The interagency committee on long-term care shall take into consideration, within available resources, the following principles in the design, development and implementation of the integrated long-term care delivery system to:
A. ensure the dignity and respect of consumers in the treatment and support provided;
B. tailor home- and community-based long-term care services and programs to provide full access and coordination to meet the individual needs of consumers;
C. develop and provide home- and community-based long-term care services and programs of the highest quality;
D. provide for consumer self-determination by providing options for individual choice and consumer input in home- and community-based long-term care;
E. implement a state policy that defines the state's obligation regarding long-term care by integrating applicable state and federal mandates related to long-term care services;
F. diversify institutional care options that explore and enhance appropriate alternatives to institutional care; and
G. integrate various funding sources to provide quality, affordable services to the consumer.
History: Laws 1998, ch. 82, ยง 4.