26B-3-209. Medicaid long-term support services housing coordinator.
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There is created within the Medicaid program a full-time-equivalent position of Medicaid long-term support services housing coordinator. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-3-209
- Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department, established under Section 26B-3-102. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
- Medicaid program: means the state program for medical assistance for persons who are eligible under the state plan adopted pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
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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:
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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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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session
