Home & Community-Based Services: State-Only Funded Programs in Utah
States may be required to contribute match funding to some federally funded long-term care (LTC) programs and to different extents. In FY 2003 states spent 21.4% of total state expenditure on Medicaid (NASBO, 2004). Total expenditures for HCBS are increasing and totaled $16.4 billion in FY 2001, with states paying between 1.7% and 13.3% of total health care expenditures on HCBS in FY 2001 (Milbank 2003). Medicaid spending grew quickly in the early 2000s, forcing state legislatures and officials to investigate ways to contain Medicaid costs rather than expanding services (Coleman et al 2003).
Program Name: Home & Community-Based Alternatives Program3,4,37
Administrative Agency: Dept of Human Services, Div. of Aging & Adult Services
Population Served: Elderly 60+ & physically disabled adults (10% of clients were under 60 in FY03)
Annual Expenditure: $3,909,906 FY05
Funding Source: General Revenue & clients contribute
Number of People Served: 2,012 FY05
Eligibility Criteria: People at risk of institutionalization with mobility/functional limitations. Individuals who do not meet the financial eligibility requirements of Medicaid &/or individuals waiting placement on the Medicaid HCBS program. Income limit FY02 $738/mth (100% FPL). Asset limit FY02 $6,000 (individual)
Further Information: Cost control: Cost cap $750/mth. No service limits applied. Co-pay on sliding scale based on income & family size. Quality control: annual monitoring of documentation & client interaction. Consumer direction Can be consumer directed. Other information Most clients are 60+. Funding limitations & lack of providers restrict services provided across the state. Annual av. cost per client $2,202. Family members can be paid.
Abbreviations:
AAAs - Area Agencies on Aging.
ADL - Activities of Daily Living.
AT - Assistive Technology. Dept - Department.
FY - Financial Year.
HCBS - Home & Community-Based Services.
LTC - Long Term Care. Mth - month. Rehab - Rehabilitation.
Mth - month.
Rehab - Rehabilitation.
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury.
SSBG - Soical Services Block Grant.
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury.
Wk - week.
Yr - year.
Footnotes:
(a) Note that some figures listed are the yearly appropriation, not expenditure.
(b) Sources of funding are listed in the language with which they are reported.
(c) The figures for number of participants are not necessarily figures for unduplicated participants.
Notes:
(1) The definitions of the services provided in programs may differ between states.
(2) Unless otherwise stated, programs are statewide.
(3) Programs where it is known that funding may come from a variety of sources, including non-state only funds (e.g. Older Americans Act) are indicated by the program name in italics.
(4) The table does not include Mental Health Services programs.
(5) All information is the most up-to-date found from secondary sources noted in the references.
(6) N/A means the information has not been found (not available).
(7) all programs primarily aim to support people to live in the community, therefore there may be additional state only funded programs but these are not directly to support HCBS.
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