Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0062 - Wyoming Life Resource Center
Chapter 3 - CANYONS INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Section 3-2 - Eligibility

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 3-2

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) An individual is eligible for admission to the Canyons ICF if:

(i) The individual qualifies for financial Medicaid assistance and meets institutional level of care requirements;

(ii) The individual has been clinically diagnosed with an intellectual disability; and

(iii) The individual demonstrates an institutional level of exceptionally difficult behaviors as determined by the Canyons ICF's formal facility-approved assessment process.

(b) All requests for admission are evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine whether seventy-five (75) calendar day temporary services would be more appropriate for the individual than regular admission.

(c) The Canyons ICF may establish a waiting list in accordance with the following criteria:

(i) An individual is eligible for admission to the Canyons ICF; and

(ii) Any one of the following apply:
(A) Services are unavailable due to facility licensing constraints;

(B) Services are unavailable due to limits imposed by funding; or

(C) Services are unavailable due to lack of capacity.

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