Common use of Community Residences Clause in Contracts

Community Residences. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions regarding supported housing set forth above, the State may prospectively transition individuals with mental illness and complex health care needs, who could not be cost-effectively served in supported housing, into a community setting serving up to four persons with complex health care needs where the community home provides or coordinates the delivery of needed health care services, supports, and treatments. Such community settings may include enhanced family care, supported roommate, or non-congregate community residences. Consistent with the provisions of subparagraph V.E.2(b) below, the cost of these community settings shall not exceed an annual budget of $100,000 per person or $400,000 per community setting.1 This paragraph does not require the State to remove individuals currently in community residences that house more than four persons. Utilizing the resources and expertise within the State Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services and/or any other appropriate agency, the State will develop and implement, consistent with the individual’s or guardian’s desires, individual transition plans, as set forth in this Settlement Agreement, for any individual placed in a community setting.