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CMS State Medicaid Directors Letter – Community Living Initiative
05/24/2010 | Requests *Summary
This letter was issued to provide information on new tools for community integration and to remind States of existing tools that remain strong resources in their efforts to support community living. Various technical assistance resources are listed, including a new guide for enhancing the availability of HCBS within managed care delivery systems. Progress around the HUD partnership, HCBS waiver and state plan options, grant programs, ADRCs and discharge planning are discussed as well.
Author
Mann, Cindy
Available Files
- State Medicaid Director Letter PDF (202K, 8 pages)
Keywords
Nursing Facility Transition; Medicaid Buy-In; Medicaid; Community Inclusion; Aging and Disability Resource Center; 1915c; P.L. 111-148; Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; Preadmission Screening and Resident Review; PASRR; Managed Care Delivery System; affordable housing; Participant Experience Measures; Minimum Data Set; MDS; Hospital Discharge Planning; Health Insurance Reform; SMDL# 10-008; Affordable Care Act
Topic
Consumer/Participant Direction, Employment Programs, Housing, Long-Term Care, Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, Money Follows the Person, Olmstead, Quality, Resource Center, State/Agency Information
Type/Tool
State Medicaid Director's letters
Source
CMS
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
05/24/2010
Contact
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMSOARRAQuestions@cms.hhs.gov
CMSOARRAQuestions@cms.hhs.gov
Short URL
Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.
* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
Options
HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)