Section 17-1439-3 - Eligibility requirement(a) Home and community-based services shall be available to individuals: (1) Who are eligible for federally funded medical assistance;(2) Authorized at acuity level B by the department's medical consultant or appointed agent;(3) Whose average cost of care will be less than the cost of institutional ICF/MR care.(b) Continued eligibility for home and community based services shall be redetermined according to the following schedule: (1) Eligibility for federally funded medical assistance shall be redetermined annually;(2) Acuity level of medical care shall be redetermined and reauthorized annually; and(3) Cost of care shall be reviewed monthly for compliance with contracted rates.[Eff 6/29/92] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §§440.180, 435.232 )