RS 40:2477: Request for waiver to provide in-home and community services

The secretary is authorized to submit waiver requests to the Health Care Financing Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services or its successor in accordance with the provisions of Section 2176 of Public Law 97-35, The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, to enable the department to provide a broad array of home- and community-based services under the Medicaid program to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. No payment shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for services which would exceed the scope or duration of a federally approved state waiver request.