New Mexico Centennial Care 2.0 1115 Medicaid Demonstration (2020)

“…The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is approving New Mexico’s request to amend its section 1115(a) demonstration entitled, “New Mexico Centennial Care 2.0 1115 Medicaid Demonstration (Project Number I I -V/00285/6)(demonstration), in accordance with section 1115 of the Act…

VII. Employment Supports (ABCB and SDCB)

Employment Supports include job development, job seeking and job coaching supports after available vocational rehabilitation supports have been exhausted. The job coach provides training, skill development, and employer consultation that a member may require while learning to perform specific work tasks on the job; co-worker training; job site analysis; situational and/or vocational assessments and profiles; education of the member and co-workers on rights and responsibilities; and benefits counseling. The service must be tied to a specific goal specified in the member’s care plan.

Job development is a service provided to members by skilled staff. The service has five components: 1) job identification and development activities; 2) employer negotiations; 3) job restructuring; 4) job sampling; and 5) job placement.“