3.__Eligibility.__An applicant is eligible for personal care assistance services under the program if the bureau or its designee determines that the person is an adult who:

A.__Has a severe disability;

B.__Needs personal care assistance services or an attendant at night or both to prevent or remove the adult from inappropriate placement in an institutional setting; and

C.__Has no or insufficient personal income or other support from public services, family members or neighbors.

4.__Consumer cost sharing.__The bureau shall establish a sliding scale for consumer cost sharing for services provided under the program.__The sliding scale must be based on the net income of the consumer, factoring in the expenses associated with the consumer's disability, and may take assets into consideration.

5.__Evaluation teams.__The commissioner shall designate evaluation teams to assist the department with evaluations of applicants and consumers.

A.__Each evaluation team must include the applicant or consumer and at least one registered nurse or registered occupational therapist.

B.__For each applicant or consumer evaluated by an evaluation team, the team shall assist the bureau to:

(1)__Determine the eligibility of the applicant or consumer for services under the program;

(2)__Determine the capability of the applicant or consumer, at the time of evaluation or after skills training provided pursuant to subsection 6, to hire and direct a personal care assistant; and

(3)__Reevaluate the applicant or consumer periodically to determine continuing need for the services.