Medicaid Program; State Plan Home and Community-Based Services, 5-Year Period for Waivers, Provider Payment Reassignment, Community-BasedSetting Requirements For Community First Choice & HCBS Waiver

January 16, 2014
Medicaid Program; State Plan Home and Community-Based Services, 5-Year Period for Waivers, Provider Payment Reassignment, Community-Based Setting Requirements For Community First Choice & HCBS Waiver
On January 16, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule defining standards for community settings eligible to provide Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS). Assisted living facilities are not explicitly excluded as HCBS settings under the rule, but are required to demonstrate that they meet all qualifications of the new community standards. Institutional settings explicitly excluded from serving as HCBS settings. States . . .