§ 25-5-103 — Wyoming life resource center established; purpose

Wyoming § 25-5-103

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 25: Institutions of the State
• Ch. 5: LIFE RESOURCE CENTER

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(a) Except as otherwise authorized by rules and
regulations promulgated in accordance with W.S. 9-2-106(d), the
Wyoming life resource center is established to provide the
following residential, active treatment, assistive technology,
medical and therapy services only to individuals for whom an
interdisciplinary team has determined the center is the most
appropriate, least restrictive and most integrated environment
for delivery of the services as specified below:
(i) Intermediate care facilities for people with
intellectual disability in accordance with federal Medicare and
Medicaid regulations;
(ii) Skilled nursing facility services to the
following:
(A) Persons with organic brain syndrome who
manifest exceptionally difficult behaviors;
(B) Persons with high medical need;
(C) Persons who are hard to place.
(iii) Disability, therapeutic and assistive
technology services for persons with a disability;
(iv) Training for state employees, other service
providers and caregivers on disability, medical, developmental
and therapy services;
(v) Care provided under authority of the director
pursuant to W.S. 9-2-106(d).
(b) The Wyoming life resource center may provide technical
assistance and assistive technology outreach services to persons
made eligible pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
(c) Any person residing at the Wyoming life resource
center on April 1, 2016 pursuant to the requirements of this
section prior to April 1, 2016 shall have the right to remain at
the life resource center without regard to his continued
qualification to remain at the center under this section,
provided the center continues to have adequate resources to
safely care for the person.