460 IAC 17-5-11 Guidelines and procedures

Sec. 11. (a) CHOICE guidelines and procedures shall be established by the division for the effective management of the program. These shall be in the form of a published manual. (b) Revisions of the CHOICE guidelines and procedures may occur in the following circumstances: (1) As necessary, as determined by the division, to provide clarity and consistency of program activities. (2) CHOICE guidelines and procedures shall be open for comment at least annually. (3) Revisions to the CHOICE guidelines and procedures may be made by the division after consideration of consumer needs, AAA recommendations, state law, division policy, or CHOICE board recommendations. (4) The division shall provide notice to the public of revisions in guidelines and procedures by publications in the CHOICE board agenda posted before each meeting in the office of the division, bureau of aging and in-home services. Comments and recommendations for revision may be given during an official CHOICE board meeting.