Community Residences

(a) Individuals living in community residences, as defined in He-M 1001.02(k), shall meet all general, technical, categorical, and financial requirements for adult category medical assistance, in addition to the requirements below.

(b) Individuals living in community residences shall be entitled to a different standard of need than individuals residing in independent living arrangements when:

(1) The community residence is certified or licensed by the department;

(2) The individual has been determined appropriate for community residence care by a division of developmental services area agency case manager; and

(3) The individual has been placed in a community residence.

(c) Financial eligibility for individuals in community residences shall be determined as an assistance group size of one.