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Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services evaluating |
| the current criteria and procedures for assessing cognitive |
| abilities and needs of persons potentially requiring long-term |
| health care services for the purposes of determining eligibility |
| for and coverage of such services. As part of its report, the |
| working group shall include its recommendations regarding revision |
| of the mechanism for reassessing persons receiving long-term care |
| services to address cognitive deficits and include its |
| recommendations regarding the mechanism employed to determine |
| initial eligibility for such services. The Department of Human |
| Services shall provide staff and other resources to support the |
| completion of the study within existing resources. The working |
| group shall submit its report and recommendations by January 15, |
| 2004. The Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services |
| may report out legislation during the Second Regular Session of the |
| 121st Legislature to implement the recommendations of the working |
| group for revisions in the assessment and reassessment mechanisms |
| for persons with cognitive needs. |
