General
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing the attached set of guidance responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on implementation activities associated with the January 2014 home and community-based settings final rule,1 based in part on collaboration with states, state associations, and other stakeholders.
The purpose of this document is to offer considerations for states as they assess whether non-residential HCB settings meet the Medicaid HCB settings requirements.
This optional tool is provided to assist states in assessing whether the characteristics of Medicaid Home and Community-based Services, as required by regulation, are present. The information is organized to cite anticipated characteristics and to provide suggested questions to determine if indicators of that characteristic are present.
This provides information about the requirements for Home and Community Based Settings.
This is a memo regarding provider validation re-do.