Section 414 - Medicaid long-term support services housing coordinator.

UT Code § 26-18-414 (2019) (N/A)

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(1) There is created within the Medicaid program a full-time-equivalent position of Medicaid long-term support services housing coordinator.

(2) The coordinator shall help Medicaid recipients receive long-term support services in a home or other community-based setting rather than in a nursing home or other institutional setting by: (a) working with municipalities, counties, the Housing and Community Development Division within the Department of Workforce Services, and others to identify community-based settings available to recipients; (b) working with the same entities to promote the development, construction, and availability of additional community-based settings; (c) training Medicaid case managers and support coordinators on how to help Medicaid recipients move from an institutional setting to a community-based setting; and (d) performing other related duties.

(a) working with municipalities, counties, the Housing and Community Development Division within the Department of Workforce Services, and others to identify community-based settings available to recipients;

(b) working with the same entities to promote the development, construction, and availability of additional community-based settings;

(c) training Medicaid case managers and support coordinators on how to help Medicaid recipients move from an institutional setting to a community-based setting; and

(d) performing other related duties.

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