The medicaid program may cover one or more state plan home and community-based services that the department of medicaid selects for coverage. A medicaid recipient of any age may receive a state plan home and community-based service if the recipient has countable income not exceeding two hundred twenty-five per cent of the federal poverty line, has a medical need for the service, and meets all other eligibility requirements for the service specified in rules adopted under section 5164.02 of the Revised Code. The rules may not require a medicaid recipient to undergo a level of care determination to be eligible for a state plan home and community-based service.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5164.16

  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • State plan home and community-based services: means home and community-based services that, as authorized by section 1915(i) of the "Social Security Act" 42 U. See Ohio Code 5164.01