Sec. 07.02.14.07. Limitation on Service

A. The local department may provide aide services up to the maximum of 20 hours per week for each eligible individual except for individuals identified in Regulation .06D(2) and (3) of this chapter.

B. For a client requiring intensive service as identified in Regulation .06D(2) of this chapter, the IHAS supervisor shall determine the total cost for 6 months of IHAS. The local department may not provide IHAS to a client if the total public cost for 6 months of IHAS exceeds 67 percent of the average Statewide cost of nursing home care for 6 months as determined by the Administration.

C. The local department may only provide intensive services to individuals identified in Regulation .06D(2) or (3) if the case manager assesses the family as potentially capable of providing adequate and safe care of the child without the use of aide service within the time specified in the service plan for effecting reunification or preventing out-of-home placement.