A. The Aging Services Division within the Department of Human Services, upon the approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, shall establish the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services (Oklahoma CD-PASS) Demonstration Program. The purpose of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program shall be to enhance the range of choices and options for Medicaid-eligible consumers, on a voluntary basis, who require long-term care support services, and to assist families with a Medicaid-eligible member who requires long-term care support services to arrange and purchase their own personal care and related services.

B. The Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program includes, but is not limited to, the following types of services:

1. a.Basic services, such as getting a recipient in and out of a bed or in or out of a wheelchair or motorized chair, or both,

b.Assisting with certain bodily functions, such as bathing and personal hygiene, dressing and grooming, and feeding including preparation and cleanup;

2. Ancillary services such as shopping and cleaning;

3. Companion-type services such as transportation, letter writing and reading; and

4. Any other service requested by the eligible recipient needing care and services.

C. 1. In developing the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program, the Aging Services Division shall develop guidelines, eligibility criteria, program performance standards, and techniques to evaluate the outcomes of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program.

2. The Demonstration Program, at a minimum, shall have the following requirements:

a.the cost in the aggregate of the services offered through the CD-PASS Program care plan shall be equal to or less than the average cost of the Advantage Waiver Program service or personal care plan as applicable,

b.the baseline level of consumer satisfaction shall be measured by an independent third party prior to initiation of the Demonstration Program,

c.the scope of services offered within the CD-PASS Program shall comply with current state statutes and rules, and federal regulations, and

d.program evaluation which shall include an indication of whether:

(1)consumer satisfaction for CD-PASS Program participants is higher than or equal to consumer satisfaction for Advantage Waiver Program clients, as measured by an independent third party, and

(2)the percentage of delivered hours of the CD-PASS Program client care plan are greater than or equal to the percentage of delivered hours of the Advantage Waiver Program service or personal care plan.

D. The Aging Services Division may:

1. Consult with various federal, state and local entities in order to fulfill the purposes of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program;

2. Contract with entities in fulfilling the purposes of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program; and

3. Upon the approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the availability of funds, expand the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Demonstration Program statewide if the evaluation provided for in subsection C of this section demonstrates consumer satisfaction with and cost effectiveness in the delivery of the Program.

E. The Commission for Human Services and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance and Support Services Act.

Added by Laws 2004, c. 285, 2, eff. July 1, 2004.