Sec.17b-653-5. Order of selection

(a) The intent of this section is to establish a contingency plan to be utilized in the event that services cannot be provided to all eligible persons who apply.

(b) An order of selection shall be invoked in the event that the funding needed by eligible persons exceeds the funding available to the bureau.

(c) The following shall be followed:

(1) A priority selection forecast shall be completed at the discretion of the director based on the cost of current services provided, the budgeted appropriations, grants for the current year, and the projected client population and cost of services. The priority selection forecast shall, if applicable, state a date prospectively in which the priority selection shall be invoked. The forecast may be revoked at the discretion of the director when money from all sources shall meet the cost of current and projected services.

(2) Clients who are determined eligible for services shall be assigned a priority level, in descending order of priority, as follows:

(A) all individuals with the most significant disabilities;

(B) all individuals with significant disabilities;

(C) all individuals with non-significant disabilities;

(3) All individuals shall be placed in the highest priority level for which they are eligible.

(4) Every individual within a particular priority level shall be served before individuals in the next highest priority level are served.

(5) In the event that all individuals within the same priority level cannot be served, individuals in that priority category shall be served chronologically based on the date of eligibility determination.

(6) At least 30 days prior to invoking priority selection, all individuals shall be notified in writing of their priority level and their right to appeal.

(Adopted effective June 6, 2000)