KRS 205.470: Centralized resource and referral center for aging caregivers of

individuals with an intellectual disability or other developmental disability.

(1) As used in this section, "aging caregiver" means an individual age sixty (60) or

older who pro vides care for an individual with an intellectual disability or other

developmental disability.

(2) If state, federal, or other funds are available, the Kentucky Department for

Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities shall, in cooper ation

with the Department for Aging and Independent Living and the Department for

Medicaid Services, establish a centralized resource and referral center designed as a

one-stop, seamless system to provide aging caregivers with information and

assistance with choices and planning for long -term supports for individuals with an

intellectual disability or developmental disability.

(3) The center created in subsection (2) of this section shall provide but not be limited

to the following services:

(a) Comprehensive information on available programs and services, including but

not limited to:

1. Residential services;

2. Employment training;

3. Supported employment;

4. Behavioral support;

5. Respite services;

6. Adult day health or adult day social services;

7. Support coordination;

8. Home or environmental modifications;

9. Community living services, including an attendant, and assistance with

homemaking, shopping, and personal care;

10. Support groups in the community;

11. Psychiatric services;

12. Consumer-directed options;

13. Attorneys or legal services to assist with will preparation; and

14. The impact of inheritance on government benefits and options, including

establishing a special needs trust;

(b) Printed material and Internet-based information related to:

1. Options for future planning;

2. Financial and estate planning;

3. Wills and trusts; and

4. Advance directives and funeral and burial arrangements; and

(c) Referral to community resources.

(4) The center created in subsection (2) of this section shall operate a toll -free number

at least during regular business hours and shall publish information required in

subsection (3)(a) of this section and a description of services provided by the center

on a cabinet website.

(5) The center created in subsection (2) of this section shall make the information listed

in subsection (3) of this section available to the support broker and any

representative of an individual who is participating in a Medicaid consumer -

directed option.

(6) The center shall use electronic information technology to track services provided

and to follow -up with individuals served and provide additional information or

referrals as needed.

(7) The department may contract with a private entity t o provide the services required

under subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

(8) The cabinet may provide services identified in subsection (3) of this section to

individuals of any age who are caregivers of individuals with an intellectual

disability or developmental disability.

(9) Prior to January 1, 2008, the department shall submit a report that includes but is

not limited to the following information:

(a) The number of individuals who contacted the center;

(b) A description of the categories of quest ions asked by individuals calling the

center; and

(c) A summary of the services provided, including the community resources to

which individuals were referred.