10A NCAC 06T .0201. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF STATE ADULT DAY CARE FUND

(a) The State Adult Day Care Fund shall be used for adult day care and adult day health services provided through county departments of social services for the purpose of enabling people to remain in or return to their own homes.

(b) The fund shall be used to increase state financial participation in the costs of this service.

(c) The maximum rate for the purchase of adult day care services under contract shall not exceed thirty-three dollars and seven cents ($33.07) per day, per client.  The maximum rate for the purchase of adult day health services under contract shall not exceed forty dollars ($40.00) per day, per client.  Adult day health services may only be purchased for an individual following a preadmission health assessment as specified in 10A NCAC 06S .0204(b)(2)(A) and a determination that the individual needs one or more services delineated in 10A NCAC 06S .0402(a)(1) through (3).

(d)  The maximum reimbursement rate for transporting an adult day care client to an adult day care program shall not exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for a one-way trip.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑153;

Eff. January 1, 1982;

Temporary Amendment Eff. July 27, 1994 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;

Amended Eff. December 1, 1994; July 1, 1990;

Temporary Amendment Eff. December 8, 1997;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2007; April 1, 2005; April 1, 1999.