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SECTION 40-20-2

§ 40-20-2 Long-term care entry system.– The directors of the department of human services, the department of elderlyaffairs, the department of health, and the department of mental health,retardation, and hospitals, shall work collaboratively to design and implementsubject to appropriation by October 1, 2006 a standardized, community-based,comprehensive system for entry into state long-term care programs and services.The system shall include community-based staff to administer pre-screeninglong-term care assessments, and care management services as defined andrequired under chapter 66.1 of title 42 and to make recommendations forservices, including home and community-based alternatives to residential careand to assist with access to services. The long-term care entry system shallinclude the essential elements contained in § 40-20-1(b).

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SECTION 40-20-2

§ 40-20-2 Long-term care entry system.– The directors of the department of human services, the department of elderlyaffairs, the department of health, and the department of mental health,retardation, and hospitals, shall work collaboratively to design and implementsubject to appropriation by October 1, 2006 a standardized, community-based,comprehensive system for entry into state long-term care programs and services.The system shall include community-based staff to administer pre-screeninglong-term care assessments, and care management services as defined andrequired under chapter 66.1 of title 42 and to make recommendations forservices, including home and community-based alternatives to residential careand to assist with access to services. The long-term care entry system shallinclude the essential elements contained in § 40-20-1(b).

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SECTION 40-20-2

§ 40-20-2 Long-term care entry system.– The directors of the department of human services, the department of elderlyaffairs, the department of health, and the department of mental health,retardation, and hospitals, shall work collaboratively to design and implementsubject to appropriation by October 1, 2006 a standardized, community-based,comprehensive system for entry into state long-term care programs and services.The system shall include community-based staff to administer pre-screeninglong-term care assessments, and care management services as defined andrequired under chapter 66.1 of title 42 and to make recommendations forservices, including home and community-based alternatives to residential careand to assist with access to services. The long-term care entry system shallinclude the essential elements contained in § 40-20-1(b).