Kansas Medicaid To Move Three Autism Waiver Services To State Plan

The Kansas Medicaid program is planning to move three services from its Autism Waiver to the state plan under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit. The three services are consultative clinical and therapeutic services from an autism specialist; intensive individual supports for individuals with autism; and interpersonal communication therapy. The interpersonal communication therapy services will be covered as speech therapy under the EPSDT provisions.  The Autism Waiver services are managed by the state’s KanCare Medicare managed care contractors.

According to a presentation given September 20, 2016, by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services . . .