048-46 Wyo. Code R. §§ 46-13 - Wait List Process

(a) The Division shall maintain a Supports Waiver wait list to add additional participants as funding is appropriated and as approved by CMS.

(b) The Division shall prioritize eligible individuals on the Supports Waiver wait list on a first come, first serve basis. Funding opportunities shall be given to the person who has waited the longest for services, based on the date that the individual was determined eligible.

(c) Before being added to the Supports Waiver wait list, the individual shall be determined eligible as specified in Section 4 of this Chapter.

(d) For people with the same date of eligibility, the Division shall use the date that the Case Manager Selection form was received by the Division to determine which individual shall receive the next funding opportunity.

(e) The Level of Service score and individual budget amount shall be determined for each individual on the wait list. An eligible individual who needs services in excess of the Supports Waiver may request placement on the Comprehensive Waiver, and may be placed on the Comprehensive Waiver wait list, if a funding opportunity is not available. Preference on the Comprehensive Waiver wait list is given to individuals with a Level of Service score of four (4) or higher.

(f) The Comprehensive Waiver shall reserve capacity each year for eligible individuals who have resided in a Wyoming institution, such as an ICF/IID, nursing home, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, residential treatment facility, BOCES, or an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and who have been:

(i) In residence at the institution;

(ii) On a Division wait list; or

(iii) On a Division waiver prior to being institutionalized.

(g) The Comprehensive and Supports Waivers shall reserve capacity each year for qualifying dependents of active military service members who have been assigned to serve in Wyoming, or who are retiring or separating from active duty military service and intend to reside in Wyoming within eighteen (18) months.

(h) If additional capacity is available after the Comprehensive Waiver makes the required reservations under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section, the Comprehensive Waiver may reserve capacity for other individuals transitioning out of institutional services upon the request of the individual.

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048-46 Wyo. Code R. §§ 46-13

Adopted, Eff. 6/21/2017. Amended, Eff. 7/26/2018. Amended, Eff. 12/20/2019.