1915(c) and 1915(i) Home and Community-Based (HCB) Setting Transition Plan and Timeline

On Jan. 16, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule, effective March 17, 2014, which amends the requirements for qualities of home and community-based (HCB) settings. These requirements reflect CMS’s intent that individuals receive services and supports in settings that are integrated in and support full access to the greater community. The final rule requires the use of a person-centered planning process to develop a participant/beneficiary’s annual Plan for Services and Supports (PSS). A summary of the requirements included in the final rule is provided below.

Revised Statewide Transition Plan
The transition plan, public notice, and public comments can be accessed for the 1915(c) and 1915(i) HCB setting transition plan by clicking the links below:

• Revised Statewide Transition Plan Summary and Timeline clean: Nov. 28, 2016
• Revised Statewide Transition Plan and Timeline strike: Nov. 28, 2016
• Public notice for Nov. 28, 2016

Comments
The 1915(c) and 1915(i) HCB settings public notice, Statewide Transition Plan, submitted comments, and the Division of Medicaid’s responses are available for review on the Division of Medicaid’s website homepage at medicaid.ms.gov, at each Medicaid Regional Office, at each Mississippi State Department of Health clinic, at the Issaquena Department of Human Services office, at each Assisted Living facility, at each Adult Daycare facility, and Case Management agency.

To request a copy of the Statewide Transition Plan contact:

Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Office of Policy
550 High Street, Suite 1000
Jackson, Mississippi 39201

Phone: 601-359-5248
Email: Margaret.Wilson@medicaid.ms.gov

Written comments will be received by mail at:

Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Office of Policy
550 High Street, Suite 1000
Jackson, Mississippi 39201

or by email to Margaret.Wilson@medicaid.ms.gov from Nov. 28 – Dec. 27, 2016.

Comments are available in the Revised Statewide Transition Plan and Timeline clean: Nov. 28, 2016 document above.

Previous versions of the Statewide Transition Plan

• Version 1: Sept. 27, 2014 Statewide Transition Plan
• Version 2: March 10, 2015 Statewide Transition Plan
• Version 3: Sept. 16, 2015 Statewide Transition Plan