NC Medicaid Receives Federal Approval of Flexibilities for HCBS
Category: COVID-19 ALERTS
April 21,2020-6:14 PM
Announcement from NC Medicaid:
NC Medicaid has received federal approval of flexibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic for the following home and community-based services:
- NC Innovations Waiver, for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)
- NC Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver, for individuals who have a TBI diagnosis after age of 21
- Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA), for disabled adults
- Community Alternatives Program for Children (CAP/C), for medically fragile children
Temporary flexibilities include telephonic contact with beneficiaries, providing services in alternative settings, a simplified person-centered plan development, and changes that ease requirements on service levels. For details, please see Special Bulletin COVID-19 #55.
For more information on the NC Medicaid response to COVID-19, please visit the NC Medicaid website.
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
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