12VAC35-230-35: Program eligibility requirements and policies

A. Eligibility for IFSP funds shall be limited to individuals who are living in their own home or a family home and are on the statewide waiting list for a Medicaid HCBS DD Waiver and their custodial family members who are assisting those individuals.

B. The department, based on information gathered through public input and in consultation with the IFSP State Council, shall annually establish eligibility criteria, the award process, the appeals process, and any other protocols necessary for ensuring the effective use of state funds. All procedures used by the department for determining funding awards shall be published annually in draft form for public comment and in final form prior to opening the funding opportunity using the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and the Virginia Register of Regulations.

C. For each funding period, the department shall base funding awards on the following published information:

1. Criteria for prioritized funding categories;

2. A summary of allowable expenditures;

3. Application deadlines; and

4. Award notification schedules.

D. All procedures used by the department for funding awards shall be reviewed annually.