![]() L 20-54 - Extending the Deadline to Comply with the Federal Home and Community-Based Settings Requirement The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) issued L 20-54 on September 21, 2020. The purpose of the letter is to notify stakeholders of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to extend the deadline to comply with the federal home and community-based settings requirement (HCBS Final Rule, CMS 2249-F/2296-F) for programs offering Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). The deadline has been extended from March 17, 2022 to the new date of March 17, 2023. The extension of the March 17, 2022 deadline will not impact the timeline that has been identified in the current Statewide Transition Plan submitted to CMS on July 7, 2020 and posted at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) HCBS webpage at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71547_2943-334724--,00.htm.
MDHHS is committed to working with providers towards coming into compliance with the federal home and community-based settings requirement as specified in the Statewide Transition Plan.
In Michigan, the deadline for home and community-based settings was March 17, 2019, for those settings already under contract with HCBS program entities, excluding those requiring Heightened Scrutiny. By March 17, 2019, those settings that require Heightened Scrutiny must be in compliance with all HCBS Final Rule requirements except that for which the setting was placed under Heightened Scrutiny. Program entities may continue to use the settings undergoing the Heightened Scrutiny process until that process is over. If a setting is determined to not pass Heightened Scrutiny, this is considered a non-compliant setting and individuals receiving applicable Medicaid HCBS must move to a compliant setting to continue to receive those services through applicable Medicaid programs.
Abbott BinaxNOW Webinar - Resources Now Available On Friday September 18, 2020 the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) BinaxNow team coordinated a webinar for assisted living providers, sharing information regarding the Abbott BinaxNow test kits. The team received a number of questions during the webinar, so is working to provide follow up and resources to attendees and other providers.
The team is working directly with Abbott and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to answer the questions and send out a consolidated question and answer list to all participants, along with a link to the recording of the presentation. Once these are available HCAM/MCAL will share with members. A number of participants also requested copies of the slides used during the presentation. Additionally, useful links and critical contact information are provided for reference:
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For questions or concerns please contact Linda Lawther at LindaLawther@michcal.com.
Sept. 22, 2020 |