Sec. 2614. GRANTS FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE

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## SEC. 2614 GRANTS FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE **[**300ff–24**]** ###

(a)Uses A State may use amounts provided under a grant awarded under section 2611 to make grants under section 2612(b)(3)(J) to entities to— ####

(1)provide home- and community-based health services for individuals with HIV/AIDS pursuant to written plans of care prepared by a case management team, that shall include appropriate health care professionals, in such State for providing such services to such individuals; ####

(2)provide outreach services to individuals with HIV/AIDS, including those individuals in rural areas; and ####

(3)provide for the coordination of the provision of services under this section with the provision of HIV-related health services, including specialty care and vaccinations for hepatitis co-infection, provided by public and private entities. ###

(b)Priority In awarding grants under subsection (a), a State shall give priority to entities that provide assurances to the State that— ####

(1)such entities will participate in HIV care consortia if such consortia exist within the State; and ####

(2)such entities will utilize amounts provided under such grants for the provision of home- and community-based services to low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS. ###

(c)Definition As used in section 2611, the term “**home- and community-based health services**”— ####

(1)means, with respect to an individual with HIV/AIDS, skilled health services furnished to the individual in the individual's home pursuant to a written plan of care established by a case management team, that shall include appropriate health care professionals, for the provision of such services and items described in paragraph (2); ####

(2)includes— #####

(A)durable medical equipment; #####

(B)home health aide services and personal care services furnished in the home of the individual; #####

(C)day treatment or other partial hospitalization services; #####

(D)home intravenous and aerosolized drug therapy (including prescription drugs administered as part of such therapy); #####

(E)routine diagnostic testing administered in the home of the individual; and #####

(F)appropriate mental health, developmental, and rehabilitation services; and ####

(3)does not include— #####

(A)inpatient hospital services; and #####

(B)nursing home and other long term care facilities.