Sec. 161.153. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible to participate in the program if the person: (1) is the primary caregiver for a person who: (A) is related to the caregiver within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity; (B) has a chronic serious health condition or disability; (C) requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living; and (D) is not eligible for or not able to participate in any other existing program that provides respite services; and (2) meets criteria specified in rules adopted by the executive commissioner. (b) The executive commissioner may not specify criteria that limit a person's eligibility based on the type of chronic serious health condition or disability of the person receiving care.
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