Code of Massachusetts Regulations
107 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS REHABILITATION COMMISSION
Title 107 CMR 10.00 - Independent Living Services
Section 10.04 - Process for Determining Eligibility and Order of Selection for Services
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Eligibility for independent living services is based only on ILC staff decisions that verify:
(2) Individuals with a severe disability who have been determined eligible for services may receive paid or unpaid services as described in their Independent Living Service Plan.
(3) Eligibility for paid services is determined by an ILC and based upon one's designated order of selection category, one's position on an established waiting list, a determination of one's financial need and the availability of any needed service through a comparable benefit resource.
(4) When the ILC staff makes a determination that an individual with a severe disability is eligible for services, they shall simultaneously make a determination of the individual's order of selection priority category. The priority category determines the general priorities that govern which eligible consumers shall be provided paid independent living services when the Commission has determined that funds are insufficient to provide services to all eligible individuals.
(5) The priority categories are:
(6) Purchase of ILRS shall be determined by the availability of comparable benefits from other resources including other state agencies, health insurance or employee benefits, the individual's financial need and the allocation and availability of funds, with individuals assigned to Priority Category I receiving the highest priority. Eligible individuals in all priority categories may receive information and referral and service coordination.