DDRS Waiver Manual
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The following activities are not allowed as part of Recreational Therapy services:<br />
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Payment for the cost of the recreational activities, registrations, memberships, or admission fees<br />
associated with the activities being planned, organized, or directed<br />
Any services that are reimbursable through the Medicaid State Plan<br />
Therapy services furnished to the participant within the educational/school setting or as a<br />
component of the participant’s school day.<br />
Group sizes greater than four participants to one Recreational Therapist or group sizes exceeding the<br />
maximum allowable group size determined by the IST for each group participant<br />
Group services when group settings were not determined to be appropriate by the IST for each<br />
group participant<br />
Section 10.25: Rent and Food for Unrelated Live-in Caregiver (currently under CIHW<br />
only)<br />
Service Definition<br />
Rent and Food for Unrelated Live-in Caregiver means the additional cost that a participant incurs for the<br />
room and board of an unrelated live-in caregiver (who has no legal responsibility to support the participant)<br />
as provided for in the participant’s Residential Budget.<br />
Reimbursable Activities<br />
Reimbursable activities under Rent and Food for Unrelated Live-in Caregiver Services include the following:<br />
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The individual participant receiving these services lives in his or her own home.<br />
For payment to not be considered income for the participant receiving services, payment for the<br />
portion of the costs of rent and food attributable to an unrelated live-in caregiver (who has no legal<br />
responsibility to support the participant) must be made directly to the live-in caregiver.<br />
Room and board for the unrelated live-in caregiver (who is not receiving any other financial<br />
reimbursement for the provision of this service)<br />
Room: Shelter-type expenses including all property-related costs such as rental or purchase of real<br />
estate and furnishings, maintenance, utilities, and related administrative services<br />
Board: Three meals a day or other full nutritional regimen<br />
Caregiver is unrelated: Unrelated by blood or marriage to any degree<br />
Caregiver: An individual providing a covered service as defined by <strong>DDRS</strong>/BDDS service definitions or<br />
in a Medicaid HCBS waiver, to meet the physical, social, or emotional needs of the participant<br />
receiving services<br />
Service Standards<br />
The following service standards apply to Rent and Food for Unrelated Live-in Caregiver Services:<br />
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