205.470 Centralized resource and referral center for aging caregivers of
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individuals with an intellectual disability or other developmental disability.
(1)As used in this section, "aging caregiver" means an individual age sixty
(60)or
older who provides care for an individual with an intellectual disability or other
developmental disability.
(2)If state, federal, or other funds are available, the Kentucky Department for
Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities shall, in cooperation
with the Department for Aging and Independent Living and the Department for
Medicaid Services, establish a centralized resource and referral center designed as a
one-stop, seamless system to provide aging caregivers with information and
assistance with choices and planning for long-term supports for individuals with an
intellectual disability or developmental disability.
(3)The center created in subsection
(2)of this section shall provide but not be limited
to the following services:
(a)Comprehensive information on available programs and services, including but
not limited to:
1. Residential services;
2. Employment training;
3. Supported employment;
4. Behavioral support;
5. Respite services;
6. Adult day health or adult day social services;
7. Support coordination;
8. Home or environmental modifications;
9. Community living services, including an attendant, and assistance with
homemaking, shopping, and personal care;
10. Support groups in the community;
11. Psychiatric services;
12. Consumer-directed options;
13. Attorneys or legal services to assist with will preparation; and
14. The impact of inheritance on government benefits and options, including
establishing a special needs trust;
(b)Printed material and Internet-based information related to:
1. Options for future planning;
2. Financial and estate planning;
3. Wills and trusts; and
4. Advance directives and funeral and burial arrangements; and
(c)Referral to community resources.
(4)The center created in subsection
(2)of this section shall operate a toll-free number
at least during regular business hours and shall publish information required in
subsection (3)(a) of this section and a description of services provided by the center
on a cabinet website.
(5)The center created in subsection
(2)of this section shall make the information listed
in subsection
(3)of this section available to the support broker and any
representative of an individual who is participating in a Medicaid consumer-
directed option.
(6)The center shall use electronic information technology to track services provided
and to follow-up with individuals served and provide additional information or
referrals as needed.
(7)The department may contract with a private entity to provide the services required
under subsections
(2)and
(3)of this section.
(8)The cabinet may provide services identified in subsection
(3)of this section to
individuals of any age who are caregivers of individuals with an intellectual
disability or developmental disability.
(9)Prior to January 1, 2008, the department shall submit a report that includes but is
not limited to the following information:
(a)The number of individuals who contacted the center;
(b)A description of the categories of questions asked by individuals calling the
center; and
(c)A summary of the services provided, including the community resources to
which individuals were referred.