Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
< > Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 2 histories, see footnote (history)633.180. Cash stipend, eligibility, amount, payment, use — application. — 1. A family with an annual income of sixty thousand dollars or less which has a child with a developmental disability residing in the family home shall be eligible to apply for a cash stipend from the division of developmental disabilities in an amount to be determined by the regional advisory council. Such cash stipend amount shall not exceed the maximum monthly federal Supplemental Security Income payment for an individual with a developmental disability who resides alone. Such stipend shall be paid on a monthly basis and shall be considered a benefit and not income to the family. The stipend shall be used to purchase goods and services for the benefit of the family member with a developmental disability. Such goods and services may include, but are not limited to:
(1) Respite care;
(2) Personal and attendant care;
(3) Architectural and vehicular modifications;
(4) Health- and mental health-related costs not otherwise covered;
(5) Equipment and supplies;
(6) Specialized nutrition and clothing;
(7) Homemaker services;
(8) Transportation;
(9) Integrated community activities;
(10) Training and technical assistance; and
(11) Individual, family and group counseling.
2. Application for such stipend shall be made to the appropriate regional center. The regional center shall determine the eligibility of the individual to receive services from the division and the division shall forward the application to the regional advisory council to determine the amount of the stipend which may be approved by the council.
3. The family support program shall be funded by moneys appropriated by the general assembly; however, the family support program shall not supplant other programs funded through the division of developmental disabilities.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 330 § 3, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648)
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