CMS Approval Of Michigan Medicaid Autism Services Waiver

March 26, 2013
On March 26, 2013, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a Michigan Medicaid waiver amendment to provide autism services including applied behavioral analysis (ABA) and Early Intensive Behavior Intervention to Medicaid beneficiaries ages 18 months through five years who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The waiver amends Michigan’s 1915(b) waiver for Specialty Services & Supports to add a new benefit for ABA under 1915(i). The new waiver service went into effect on April 1, 2013 and will be in effect through December 31, 2013. The waiver services will be . . .