Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-22-33

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, August 22, 2024

Section 30-22-33 - Special purpose grants to community mental retardation centers

(a) Community mental retardation centers may receive special purpose grants from the secretary of social and rehabilitation services or the secretary's designee. These grants are for the purpose of expanding the availability of non-institutional services for persons with mental retardation/developmental disabilities. These grants are distinct from the state financing provided under provisions of K.A.R. 30-22-32.

(b) Grants subject to appropriations. The total funds disbursed by the secretary in accordance with these regulations shall not exceed the amount appropriated.

(c) General eligibility for grants. Only community mental retardation centers having been established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-4001 to 19-4015 inclusive, or agencies with affiliation agreements with these centers that have been approved by the secretary or the secretary's designee, and that have been licensed in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3307b shall be eligible to receive special purpose grant funding. Providers that have not been established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-4001 to 19-4015, but have been licensed in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-501 instead of K.S.A. 75-3307b, may also receive special purpose grant funding if services offered by these providers allow the diversion or discharge of persons 18 years or less from state mental retardation hospitals.

(d) Application for funds. Eligible centers shall apply to the secretary or the secretary's designee to receive special purpose grant funding. Applications must be submitted in a manner prescribed by the secretary or the secretary's designee and must be submitted by the date and time specified by the secretary or the secretary's designee.

(e) Calculation of assistance. Centers may receive assistance on the basis of a written commitment by the center to provide eligible programs, as defined in K.A.R. 30-22-32, to eligible clients, as defined in K.A.R. 30-22-32. Eligible providers may receive assistance in accordance with the provisions of the mental health and retardation services commissioner's letter on supported family living.

(1) Funds may be awarded to centers on the basis of the number of eligible program units, as defined in K.A.R. 30-22-32, that are proposed to be provided by the center during the fiscal year for which the grant is awarded. For newly awarded grants, program units must be in addition to the number of total units provided during the preceding fiscal year. For continuation grants initially awarded in previous years, the number of program units may equal the number of units funded by the grant in the previous fiscal year. This unit number is in turn multiplied by the program unit per diem rates established by the secretary or the secretary's designee. For new grants, centers may receive start-up funds in addition to those awarded for provision of program units to allow purchase of necessary materials, supplies and equipment.

(2) If the appropriation is insufficient to fund the cumulative number of program units proposed to be provided by all eligible centers, eligible centers may receive funding on the basis of the percentage of the state's population included within the center's catchment area and the percentage of the statewide total number of program units not funded by the special purpose grants or medicaid that are provided by the respective center.

(3) If the center fails to provide the number of program units on which the grant award was based, the center will be required to return a prorated amount of special purpose grant funding to social and rehabilitation services.

(f) Grant agreement. Additional requirements not specified in regulation may be imposed upon the centers receiving special purpose grant funding. These requirements may be contained in a contractual agreement between the center and social and rehabilitation services. The effective date of this regulation shall be August 1, 1990.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-22-33

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-5321; effective Aug. 1, 1990.