(1) There is created within the Medicaid program a full-time-equivalent position of Medicaid long-term support services housing coordinator.
(2) The coordinator shall help Medicaid recipients receive long-term support services in a home or other community-based setting rather than in a nursing home or other institutional setting by:
(a) working with municipalities, counties, the Housing and Community Development Division within the Department of Workforce Services, and others to identify community-based settings available to recipients;
(b) working with the same entities to promote the development, construction, and availability of additional community-based settings;
(c) training Medicaid case managers and support coordinators on how to help Medicaid recipients move from an institutional setting to a community-based setting; and
(d) performing other related duties.