28-8A-1 to 28-8A-4. Repealed.
28-8A-5
Repealed.
28-8A-5.1
Attendant care for quadriplegics--Qualifications for participants.
28-8A-6
Repealed.
28-8A-6.1
Rules for attendant-care program.
28-8A-7
Repealed.
28-8A-7.1
Direct payment for attendant-care services.
28-8A-8
Repealed.
28-8A-9
Personal attendant defined.
28-8A-10
Personal attendant allowed for person with disability.
28-8A-5.1. Attendant care for quadriplegics--Qualifications for participants.
The Department of Human Services shall establish a program of attendant care for mentally alert quadriplegic persons who have severe paralysis of both lower limbs or trunk and total or partial paralysis of both upper limbs whose condition is caused by an accident and not the result of the normal aging process. The paralysis shall be the result of an injury suffered to cervical nerve number eight or above. The individuals shall have mental and physical capabilities that allow them to participate in a program of rehabilitation. The individuals may not reside in any facility or institution licensed under chapter 34-12.
Source: SL 1988, ch 224, § 1; SL 1992, ch 372, § 19.
28-8A-6.1. Rules for attendant-care program.
The secretary of human services may adopt reasonable and necessary rules pertaining to the attendant-care program in the following areas:
(1) The amount, scope, and duration of care;
(2) The level and basis of payment;
(3) Eligibility determination;
(4) Administration, record keeping, and audit requirements; and
(5) Such other standards and requirements as may be necessary to ensure the efficient operation and administration of the program.
Source: SL 1988, ch 224, § 2; SL 1992, ch 372, § 19.
28-8A-7.1. Direct payment for attendant-care services.
The secretary of human services may provide attendant-care services by direct payment to the recipient based on a bill submitted by the recipient monthly on a form prescribed by the Department of Human Services.
Source: SL 1988, ch 224, § 3; SL 1992, ch 372, § 19.
28-8A-9. Personal attendant defined.
For the purposes of §§ 28-8A-10 and 36-9-28, a personal attendant is a person who acts at the direction of a person with a disability and provides that person with medical, nursing, or home health care services that a person without a disability can perform.
Source: SL 1994, ch 230, § 1.
28-8A-10. Personal attendant allowed for person with disability.
Any person with a disability may use the services of a personal attendant to provide any medical, nursing, or health care services that a person without a disability can personally perform unless the person with a disability is residing in a licensed health care facility.
Source: SL 1994, ch 230, § 2.
