Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XXI - Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
Subpart 11 - New Opportunities Waiver
Chapter 137 - General Provisions
Section XXI-13703 - Beneficiary Qualifications and Admissions Criteria
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXI-13703
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. In order to qualify for the New Opportunities Waiver (NOW), an individual must be three years of age or older and meet all of the following criteria:
1.
have an intellectual and/or developmental disability as specified in
R.S.
28:451.2;
2. be deemed eligible for developmental
disability services and be on the intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD)
request for services registry (RFSR), unless otherwise specified through
programmatic allocation in §13707;
3. meet the financial eligibility
requirements for the Medicaid Program;
4. meet the requirements for an ICF-IDD level
of care which requires active treatment of a developmental disability under the
supervision of a qualified developmental disability professional;
5. have assurance that health and welfare of
the individual can be maintained in the community with the provision of NOW
services;
6. have justification,
based on a uniform needs-based assessment and a person-centered planning
discussion that the NOW is the only OCDD waiver that will meet the needs of the
individual;
7. be a resident of
Louisiana; and
8. be a citizen of
the United States or a qualified immigrant.
B. - C. Repealed.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
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