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Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.313 - Required Home and Community-Based Qualities

IdahoregulationIdaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid· effective 2022-03-17

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must ensure the participant's rights of privacy, dignity, and respect, and freedom from coercion and unauthorized restraint are honored. (IDAPA 16.03.10.313.01.c)(Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.313 - Required Home and Community-Based Qualities)
  • 2The provider must not restrict the required home and community-based qualities for a participant unless the restriction is supported by a documented, specific assessed need and risk-mitigation strategy developed through the person-centered planning process. (IDAPA 16.03.10.313.02)(Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.313 - Required Home and Community-Based Qualities)
  • 3The provider must ensure the participant (or the participant's representative) selects the setting from among options, including non-disability-specific settings, based on the participant's needs and preferences. (IDAPA 16.03.10.313.01.b)(Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.313 - Required Home and Community-Based Qualities)
  • 4The provider must ensure the HCBS setting is integrated in and supports full access to the greater community, including opportunities to seek employment, engage in community life, and control personal resources. (IDAPA 16.03.10.313.01.a)(Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.313 - Required Home and Community-Based Qualities)
  • 5The provider must facilitate participant choice regarding the services and supports provided in the setting and who provides them. (IDAPA 16.03.10.313.01.e)(Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.313 - Required Home and Community-Based Qualities)
  • 6The provider must optimize the participant's initiative, autonomy, and independence in making life choices, including daily activities, physical environment, and with whom to interact. (IDAPA 16.03.10.313.01.d)(Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.313 - Required Home and Community-Based Qualities)

Applies to: home care; personal care; HCBS home and community-based settings

Idaho's HCBS "Required Home and Community-Based Qualities" rule requires that Medicaid home- and community-based settings (including personal care and home care settings) protect participant rights — privacy, dignity, respect, freedom from coercion and unauthorized restraint, community integration, autonomy, and choice — consistent with the federal HCBS settings rule.

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