(1) Only a person with a disability who is a resident of Kentucky or whose family or guardian is a resident of Kentucky is eligible to apply for a Hart-Supported Living Program grant. The person may be living with a family member, independently, or be in a congregate setting and be eligible to apply for a grant. If funded, the applicant must maintain Kentucky residency as a condition of receiving grant funds or for the duration of the grant.
(2) Any eligible person with a disability who wants to apply for a Hart-Supported Living Program grant may design and request a set of services in the amount, kind, frequency, and duration which is dependent upon the person’s individual needs, and is consistent with the definition of a Hart-Supported Living Program grant under KRS § 210.770.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 210.790

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

(3) Payments for Hart-Supported Living Program grants may be made directly to the person with a disability to enable the person to purchase a service, to the guardian of the person with a disability, to a fiscal representative, to a service provider agency, or to any combination of these parties.
(4) A license shall not be required for any supported living housing arrangement provided on a contractual basis.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. — Created
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 261, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992.