Face-to-Face Assessments – Community First Choice Medicaid State Plan Amendment 23-0007 & HCBS Waiver Amendments Public Notice

Notice: Face-to-Face Assessments - Community First Choice Medicaid State Plan Amendment 23-0007 & HCBS Waiver Amendments Public Notice is now available online

Description: The Health Care Authority and the Department of Social and Health Services intend to submit State Plan Amendment 23-0007 to Community First Choice, and amendments to the Home and Community Based (HCBS) Community Options Program Entry System (COPES) Waiver, New Freedom Waiver, and Residential Support Waiver to remove the “face-to-face” interview language in the Medicaid State Plan and HCBS Waivers regarding completion of assessments, which will allow more processes and techniques, including technology mediums, to be used to obtain information when completing assessments beyond the Public Health Emergency.