46.288 Rule-making.

46.288

46.288 Rule-making. The department shall promulgate as rules all of the following:

46.288(1)

(1) Standards for performance by resource centers and for certification of care management organizations, including requirements for maintaining quality assurance and quality improvement.

46.288(2)

(2) Criteria and procedures for determining functional eligibility under s. 46.286 (1) (a), financial eligibility under s. 46.286 (1) (b), and cost sharing under s. 46.286 (2) (a). The rules for determining functional eligibility under s. 46.286 (1) (a) 1m. shall be substantially similar to eligibility criteria for receipt of the long-term support community options program under s. 46.27. Rules under this subsection shall include definitions of the following terms applicable to s. 46.286:

46.288(2)(d)

(d) "Long-term or irreversible".

46.288(2)(e)

(e) "Requires ongoing care, assistance or supervision".

46.288(2)(f)

(f) "Condition that is expected to last at least 90 days or result in death within one year".

46.288(2)(g)

(g) "At risk of losing independence or functional capacity".

46.288(2)(h)

(h) "Gross monthly income".

46.288(2)(i)

(i) "Deductions and allowances".

46.288(2)(j)

(j) "Countable assets".

46.288(3)

(3) Procedures and standards for procedures for s. 46.287 (2), including time frames for action by a resource center or a care management organization on a contested matter.

46.288 - ANNOT.

History: 1999 a. 9; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28.