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Paid Family Caregivers - Attendant Care and Structured Family Care Caregiver Relationship Guidance (Effective July 1, 2024)

Indianasub_regulatoryIndiana Family & Social Services Administration (FSSA)· effective 2024-07-01

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1LRIs approved (active status) for attendant care initiated by 1/17/2024 were approved to continue providing attendant care only until July 1, 2024.(Paid Family Caregivers - Attendant Care and Structured Family Care Caregiver Relationship Guidance (Effective July 1, 2024))
  • 2A legal guardian of an adult (including a parent who is also the designated guardian) may provide up to 40 hours of Attendant Care per week per guardian; additional authorized hours must be provided by other attendant staff.(Paid Family Caregivers - Attendant Care and Structured Family Care Caregiver Relationship Guidance (Effective July 1, 2024))
  • 3Beginning July 1, 2024, parents of minor children (biological or adoptive), spouses, and legal guardians of a minor child may not provide (paid) Attendant Care.(Paid Family Caregivers - Attendant Care and Structured Family Care Caregiver Relationship Guidance (Effective July 1, 2024))
  • 4Under Indiana Code 12-10-17.1-10(b), legally responsible individuals are prohibited from receiving compensation for providing self-directed (Participant-Directed) Attendant Care and Participant-Directed Home Care services.(Paid Family Caregivers - Attendant Care and Structured Family Care Caregiver Relationship Guidance (Effective July 1, 2024))

Applies to: personal care

Provides guidance on which caregiver relationships may provide Attendant Care, Structured Family Caregiving, and Home and Community Assistance under the H&W, PathWays, and TBI waivers beginning July 1, 2024, restricting legally responsible individuals from paid Attendant Care.

Regulatory information, not legal advice — always confirm against the cited official source. Verification reduces error; it does not certify compliance.