173-39-01 ODA provider certification: introduction and definitions.

 

 

 

Rule Summary and Fiscal Analysis (Part A)

 

Department of Aging

Agency Name

 

Tom Simmons

Division                                                                  Contact

 

50 West Broad Street 9th floor Columbus OH 43215-3363

614-728-2548

Agency Mailing Address (Plus Zip)                                       Phone                     Fax

173-39-01

Rule Number

AMENDMENT

TYPE of rule filing

Rule Title/Tag Line              Introduction and definitions.

RULE SUMMARY

1.  Is the rule being filed consistent with the requirements of the RC 119.032 review? Yes

2.  Are you proposing this rule as a result of recent legislation? No

3.  Statute prescribing the procedure in accordance with the agency is required to adopt the rule: 119.03

4.  Statute(s) authorizing agency to adopt the rule: 173.02, 173.391, 5111.89

5.  Statute(s) the rule, as filed, amplifies or implements: 173.39, 173.391, 173.403, 173.431, 5111.89

6.  State the reason(s) for proposing (i.e., why are you filing,) this rule:

ODA is proposing to amend rules 173-39-01, 173-39-02, 173-39-02.11, 173-39-03, and 173-39-04 of the Administrative Code and to adopt new rule 173-42-06 of the Administrative Code. In doing so, ODA has 5 basic goals:

1.  To increase consumer choice by allowing consumers to hire consumer-directed individual providers for the personal care service through the PASSPORT program on a statewide basis. In doing so, the proposed new rules give PASSPORT consumers a new right to choose a method by which to receive their personal care: either from an agency-provider method or a consumer-directed method.

2.  To implement a rule on the choices and responsibilities bestowed upon a consumer who directs a consumer-directed individual provider under the PASSPORT program.

3.  To comply with section 119.032 of the Revised Code, which requires each state agency to review each rule on or before the rule's designated review date.

4.  To comply with Governor Strickland's Executive Order 2008-04S: "Implementing Common Sense Business Regulation," which requires each state agency to write easier-to-read and easier-to-comprehend rules to promote transparency in the agency's regulations. As a result, ODA's proposed new or amended language:

a.   Complies with Chapter 5 of the Legislative Service Commission's "Rule Drafting Manual," as found on http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/rules/rdm06_06.pdf

b.  Incorporates recommendations from "Advanced Legal Drafting" by Bryan A. Garner (Dallas: LawProse, Inc. (c) 2007)

c.   Incorporates recommendations from "Plain English Writing Tips," as found on http://business.ohio.gov/docs/RegReform_PlainEnglishWritingTips.pdf.

5.  To format the new language in ODA's rules in the same way, rule after rule, in a manner that corresponds with the cooperative effort of other agencies that participate that also participate in the consolidation exploration team of the Executive Medicaid Management Agency (EMMA), which Governor Strickland created with Executive Order 2007-36S.

7.  If the rule is an AMENDMENT, then summarize the changes and the content of the proposed rule; If the rule type is RESCISSION, NEW or NO CHANGE, then summarize the content of the rule:

This rule introduces Chapter 173-39 of the Administrative Code and defines terms used in that chapter.

ODA is proposing to amend this rule. Specifically, ODA is proposing to:

1.  Replace "PAA" with "ODA's designee" throughout the rule and combine the definitions of the two terms under "ODA's designee."

2.  Replace the verbs "provide" and "deliver" (and their inflections) with "furnish"(and its inflections) throughout the rule.

3.  Define the term "activity plan."

4.  Clarify that "authorized representative" is a person "who is not the paid caregiver

of the consumer."

5.  Place the definition "nursing facility" in alphabetical order amongst the other definitions.

6.  Define "consumer-directed individual provider" as a provider who may provide a personal care service (i.e., the service under rule 173-39-02.11 of the Administrative Code), that a consumer directly supervises, and who does not serve as the consumer's legal guardian, authorized representative, or power of attorney.

7.  Replace "are provided" with "a provider furnishes" to place the definition of "service plan" in the active voice and to avoid writing "provider provides."

8.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference and the agency claims the incorporation by reference is exempt from compliance with sections

121.71 to 121.74 of the Revised Code because the text or other material is generally available to persons who reasonably can be expected to be affected by the rule, provide an explanation of how the text or other material is generally available to those persons:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

9.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material electronically, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material electronically was infeasible:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

10.  If the rule is being rescinded and incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material was infeasible:

Not Applicable.

11.  If revising or refiling this rule, identify changes made from the previously filed version of this rule; if none, please state so:

On November 24, 2010, ODA revised this rule to:

1.  Replace the definition for "ODA's designee" with "'ODA's designee' has the same meaning as "PASSPORT administrative agency in section 173.42 of the

Revised Code. The current PASSPORT administrative agencies are the area agencies on aging listed in rule 173-2-04 of the Administrative Code plus 'Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley.'" This gives the term the same definition found in the definitions for "ODA's designee" in proposed new or amended rules 173-35-01, 173-37-01, 173-42-01, and 143-44-04 of the Administrative Code.

2.  Revise this RSFA.

12. 119.032 Rule Review Date: 11/18/2010

(If the rule is not exempt and you answered NO to question No. 1, provide the scheduled review date. If you answered YES to No. 1, the review date for this rule is the filing date.)

NOTE: If the rule is not exempt at the time of final filing, two dates are required: the current review date plus a date not to exceed 5 years from the effective date for Amended rules or a date not to exceed 5 years from the review date for No Change rules.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

13.  Estimate the total amount by which this proposed rule would increase / decrease either revenues / expenditures for the agency during the current biennium (in dollars): Explain the net impact of the proposed changes to the budget of your agency/department.

This will have no impact on revenues or expenditures.

$0.00

ODA does not anticipate that the adoption of this proposed amended rule will have any impact upon the biennial budget established for ODA by the Ohio General Assembly.

14.  Identify the appropriation (by line item etc.) that authorizes each expenditure necessitated by the proposed rule:

GRF-490-423 Long-Term Care Budget - State. 3C40-490-623 Long-Term Care Budget.

4J40-490-610 PASSPORT/Residential State Supplement. 4U90-490-602 PASSPORT Fund.

15.  Provide a summary of the estimated cost of compliance with the rule to all directly affected persons. When appropriate, please include the source for your information/estimated costs, e.g. industry, CFR, internal/agency:

ODA estimates that there is no cost of compliance to any directly-affected person as a result of the proposed amendment of this rule. However, because the proposed amendment of rules 173-39-01, 173-39-02, 173-39-02.11, 173-39-03, and

173-39-04 of the Administrative Code, and the proposed adoption of rule

173-42-06 of the Administrative Code, give PASSPORT consumers the right to choose a new method by which to receive the personal care service, consumers may use their new freedom to choose the proposed consumer-directed method. This creates a possible cost of compliance associated with consumers' new free-market option. Every time a PASSPORT consumer receiving a personal care service chooses the consumer-directed method over an agency method, an agency provider loses the income for providing the service to that consumer, while a

consumer-directed individual provider will gain a new income for providing the service to the consumer. Consumers do not pay to receive this service, so there is no cost of compliance to the consumer.

16.  Does this rule have a fiscal effect on school districts, counties, townships, or municipal corporations? No

17.  Does this rule deal with environmental protection or contain a component dealing with environmental protection as defined in R. C. 121.39? No