Following the Rules: A Report on Federal Rules and State Actions to Cover Community Mental Health Services under Medicaid

December, 2008 This report presents a summary of federal Medicaid policy as of November 2008 with respect to community mental health services covered under the Clinic, Rehabilitation and Home, and Community Based Services (Section 1915(i)) categories of the law. It also presents the results of a review of official state Medicaid policies with respect to these service categories. The report focuses on community-based services and does not discuss institutional services, such as services of hospitals, residential treatment centers for children, group homes or other congregate-care settings. The summary is based on official policy documents (the law, regulations . . .