Medicaid Community First Choice Program Gives States New HCBS Options To Offer Assistive Technologies & Attendant Services

On May 7, 2012, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released final rules for the Medicaid Community First Choice (CFC) State Plan Option, which offers states a higher federal Medicaid match for home- and community-based services (HCBS) provided via assistive living technologies and devices and attendant services, as well as more traditional supportive services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries who without the CFC services would be confined to a nursing home or other institution. Before the CFC option became available, states could provide assistive living technologies and services as part of a 1915(i) HCBS waiver at . . .