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We utilize contractors to provide direct technical assistance to state Medicaid agencies seeking to develop and/or improve their Medicaid programs. Technical assistance services include:
- Assessing Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) rates and fiscal integrity system
- Developing performance measures to meet 1915(c) waiver assurances
- Implementing electronic visit verification (EVV) systems
- Developing 1915(c), 1915(i), 1915(j), or 1915(k) HCBS waiver and state plan amendments
- Assistance with Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) requirements
- Assistance with HCBS settings criteria
- Implementing person-centered thinking, planning, and practices
1915(c) Home & Community Based Services Rates, Performance Measures, & Fiscal Integrity Technical Assistance
Technical assistance services are available to:
- Provide feedback on HCBS rate methodologies and/or waiver service rate models
- Assist with 1915(c) waiver application Appendix I (Financial Accountability) and J (Cost Neutrality) submissions
- Provide guidance regarding rate review, rate sufficiency, and financial accountability strategies
- Provide guidance on 1915(c) quality improvement system performance measures
REQUEST HCBS RATES, PERFORMANCE MEASURE AND FISCAL INTEGRITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Electronic Visit Verification Systems Technical Assistance
Technical assistance services are available to:
- Assist with determining the most appropriate EVV model for the state
- Provide guidance regarding 21st Century Cures Act Sec. 12006
- Supply promising practice examples from states' EVV systems
- Review and provide opinions regarding policy documents related explicitly to EVV implementation
- Review proposed 1915(c) waiver language describing EVV activities supporting states’ fiscal integrity efforts
REQUEST EVV TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Home & Community Based Services Technical Assistance
Technical assistance services are available to:
- Assist with 1915(c), 1915(i), 1915(j), and 1915(k) HCBS waiver and state plan amendments, including helping a state determine what authority will best meet its needs
- Provide guidance on self-direct services and community integration
- Share promising practices with regards to supported employment and positive behavior support
REQUEST HCBS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Preadmission Screening & Resident Review Technical Assistance
Technical assistance services are available to:
- Increase state compliance with PASRR regulations
- Require that the needs of individuals in long-term care are appropriately addressed
- Gather and analyze data at the national, state, and individual level to identify state program strengths and weaknesses and better quantify characteristics of the PASRR population and the service system
- Identify issues and best practices in PASRR and related programs
- Inform Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services development of appropriate policies
REQUEST PASRR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Home & Community Based Services Settings Technical Assistance
Technical assistance services are available to:
- Clarify the settings criteria included in the HCBS settings rule
- Assist with issues/barriers in meeting the HCBS settings criteria
- Share other state examples of effective compliance strategies
REQUEST HCBS SETTINGS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Person-Centered Planning Technical Assistance
Technical assistance services are available to:
- Assist states to comply with CMS person-centered planning regulations
- Share strategies to advance person-centered planning systems
- Demonstrate how to develop and implement comprehensive person-centered service plans
- Provide guidance on how person-centered planning can prevent fraud, waste and abuse in the delivery of HCBS