§333F-21  Provision of services; family andcaregiver support.  The director within the limits of state and federalresources allocated or available for the purposes of this chapter shall provideany services that may be necessary to maintain and enhance care giving incommunity-based homes for persons with developmental disabilities.  For thepurposes of this section, “family and caregiver support” means a flexible andvaried network of support which does not supplant community resources, andwhich is capable of providing for the individual families caring for personswith developmental disabilities.  These services may include:

(1)  In-home and out-of-home respite services forfamilies and care providers;

(2)  The purchase of adaptive equipment such as bathchairs and special positioning chairs not covered by health insurance or otherresources;

(3)  Counseling services for families of careproviders concerning stresses and feelings about caring for persons withdevelopmental disabilities;

(4)  Special supply purchases such as diapers andspecial clothing required by persons with developmental disabilities;

(5)  Homemaker and chore services;

(6)  Transportation services not available throughexisting resources in the community;

(7)  Specialized therapy services for persons withdevelopmental disabilities not available through insurance, medicaid, or otherresources;

(8)  Case management to help families and careproviders coordinate and access services available to persons withdevelopmental disabilities; and

(9)  Provision, without regard to chapter 42F orchapter 103F, of modifications to dwelling units to enable persons withdevelopmental disabilities with sensory limitation or mobility problems toreside in community homes which require adaptive and safety alterations such asthe installation of ramps and porch lifts, bars and hand rails, widening ofdoorways, removal of other architectural barriers, and the enlargement of bathfacilities to allow the movement and ensure the safety of the person with developmentaldisabilities; provided that:

(A)  There shall be an agreement between thecare provider and the department to ensure continued care in the home where themodification is provided; and

(B)  Modification costs shall be limited to theamount of funds appropriated for the program for any individual client. [L1990, c 324, §2; am L 1991, c 335, §10; am L 1995, c 189, §12; am L 1997, c190, §6]

 

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  Housing alteration revolving loan fund, see chapter 201E,part II, subpart J.