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HB 813 Elderly frail persons; establishment of congregate housing services program therefor, report.

Introduced by: Albert C. Eisenberg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Congregate housing services program for frail elderly individuals. Directs the Department of Social Services to establish a four-year pilot congregate housing services program for frail elderly individuals. The Department is authorized to enter into contracts with qualified service providers to establish such congregate housing facilities. The Department, in consultation with the Virginia Housing Development Authority, shall develop criteria for the selection of pilot areas, which shall include an assessment of the qualified service provider's proposal for the congregate housing facility and the area's plan for community involvement, including, but not limited to, the involvement of the local department of social services and the area agency on aging. The Department shall submit to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services a report outlining the plan for the congregate housing services for frail elderly individuals by November 1, 2004, and operationalize the plan by March 1, 2005. The qualified service provider shall specify the type and priorities of the supportive services it will provide during the term of the contract and such services shall be related to the needs and characteristics of the residents. The qualified service provider shall establish a fee schedule for each supportive service and residents shall contribute financially toward the services, according to their ability to pay based on their income. Any fees charged shall not exceed the cost of providing the services. The Department shall determine an individual's eligibility for the congregate housing services program and the services subsidy, i.e., the sum necessary to provide supportive services to an eligible participant in excess of that individual's ability to pay for services, to be paid by the Department. The Department shall evaluate and report on the impact and effectiveness of the congregate housing services program for frail elderly individuals.


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