048-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-1 - Designation

The Division shall divide the state into planning and service areas in the following manner:

(a) Applications for designation as a planning and service area shall be submitted to the Division only by officials of an eligible entity.

(b) The application must include a description of the following:

(i) The geographical region, population and number of elderly persons in the geographical region proposed for designation as a planning and service area;

(ii) How the administration of the proposed planning and service area will be more efficient and cost effective than the present single planning and service area administered by the Division;

(iii) The system by which services will be delivered in the proposed planning and service area; and

(iv) The budget for the administration of the proposed planning and service area.

(c) Such applications will be reviewed as follows:

(i) At the first quarterly meeting of the Advisory Council all applications will be considered.

(ii) Each application will be assigned to a subcommittee of council members, which shall evaluate the application by:

(A) Conducting an on-site evaluation/assessment of the management capabilities of the applicant, based upon an evaluation report submitted by the Division staff which includes fiscal and program performance reports of the applicant; and

(B) Formulating results of the on-site assessments into a written report of the subcommittee findings.

(iii) Copies of the subcommittee's written report and the original application will be disseminated to the full Council at the second quarter meeting.

(iv) The application will be considered for approval at the Advisory Council meeting during the third quarter.

(A) If approved, the report and application will be forwarded to the Division Administrator, the Director of th e Department of Health, and the Governor for final approval.

(B) The applicant shall be notified within 30 days after the third quarter meeting of the Council, by certified mail, of the recommendation and/or approval.

(C) If the application is not approved by the Advisory Council at the third quarter meeting, the applicant will be notified of denial by certified mail within 30 days of the meeting.

(v) If the recommendation is to approve the application, legislation will be drafted, and the state plan will be amended, to provide for multiple planning and service areas in the state.

(vi) If the application is denied, the applicant may request an administrative hearing under Chapter 2, Section 4.

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048-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-1