Board and care. Wisconsin Legislation certifying assisted living facilities and providing funding for a Medicaid HCBS program was passed in 1995 as part of the governor's budget. Regulations are being reviewed by the legislature. A Medicaid waiver will be submitted when the rules are approved. Wyoming Regulations upgrading board and care rules were issued.
New rules allow skilled nursing and medication administration.
The model category refers to states with existing or pending rules implementing an assisted living program. See page 9 for further discussion. Board and care refers to states with an existing generic category which are not developing assisted living or states working on assisted living whose model cannot yet be determined. Institutional model means a state that uses the term assisted living whose rules have more in common with board and care rules. The new housing and service model licenses or certifies facilities providing assisted living services in apartment settings.