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AMENDMENTS TO DISABILITY WAITING LIST

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen

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House Sponsor: Ronda Rudd Menlove

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies Title 62A, Chapter 5, Services for People With Disabilities.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    states that, beginning July 1, 2013, the Division of Services for People With
             13      Disabilities shall spend:
             14              .    85% of new appropriations to serve individuals based on the severity of their
             15      disability, urgency of their need, ability of a parent or guardian to provide the
             16      person with disability with adequate care and supervision, and length of time
             17      waiting for services; and
             18              .    15% of new appropriations for respite care; and
             19          .    makes technical changes.
             20      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          62A-5-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 61
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             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 62A-5-102 is amended to read:


             30           62A-5-102. Division of Services for People with Disabilities -- Creation --
             31      Authority -- Direction -- Provision of services.
             32          (1) There is created within the department the Division of Services for People with
             33      Disabilities, under the administrative direction of the executive director of the department.
             34          (2) In accordance with this chapter, the division has the responsibility to plan and
             35      deliver an appropriate array of services and supports to persons with disabilities and their
             36      families in this state.
             37          (3) Within appropriations from the Legislature, the division shall provide services to
             38      any person with a disability who is eligible to receive division services.
             39          (4) (a) [The needs of a person described in Subsection (3) shall be evaluated] Starting
             40      on July 1, 2013, any new appropriations designated to serve eligible persons waiting for
             41      services from the division shall be allocated as set forth in this section.
             42          (b) Eighty-five percent of the money appropriated in Subsection (4)(a) shall be
             43      allocated, as determined by the division by rule based on the:
             44          [(a)] (i) severity of the disability;
             45          [(b)] (ii) urgency of the need for services;
             46          [(c)] (iii) ability of a parent or guardian to provide the person with appropriate care and
             47      supervision; and
             48          [(d)] (iv) length of time during which the person has not received services from the
             49      division.
             50          (c) Fifteen percent of the money appropriated in Subsection (4)(a) shall be allocated for
             51      respite services, and the division shall:
             52          (i) establish rules to identify a person whose only need is respite services;
             53          (ii) allocate money under this Subsection (4)(c) to the people described in Subsection
             54      (4)(c)(i) based on random selection; and
             55          (iii) if all persons described in Subsection (4)(c)(i) have been served and there is
             56      money remaining for respite care under this Subsection (4)(c), the division shall use the
             57      remaining money as described in Subsection (4)(b).


             58          (d) Funds from Subsection (4)(b) that are not spent by the division at the end of the
             59      fiscal year may be used as set forth in Subsection (7).
             60          (5) The division:
             61          (a) has the functions, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities described in Section
             62      62A-5-103 ; and
             63          (b) is authorized to work in cooperation with other state, governmental, and private
             64      agencies to carry out the responsibilities described in Subsection (5)(a).
             65          (6) Within appropriations authorized by the Legislature, and to the extent allowed
             66      under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, the division shall ensure that the services and
             67      support that the division provides to any person with a disability:
             68          (a) are provided in the least restrictive and most enabling environment;
             69          (b) ensure opportunities to access employment; and
             70          (c) enable reasonable personal choice in selecting services and support that:
             71          (i) best meet individual needs; and
             72          (ii) promote:
             73          (A) independence;
             74          (B) productivity; and
             75          (C) integration in community life.
             76          (7) (a) Appropriations to the division are nonlapsing.
             77          (b) If an individual receiving services under Subsection (4)(b) or (c) ceases to receive
             78      those services, the division shall use the funds that were allocated to that individual to provide
             79      services to another eligible individual waiting for services as described in Subsection (4)(b).
             80          [(b)] (c) Funds unexpended by the division at the end of the fiscal year may be used
             81      only for one-time expenditures unless otherwise authorized by the Legislature.
             82          (d) A one-time expenditure under this section:
             83          (i) is not an entitlement;
             84          (ii) may be withdrawn at any time; and
             85          (iii) may provide short-term, limited services, including:


             86          (A) respite care;
             87          (B) service brokering;
             88          (C) family skill building and preservation classes;
             89          (D) after school group services; and
             90          (E) other professional services.


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