§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.

(c) "Home- and community-based health services" defined

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;

(C) day treatment or other partial hospitalization services;

(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.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2614, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title II, §201, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 589 .)

References in Text

Section 300ff–22 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was amended by Pub. L. 104–146, §3(c)(2)(A)(i), May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1354 , and, as so amended, no longer contains a subsec. (a).

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2614 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238m of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 300ff–22 of this title.

¹ See References in Text note below.