US CODE: Title 42,300ff–24. Grants for home- and community-based care

TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 6A > SUBCHAPTER XXIV > Part B > subpart i > § 300ff–24

§ 300ff–24. Grants for home- and community-based care

(a) Uses

A State may use amounts provided under a grant awarded under this part to make grants under section 300ff–22 (a)(2) ^[1] of this title to entities to—

(1) provide home- and community-based health services for individuals with HIV disease pursuant to written plans of care prepared by a case management team, that shall include appropriate health care professionals, in such State for providing such services to such individuals;

(2) provide outreach services to individuals with HIV disease, including those individuals in rural areas; and

(3) provide for the coordination of the provision of services under this section with the provision of HIV-related health services provided by public and private entities.

(b) Priority

In awarding grants under subsection (a) of this section, a State shall give priority to entities that provide assurances to the State that—

(1) such entities will participate in HIV care consortia if such consortia exist within the State; and

(2) such entities will utilize amounts provided under such grants for the provision of home- and community-based services to low-income individuals with HIV disease.

As used in this part, the term “home- and community-based health services”—

(1) means, with respect to an individual with HIV disease, skilled health services furnished to the individual in the individual’s home pursuant to a written plan of care established by a case management team, that shall include appropriate health care professionals, for the provision of such services and items described in paragraph (2);

(2) includes—

(A) durable medical equipment;

(B) homemaker or home health aide services and personal care services furnished in the home of the individual;

(D) home intravenous and aerosolized drug therapy (including prescription drugs administered as part of such therapy);

(E) routine diagnostic testing administered in the home of the individual; and

(F) appropriate mental health, developmental, and rehabilitation services; and

(3) does not include—

(A) inpatient hospital services; and

(B) nursing home and other long term care facilities.

[1] See References in Text note below.

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