Ind. IHCP Hospice Services Provider Reference Module, Section 3, Individuals in the Residential Care Assistance Program

The FSSA Division of Aging administers the Residential Care Assistance Program (RCAP). The program

pays a rate to licensed county homes and residential care facilities to provide room, board, laundry and

minimal administrative direction to individuals who are at least 65 years of age, who are blind, or who have

a disability. To be eligible for the RCAP, individuals must be Medicaid-eligible and require a degree of

care less than that provided by a nursing facility licensed under Indiana Code IC 16-28. As such, RCAP

members do not meet nursing facility level-of-care requirements. Also the RCAP rate does not reimburse

for skilled nursing services.

IHCP-eligible individuals participating in the RCAP who reside in residential care facilities licensed by the

IDOH can elect the IHCP hospice benefit. However, the IHCP does not pay additional room and board for

these individuals.

Individuals enrolled in the RCAP who reside in county homes are not eligible for the IHCP hospice benefit,

as their eligibility category is Aid to Residents in County Homes (ARCH). ARCH individuals are not

eligible for IHCP hospice benefits, as noted in this module.

For more information about the RCAP, or to obtain a current listing of facilities participating in the RCAP,

contact the Division of Aging at 317-234-2944 or 888-673-0002.