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H.B. 31 Enrolled

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PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PROVISION OF
             2      SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH
             3      DISABILITIES
             4      2006 GENERAL SESSION
             5      STATE OF UTAH
             6      Chief Sponsor: Ronda Rudd Menlove
             7      Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson
             8      Cosponsors:
             9      Lorie D. FowlkeDavid Litvack
Rebecca D. LockhartPaul Ray              10     
             11      LONG TITLE
             12      General Description:
             13          This bill establishes a pilot program within the Services for People with Disabilities
             14      chapter of the Utah Human Services Code, for the expedited provision of supported
             15      employment services to people with disabilities.
             16      Highlighted Provisions:
             17          This bill:
             18          .    establishes a pilot program, beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on July 1, 2008,
             19      for the provision of supported employment services to eligible people with
             20      disabilities, outside of the prioritization criteria established by the division for the
             21      provision of other services;
             22          .    grants rulemaking authority to the division;
             23          .    describes a person who is eligible to receive expedited services under this bill;
             24          .    provides that the division shall establish criteria to determine the order of priority
             25      for receiving services under this bill;
             26          .    provides that the services provided under the pilot program described in this bill do
             27      not constitute an entitlement and shall be provided and funded separately from the
             28      Medicaid program;
             29          .    requires the director of the Division of Services for People with Disabilities to

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             30      report, for consideration and decision, to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee
             31      during the 2007 interim regarding whether the pilot program created by this bill should be
             32      modified or converted into an ongoing program;
             33          .    provides, under the Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act, that the pilot program
             34      created by this bill will be repealed on July 1, 2008; and
             35          .    makes technical changes.
             36      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             37          None
             38      Other Special Clauses:
             39          None
             40      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             41      AMENDS:
             42          63-55-262, as last amended by Chapter 134, Laws of Utah 2001
             43      ENACTS:
             44          62A-5-103.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45     
             46      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             47          Section 1. Section 62A-5-103.1 is enacted to read:
             48          62A-5-103.1. Pilot program for provision of supported employment services.
             49          (1) There is established a pilot program for the provision of supported employment
             50      services to be administered by the division, beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on July 1,
             51      2008.
             52          (2) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             53      Administrative Rulemaking Act, as necessary for the implementation and administration of this
             54      section.
             55          (3) In accordance with Subsection (4), within funds appropriated by the Legislature for
             56      the pilot program described in this section, the division shall provide supported employment
             57      services to a person with a disability who:

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             58          (a) is eligible to receive services from the division;
             59          (b) has applied for, and is waiting to, receive services from the division;
             60          (c) is not receiving other ongoing services from the division;
             61          (d) is not able to receive sufficient supported employment services from other sources;
             62          (e) the division determines would substantially benefit from the provision of supported
             63      employment services; and
             64          (f) does not require the provision of other ongoing services from the division in order
             65      to substantially benefit from the provision of supported employment services.
             66          (4) (a) The division shall provide supported employment services under this section
             67      outside of the prioritization criteria established by the division for the receipt of other services
             68      from the division.
             69          (b) The division shall establish criteria to determine the priority, between persons
             70      eligible for services under this section, for receiving services under this section.
             71          (5) It is the intent of the Legislature that the services provided under the pilot program
             72      described in this section:
             73          (a) shall be provided separately from the Medicaid program described in Title XIX of
             74      the Social Security Act;
             75          (b) may not be supported with Medicaid funds;
             76          (c) may not be provided as part of a Medicaid waiver;
             77          (d) do not constitute an entitlement of any kind; and
             78          (e) may be withdrawn from a person at any time.
             79          (6) The director of the division shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim
             80      Committee during the 2007 interim regarding:
             81          (a) the operation and accomplishments of the pilot program described in this section;
             82          (b) whether the Legislature should convert the pilot program to an ongoing program
             83      within the division; and
             84          (c) recommendations for changes, if any, relating to the pilot program.
             85          (7) During the 2007 interim, the Health and Human Services Interim Committee shall:

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             86          (a) hear or review the report described in Subsection (6); and
             87          (b) determine whether the pilot program described in this section should be converted
             88      to an ongoing program within the division.
             89          Section 2. Section 63-55-262 is amended to read:
             90           63-55-262. Repeal dates, Title 62A.
             91          [(1) Section 62A-4a-202.7 , Pilot Program for Differentiated Responses to Child Abuse
             92      and Neglect Reports, is repealed July 1, 2005.]
             93          [(2)] (1) Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Part 8, Safe Relinquishment of a Newborn Child, is
             94      repealed July 1, 2006.
             95          (2) Section 62A-5-103.1 , Pilot program for provision of supported employment
             96      services, is repealed July 1, 2008.

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