Policy/Initiative Type: Medicaid

Alaska Medicaid Transition Period for Compliance with HCBS Criteria (2017)

“A CMS Informational Bulletin was released on May 9, 2017, indicating that the transition period for complying with home and community-based settings criteria is extended until March 17, 2022. In the Bulletin, CMS indicated that states may still choose to meet the original March 17, 2019 deadline. The State of Alaska values the person-centered transformation that will result from providers meeting the settings criteria, and acknowledges the progress made to bring Alaska’s providers into compliance. Accordingly, Alaska will retain the original March 17, 2019 deadline for settings to become compliant with the CMS home and community-based settings criteria.”

Links:

Alaska Medicaid Transition Period for Compliance... (PDF)

Washington Medicaid Transformation Project

MTP is Washington State’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver between the Health Care Authority (HCA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). MTP allows our state to create and continue to develop projects, activities, and services that improve Washington’s health care system.

On June 30, 2023, CMS approved MTP to continue for five more years. Our state’s MTP renewal, called MTP 2.0, will help widen our reach to provide more programs, services, and supports to our most vulnerable populations.

An overview of MTP 2.0

To read complete details about the following graphic, read the long description.”

Links:

Washington Medicaid Transformation Project

Hawaii Medicaid Going Home Plus Project FAQs

“The Going Home Plus (GHP) project helps residents who have been living in hospitals, nursing facilities, and ICF/ID facilities move back into the community. For those residents who choose to live in the community, the GHP project will assist in finding housing (if the resident does not have a home to return to) and services (for example, help with cooking and bathing) GHP is funded by a federal demonstration grant from the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) called Money Follows the Person. Hawai‘i’s GHP began in 2008 and will continue through 2020.”

Links:

Hawaii Medicaid Going Home Plus Project FAQs

Alasksa Approved Division of Senior and Disabilities Services (SDS) Forms

“Overview
Most SDS Approved Forms (except for those noted with asterisks *) are fillable PDFs. Forms marked with an asterisk are Word or Excel documents.

To reduce the chance of forms not working correctly, we recommend that all forms be downloaded and saved before being filled out for printing or electronic submission.

For assistance with reading or completing any of these forms, please contact the Policy Unit at HSS.DSDS.Policy@alaska.gov.

Specific programmatic questions about a particular form should be addressed to staff in the relevant SDS program.

Reminder: Please check the SDS Approved Forms webpage frequently for the most current versions of forms, as SDS makes improvements to its program forms continuously.”

 

Links:

Alaska Approved Division of Senior and Disabilities Services (SDS) Forms

Nevada Medicaid State Plan

The Medicaid and CHIP state plans are agreements between Nevada and the federal government describing how we administer these programs. It gives an assurance that Nevada will abide by federal rules and may claim federal matching funds for program activities. The state plan sets out groups of individuals to be covered, services to be provided, methodologies for providers to be reimbursed and the administrative activities that are under way in the state.

Links:

Nevada Medicaid State Plan

New Jersey FAQs: Moving DDD’s Community Care Waiver (CCW) to New Jersey’s Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver

“Effective November 1, 2017, DDD’s 1915(c) Community Care Waiver (CCW) will be incorporated into New Jersey’s larger and more wide-ranging 1115(a) demonstration waiver, known as the Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver.

This is an internal, administrative change.  It has no effect on an individual’s DDD-funded services and there is nothing that an individual or his parent/guardian needs to do.”

Links:

New Jersey FAQs: Moving DDD’s CCW to Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver (2017, PDF)

Kansas Medicaid: KanCare 2.0 Section 1115 Demonstration Renewal Application

“Service Coordination Pilots

Finally, the State is considering the implementation of potential pilots to further improve services coordination for members. ..

Individuals with Disabilities & Behavioral Health Condition
• Help members obtain and maintain competitive integrated employment
• Help members achieve their highest level of independence.”

Links:

Kansas Medicaid: KanCare 2.0 Section 1115 Demonstration Renewal Application

Vermont Medicaid Manual for Developmental Disabilities Services (2017)

“Medicaid Services in Vermont are provided under Global Commitment for Health 1115 Medicaid Waiver an agreement with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It is a matching entitlement program that provides medical care to aged, blind, or disabled persons and low-income families with limited resources. It is financed by a combination of both federal and state dollars. The Vermont General Assembly appropriates the state funds.

This manual pertains to developmental disabilities services offered through the Vermont Developmental Disabilities Services Division. It is intended to provide guidance to Designated Agencies and Specialized Services Agencies (SSA), Supportive Intermediary Service Organization (ISO) and Fiscal Employer/Agent (FE/A) regarding eligible service activity, procedures for billing and documentation requirements.”

Links:

Vermont Medicaid Manual for Developmental Disabilities Services (PDF)

New Hampshire Acquired Brain Disorder Waiver

“Provides community participation services, residential habilitation, respite, service coordination, supported employment, assistive technology, community integration services, community support services, crisis response services, environmental and vehicle modification services, individual goods and services, non-medical transportation, personal emergency response services, removable prosthodontic services, specialty services, and wellness coaching services to individuals with brain injury ages 22 or older who meet a nursing facility level of care. This waiver operates with a concurrent 1915(b)(1) and 1915(b)(4) authority.”

Links:

New Hampshire Acquired Brain Disorder Waiver
New Hampshire Medicaid Waivers and Demonstrations
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