Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The Family
Resource Services (FRS) funds shall be made available for respite care services
at the following places:
(1) The home or place
of residence of an individual with an intellectual disability.
(2) The home of a family that the county
mental health and intellectual disability office has approved. The "host"
family may offer respite care to no more than two individuals with an
intellectual disability at one time.
(3) If the individual with an intellectual
disability is in need of medical care and supervision, an approved medical
facility such as a general hospital or nursing home may be utilized. For a
facility to be used for respite care, the county mental health and intellectual
disability office or its designate shall document the medical needs of the
individual with an intellectual disability, and the county mental health and
intellectual disability administrator shall give approval of the individual's
with an intellectual disability placement in a medical facility.
(b) FRS funds may not be used to
pay for respite care in the following situations:
(1) State centers for individuals with an
intellectual disability. The county mental health and intellectual disability
program is not responsible for paying for the care of individuals with an
intellectual disability who are permanently or temporarily residing in State
centers.
(2) County residential
facilities which are not licensed by Chapter 6400 (relating to community homes
for individuals with an intellectual disability).
(c) Allowable time periods for respite care
are as follows:
(1) Respite care shall be
considered relief care lasting between 24 hours and 4 weeks.
(2) Respite care for any individual shall not
exceed 4 weeks within a given fiscal year, that is, July 1 of a given year
through June 30 of the following year.
(d) Respite care is provided only for the
individual with an intellectual disability family member and does not include
caring for siblings who do not have an intellectual disability.
The provisions of this §6350.21 amended under sections
201(2) and (8) and 202 of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of
1966 (50 P.S. §§
4201(2) and
(8) and
4202).
