Description and Definition of Technology Dependent

A technology assisted and medically fragile individual age 0 through 21 years who is chronically ill or medically fragile and is dependent upon a ventilator or medical device to compensate for the loss of vital body function and requires substantial and ongoing daily care by a nurse comparable to the level of care provided in a hospital setting, or other qualified caregiver under the supervision of a nurse to avert death or further disability.

Furthermore, the individual is hospitalized, or at imminent risk of hospitalization, whose illness or disability, in the absence of home care services, would require admission to, or prolonged stay in a hospital.

The individual must be determined eligible for Medicaid.