The department of medicaid shall create a unified long-term services and support medicaid waiver component to provide home and community-based services to eligible individuals of any age who require the level of care provided by nursing facilities. The department of medicaid shall collaborate with the department of aging in creating and implementing the component.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5166.14

  • Medicaid waiver component: means a component of the medicaid program authorized by a waiver granted by the United States department of health and human services under section 1115 or 1915 of the "Social Security Act" 42 U. See Ohio Code 5166.01

The medicaid director shall collaborate with the director of aging when adopting rules under section 5166.02 of the Revised Code to implement the component.