The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall develop and administer a plan for the implementation of alternatives for long-term care. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:
1. The continued development and funding of community-based options throughout the State of Oklahoma;
2. The establishment of a cash and counseling program that focuses on increasing personal responsibility, efficiency in utilization, and consumer satisfaction. The program shall include:
a.provisions ensuring that existing benefits shall not be terminated or decreased as a result of the development of the cash and counseling program,
b.provisions ensuring that consumers receive a monthly budget based on the needs of that individual,
c.authority for consumers to use the budget to obtain personal care services and make home modifications to suit the needs of the individual, and
d.counselors available to work with consumers to develop and revise individual budgets;
3. The establishment of a program providing for state incentives to Oklahoma citizens for long-term care planning; and
4. Stronger private/public partnerships at the community level in order to address unmet patient needs.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 315, § 7, emerg. eff. June 9, 2006. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 303, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
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