Section 15-801 - Definitions.
§ 15-801. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Agency-provider model.- "Agency-provider model" means a method of providing community attendant services and supports for a consumer by a personal assistant who is:
(1) Employed by a provider agency; and
(2) Supervised and evaluated by the consumer.
(c) Attendant services and supports.- "Attendant services and supports" means any of the following services for a consumer, which are certified as necessary by a health care professional:
(1) Dressing;
(2) Preparing food and assisting with eating;
(3) Bathing and personal hygiene;
(4) Assisting with routine bodily functions, including bowel and urinary care;
(5) Moving into, out of, or turning in bed;
(6) Laundering and other clothing care; and
(7) Cleaning house and performing other services of daily care, including shopping and transportation, that the consumer and the Department request.
(d) Community attendant services and supports.- "Community attendant services and supports" means attendant services and supports provided to a consumer:
(1) Under a plan of services that is:
(i) Based on an assessment of the consumer's functional need; and
(ii) Approved by the consumer or the consumer's representative; and
(2) Under an agency-provider model or consumer-directed model.
(e) Consumer.- "Consumer" means an eligible individual who receives community attendant services and supports.
(f) Eligible individual.- "Eligible individual" means an individual who is eligible for the Program under § 15-803 of this subtitle.
(g) Functional need.- "Functional need" means the need for attendant services and supports based on the abilities and limitations of the consumer, regardless of medical diagnosis or category of disability.
(h) Personal assistant.- "Personal assistant" means an individual who directly provides attendant services and supports.
(i) Program.- "Program" means the Living at Home Waiver Program.
(j) Representative.- "Representative" means a parent, family member, guardian, advocate, or authorized representative of an individual.
[2008, ch. 649, § 2.]