Room And Board Home Allowance

Room and board is a living arrangement where the participant purchases lodging (room) and meals (board) from a person they live with who is not their parent, child, or sibling. (7-1-24) 01. Budgeted Room and Board Allowance. Beginning January 1, 2006, a participant living in a room and board home is budgeted six hundred ninety-three dollars ($693). Beginning July 1, 2013, the Room and Board allowance will be adjusted annually by the percentage of the annual cost-of-living increase in the federal SSI benefit rate for a single person. This adjustment will be effective on January 1st of each year. The room and board allowance increase will be rounded to the next dollar. (7-1-24) 02. Basic Allowance for Participant in Room and Board Home. A participant living in a room and board home is budgeted seventy-seven dollars ($77) monthly as a basic allowance. Beginning July 1, 2013, this basic allowance will be adjusted annually by the percentage of the annual cost-of-living increase in the federal SSI benefit rate for a single person. This adjustment will be effective on January 1st of each year. The basic allowance increase will be rounded to the nearest dollar. (7-1-24) 513. RESIDENTIAL ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY (RALF) AND CERTIFIED FAMILY HOME (CFH) ALLOWANCES. A participant living in a RALF under IDAPA 16.03.22, “Residential Assisted Living Facilities,” or a CFH, under IDAPA 16.03.19, “Certified Family Homes,” is budgeted a basic allowance of ninety-six dollars ($96) monthly. Beginning July 1, 2013, this basic allowance will be adjusted annually by the percentage of the annual cost-of-living increase in the federal SSI benefit rate for a single person. This adjustment will be effective on January 1st of each year. The basic allowance increase will be rounded to the nearest dollar. (7-1-24) 01. Budgeted Monthly Allowance Based on Level of Care. A participant is budgeted a monthly allowance for care based on the level of care received as described in Section 515 of these rules. If the participant does not require State Plan Personal Care Services (PCS), their eligibility and allowances are based on the Room and Board rate in Section 512 of these rules. (7-1-24) 02. Care Levels and Monthly Allowances. Beginning January 1, 2006, care levels and monthly allowances are those listed in Table 513.02 below. Beginning July 1, 2013, the RALF and CFH allowances for participants living in a RALF or CFH on State Plan PCS will be adjusted annually by the percentage of the annual cost-of-living increase in the federal SSI benefit rate for a single person. This adjustment will be effective on January 1st of each year. This increase will be rounded to the next dollar. (7-1-24) 03. CFH Operated by Relative. A participant living in a CFH operated by their parent, child, or sibling is not entitled to the CFH State Plan PCS allowances. They may receive the allowance for a person living with a relative as described in Section 501 of these rules. A relative for this purpose is the participant’s parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent, or grandchild by birth, marriage, or adoption. (7-1-24)