1986. Amended: Filed February 18, 1999; effective March 25, 1999.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-43-.02 Eligibility

(1) To be eligible for adult day care, an adult recipient must meet one of the priorities listed. Priorities will be given in the following order:

(a) Persons for whom day care is an appropriate part of a case plan and who are at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation or

(b) Persons for whom day care is an appropriate part of the case plan and who are at risk of institutionalization.

(2) When waiting lists must be established for receipt of day care service, these same priorities will be used (in order listed) for removing names from the waiting list when the service becomes available. When two or more adults on the waiting list have the same priority, the date of request for the service will be used to determine which has higher priority.

(3) If terminations are necessary due to funding reductions, the persons most recently authorized with the lowest priority will be the first terminated. If they continue to be eligible for the service, those terminated will go to the top of the waiting list.

(4) Slots for adult day care are limited and must be allocated.

History

• Author: Kay Pilgreen
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, Title 38; Title XX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396n, 1397; Social Security Act Title XIX State Plan Waiver.
• Effective June 28, 1983. Emergency amendment effective March 22, 1985. Permanent amendment effective June 10, 1985. Succedent emergency amendment effective July 17, 1985. Succedent permanent amendment effective October 9, 1985. Succedent emergency amendment filed February 6, 1986; effective March 1, 1986; rescinded effective February 28, 1986. Succedent permanent amendment effective December 9, 1986. Amended: Filed February 18, 1999; effective March 25, 1999.