Indiana FSSA BDDS Policy Manual Date Effective: Sep. 1, 2010 Policy Number: BDDS 460 0901 001 Residential Living Allowance
September 1, 2010 On September 1, 2010, Indiana Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS) released a policy manual on residential living allowance (RLA). According to the Indiana Administrative Code, the RLA is intended to cover actual “room and board” costs for Medicaid waiver beneficiaries living in the community. The policy manual states allowable RLA expenses were rent, utilities, telephone line charges, and property insurance. Download the Report . . .
