(1) There is created within the Medicaid program a full-time-equivalent position of Medicaid long- term support services housing coordinator. (2) The coordinator shall help Medicaid recipients receive long-term support services in a home or other community-based setting rather than in a nursing home or other institutional setting by: (a) working with municipalities, counties, the Division of Community Services within the Department of Workforce Services, the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development, and others to identify community- based settings available to recipients; (b) working with the same entities to promote the development, construction, and availability of additional community-based settings; (c) training Medicaid case managers and support coordinators on how to help Medicaid recipients move from an institutional setting to a community-based setting; and (d) performing other related duties.
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