Section 455IAC1-9-3. Attendant care service provider registration requirement; preclusion

   (a) An individual desiring to provide attendant care services must register with the division.

  (b) An individual may not provide attendant care services for compensation from Medicaid or the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program for an individual in need of self-directed in-home care services unless the individual seeking to provide attendant care services is registered with the division.

  (c) An individual who is a legal guardian of an individual in need of self-directed in-home care, including a parent of a minor individual and a spouse, is precluded from providing attendant care services for that individual for compensation under this section.

  (d) An individual may not provide personal attendant services for compensation from Medicaid or the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program if they have been convicted of a crime or offense involving abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual. (Division of Aging; 455 IAC 1-9-3; filed Oct 2, 2002, 9:13 a.m.: 26 IR 351; filed May 9, 2005, 1:50 p.m.: 28 IR 2690; readopted filed Oct 17, 2008, 3:35 p.m.: 20081105-IR-460080685RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2013, 3:22 p.m.: 20131211-IR-455130453RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (460 IAC 1-8-3) to the Division of Aging (455 IAC 1-9-3) by P.L.153-2011, SECTION 21, effective July 1, 2011.