CMS to Begin Accepting Medicaid State Plan Options as of July 2006

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News By late July 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) will begin accepting applications from states that want to take advantage of the new State Option Plans as prescribed by Section 6086 of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). Under this provision entitled, “Expanded Access to Home and Community-Based Services for the Elderly and Disabled,” states are given the flexibility to provide a comprehensive program of home- and community-based services (HCBS). Under the Medicaid State Plan this is an optional service without the use of a . . .