Feds To Kansas: Halt Implementation Of New ‘Capable Person’ Policies For HCBS Waiver

In September 2016, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rejected the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) plans to change its “capable person” policy for home- and community-based services (HCBS) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). CMS said the changes KDADS sought were not parallel with the state’s other HCBS waivers and advised KDADS to align the policies.

The “capable person” policy applies to self-directed personal care services delivered by a live-in caregiver. The policy outlines who can be paid for doing tasks needed by the person with . . .