Summary


This rule amendment changes the time frames with which recipients of short-term limited respite care services may use their allotted budgets from being available only during the fiscal year in which they were granted to being available for 365 days from the date the budget and plan was activated. This rule also clarifies the selection process for determining who is selected to participate in the short-term limited respite care program for that year, and removes unnecessary language regarding eligibility requirements. It provides a preference for those families who were not selected in previous years while still allowing the Division to provide services to those who have received it in the previous year, provided the Division has sufficient funds to do so. This change also eliminates form selection and enrollment process for short-term limited family skill building.