Attention Section(s) 18, 21, and 29 Providers: Updated Section 1915(c) Waiver Appendix K Flexibility Guidance
Feb 20, 2024 As previously shared in our October 31, 2023 provider bulletin, certain Appendix K flexibilities for sections 18, 21, and 29 have continued beyond November 11, 2023. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to approve the corresponding 1915(c) waiver amendments necessary to make these changes permanent effective March 1, 2024. Listed below are the Sections 18, 21, and 29 Appendix K flexibilities that MaineCare intends to continue as permanent provisions and those that will expire March 4, 2024. Please reference the MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) for complete descriptions of MaineCare service policies. Following CMS approval of 1915(c) HCBS waiver amendments, the Department will engage in rulemaking to incorporate any waiver changes not yet adopted within the corresponding MBM section. The Department will exercise enforcement discretion with respect to provisions where the rule has not yet been updated. HCBS flexibilities the Department will continue as permanent provisions through corresponding waiver amendment: Continuing HCBS Flexibilities Across all HCBS 1915(c) Waiver Sections:
HCBS Flexibilities that will End Across all HCBS 1915(c) Waiver Sections
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