§ 300ff–24 — Grants For Home- And Community-based Care

(a) A State may use amounts provided under a grant awarded under section 300ff–21 of this title to make grants under section 300ff–22(b)(3)(J) of this title to entities to— (1) provide home- and community-based health services for individuals with HIV/AIDS pursuant to written plans of care prepared by a case management team, that shall include appropriate health care professionals, in such State for providing such services to such individuals; (2) provide outreach services to individuals with HIV/AIDS, including those individuals in rural areas; and (3) provide for the coordination of the provision of services under this section with the provision of HIV-related health services, including specialty care and vaccinations for hepatitis co-infection, provided by public and private entities. (b) In awarding grants under subsection (a), a State shall give priority to entities that provide assurances to the State that— (1) such entities will participate in HIV care consortia if such consortia exist within the State; and (2) such entities will utilize amounts provided under such grants for the provision of home- and community-based services to low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS. (c) As used in section 300ff–21 of this title, the term “home- and community-based health services”— (1) means, with respect to an individual with HIV/AIDS, skilled health services furnished to the individual in the individual’s home pursuant to a written plan of care established by a case management team, that shall include appropriate health care professionals, for the provision of such services and items described in paragraph (2); (2) includes— (A) durable medical equipment; (B) home health aide services and personal care services furnished in the home of the individual; (C) day treatment or other partial hospitalization services; (D) home intravenous and aerosolized drug therapy (including prescription drugs administered as part of such therapy); (E) routine diagnostic testing administered in the home of the individual; and (F) appropriate mental health, developmental, and rehabilitation services; and (3) does not include— (A) inpatient hospital services; and (B) nursing home and other long term care facilities.