North Carolina Medicaid Special Bulletin Regarding Personal Care Services (PCS) Independent Assessment Entity Transition to Liberty HealthcareCorporation

September 15, 2013
On September 1, 2013, North Carolina Medicaid announced that starting October 1, 2013, Liberty Healthcare Corporation-NC would begin a three-year contract valued at $51 million to provide statewide independent assessment services for Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS), under the state’s recently approved Medicaid state plan amendment that aligns the eligibility level for community-based PCS with the level of care requirements for adult residential facilities. In the announcement, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) noted that Liberty Healthcare Corporation-NC would begin scheduling assessments starting . . .