§ 26-18-406. Medicaid waiver for community service pilot program.

(1) For purposes of this section, "community service pilot program" is a program in which the department:

(a) identifies less than 100 Medicaid recipients who are capable of providing community services to others;

(b) exempts a Medicaid recipient who is not capable of providing community services from the requirements of the community service pilot program;

(c) identifies community services that the department will recognize for purposes of the pilot program; and

(d) requires an individual identified under Subsection (1)(a) who is receiving Medicaid services to perform a certain number of hours of community service as a condition of receiving Medicaid benefits.

(2) The department shall develop a proposal to amend the state Medicaid plan to include a community service pilot program.

(3) The department shall, by January 1, 2012, apply for a Medicaid waiver with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the United States Department of Health and Human Services to implement a community service pilot program within the state Medicaid plan.

Amended by Chapter 167, 2013 General Session