[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR432.32]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 432_STATE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart B_Training Programs; Subprofessional and Volunteer Programs

 

Sec.  432.32  Training and use of volunteers.



    (a) State plan requirement. A State plan must provide for the 

training and use of non-paid or partially paid volunteers in accordance 

with the requirements of this section.

    (b) Functions of volunteers. The Medicaid agency must make use of 

volunteers in:



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    (1) Providing services to applicants and recipients; and

    (2) Assisting any advisory committees established by the agency.



As used in this paragraph, ``partially paid volunteers'' means 

volunteers who are reimbursed only for actual expenses incurred in 

giving service, without regard to the value of the service or the time 

required to provide it.

    (c) Staffing. The agency must designate a position whose incumbent 

is responsible for:

    (1) The development, organization, and administration of the 

volunteer program; and

    (2) Coordination of the program with related functions.

    (d) Recruitment, selection, training, and supervision. The agency 

must have:

    (1) Methods of recruitment and selection that assure participation 

of volunteers of all income levels, in planning capacities and service 

provision; and

    (2) A program of organized training and supervision of volunteers.

    (e) Reimbursement of expenses. The agency must--

    (1) Reimburse volunteers for actual expenses incurred in providing 

services; and

    (2) Assure that no volunteer is deprived of the opportunity to serve 

because of the expenses involved.

    (f) Progressive expansion. The agency must provide for annual 

increase in the number of volunteers used until the volunteer program is 

adequate for the achievement of the agency's service goals.