Section 17.23.4. ADRC coordination centers.

An ADRC coordination center designated by the department shall do all of the following:

       23.4(1) Perform all duties mandated by federal and state law and applicable rules and regulations.

       23.4(2) Increase the accessibility of community long-term care services and supports by providing comprehensive information, referral, and assistance regarding the full range of available public and private long-term care programs, options, service providers, and resources within a community.

       23.4(3) Develop a community long-term care services and supports enrollment system.

       23.4(4) Provide options counseling to assist individuals in assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs and developing and implementing a plan for long-term care.

       23.4(5) Serve as a point of entry for programs that provide consumer access to the range of publicly supported long-term care programs.

       23.4(6) Designate ADRC local access points.

       23.4(7) Provide technical assistance to ADRC local access points.

       23.4(8) Establish an advisory council to advise the ADRC coordination center and to review and comment on ADRC coordination center policies and actions.

       23.4(9) Provide oversight of ADRC local access points to ensure compliance with federal and state law, applicable rules and regulations, and policies and mandates as determined by the advisory board.

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