R510-400-1. Purpose

(1) The Home and Community Based Alternatives program provides a comprehensive array of quality, client centered services. The services are delivered in a variety of community settings designed to provide a choice of service delivery options to the eligible client who can continue to live in their own home, if their needs for social and medical services can be met. Home and Community Based Alternatives services contribute to improving the quality of life and help to preserve the independence and dignity of the recipient. This rule is intended to clarify the obligations and options available to administrators of the program and to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

(2) The objective of the Older Americans Act Title IIIB Services is to provide services to frail older clients, including the older client who is a victim of Alzheimer disease and related disorders with neurological and organic brain dysfunction, and to their family.