News Report | February 17, 2021
15 States Started Allowing Medicaid Self-Directed HCBS Beneficiaries To Hire Family Members During Pandemic
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, Medicaid plans in 15 states enacted temporary rule changes allowing older adults and individuals with physical disabilities receiving home- and community-based services (HCBS) in self-directed programs to hire and pay family members to provide care. These states are Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, and West Virginia.
Prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency 15 states allowed beneficiaries in self-directed programs to hire and pay all types of family members as care . . .