Nebraska Combining Adult & Child DD Waivers
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is combining its adult and child comprehensive developmental disability (DD) Medicaid waivers into one lifespan comprehensive waiver. The state’s goal is to simplify transitions as children age into adult services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the amended waiver application on May 5, 2017. Full transition of children to the amended waiver services was slated for June 1, 2017.
On May 23, 2017, DHHS announced the federal approval of its Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) DD Comprehensive Waiver, which will include a lifespan array of . . .