is typically required for a child of the Community Support and Life same age; Sharing when this support goes The service would otherwise need beyond what would be expected • to be provided by a qualified to be performed in the usual provider of services funded under course of parenting, and when the Waiver;… needed support exceeds what is typically required for a child of the same age; The service would otherwise • need to be provided by a qualified provider of services funded under the Waiver;… Consolidated and Appendix C-2-e: Appendix C-2-e: Relatives and Appendix C-2-e: Relatives and Public comment P/FDS State Policies guardians may be paid to provide legal guardians may be paid to recommended clarification Concerning Payment for services funded through the Waiver provide services funded through regarding who is considered a Waiver Services on a service-by-service basis. A the Waiver on a relative. Furnished by relative is any of the following who basis. A relative is any of Relatives/Legal have not been assigned as legal the following by blood, marriage Guardians guardian for the participant: a or adoption who have not been spouse, a parent of an adult, a assigned as legal guardian for the stepparent of an adult child, participant: a spouse, a parent of grandparent, brother, sister, an adult, a stepparent of an adult halfbrother, half-sister, aunt, uncle, child, grandparent, brother, niece, nephew, adult child or sister, halfbrother, half-sister, stepchild of a participant or adult aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, adult grandchild of a participant. For the child or stepchild of a participant purposes of this policy, a legal or adult grandchild of a guardian is a person who has legal participant. For the purposes of standing to make decisions on behalf this policy, a legal guardian is a of a minor or adult (e.g. a guardian person who has legal standing to who has been appointed by the make decisions on behalf of a court). The definition of minor or adult (e.g. a guardian a legal guardian does not apply to who has been appointed by the agency providers, but does apply to court). The definition of a legal the person actually rendering service guardian does not apply to to a participant. These individuals agency providers, but does apply may be paid to provide Waiver to the person actually rendering service to a participant. These
is typically required for a child of the same age; • The service would otherwise need to be provided by a qualified provider of services funded under the Waiver;… Community Support and Life Sharing when this support goes beyond what would be expected to be performed in the usual course of parenting, and when needed support exceeds what is typically required for a child of the same age; • The service would otherwise need to be provided by a qualified provider of services funded under the Waiver;… Consolidated and P/FDS Appendix C-2-e: State Policies Concerning Payment for Waiver Services Furnished by Relatives/Legal Guardians Appendix C-2-e: Relatives and guardians may be paid to provide services funded through the Waiver on a service-by-service basis. A relative is any of the following who have not been assigned as legal guardian for the participant: a spouse, a parent of an adult, a stepparent of an adult child, grandparent, brother, sister, halfbrother, half-sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, adult child or stepchild of a participant or adult grandchild of a participant. For the purposes of this policy, a legal guardian is a person who has legal standing to make decisions on behalf of a minor or adult (e.g. a guardian who has been appointed by the court). The definition of a legal guardian does not apply to agency providers, but does apply to the person actually rendering service to a participant. These individuals may be paid to provide Waiver Appendix C-2-e: Relatives and legal guardians may be paid to provide services funded through the Waiver on a basis. A relative is any of the following by blood, marriage or adoption who have not been assigned as legal guardian for the participant: a spouse, a parent of an adult, a stepparent of an adult child, grandparent, brother, sister, halfbrother, half-sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, adult child or stepchild of a participant or adult grandchild of a participant. For the purposes of this policy, a legal guardian is a person who has legal standing to make decisions on behalf of a minor or adult (e.g. a guardian who has been appointed by the court). The definition of a legal guardian does not apply to agency providers, but does apply to the person actually rendering service to a participant. These Public comment recommended clarification regarding who is considered a relative.