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Training Series: Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provisions

In order to ensure that all partners fully understand the various HCBS provisions within the Access Final Rule, as well as have an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on implementation of the rule, CMS will be hosting training sessions on several key provisions of the rule.  Information regarding dates of the training, tentative topics for each session, and registration information can be found below.

Webinar Registration - Zoom (zoomgov.com)

Dates and Tentative Topics (all subject to change):

  • Previously Presented on July 30: Payment Adequacy
  • September 16, 2024 at 1:30 pm Eastern:  Incident Management Systems and Critical Incident Reporting
  • October 9, 2024 at 3 pm Eastern: HCBS Quality Measure Set
  • December 11, 2024 at 3 pm Eastern:  Grievance Systems
  • May 14, 2025 at 3 pm Eastern: Timely Access and Waiting List Reporting, Person Centered Planning Reporting & Minimum Performance Level, and Website Transparency
  • June 11, 2025 at 3 pm Eastern: Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting*

* Provisions finalized in CMS-3442-F: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting