CMS Extends Final Community Rule to Non Residential

CMS Extends Final Community Rule to Non Residential

ADDP Annual Meeting
January 15, 2015
Assumption College
Hagan Hall

500 Salisbury Street

Worcester, MA 01609

Speaker:

Katherine Berland
Government Affairs Director, ANCOR

CMS and the Final Rule on COMMUNITY

Implications for Community Programs

Feds Issue Clarification on Community Rule for Non Residential Programs

Late yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued further clarification on its position of ensuring that Home and Community Based Funds are used exclusively for community based programs, and not "institutional services".

The clarifications for day and employment programs and other non-residential services are similar to earlier regulations released by CMS for residential programs.

ADDP Attorney Tara Zelter is preparing an analysis which will be shared later this week.

At first blush it appears that CMS is once again givng latitude to each state to furrther define and clarify its plan for providing services with an emphasis on an outcomes based approach.

More to come later.

To see the clarification go here. (see page 9).

ADDP Legislative Luncheon

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Honoring Members of the Massachusetts House and Senate and the ADDP 2015 Legislator of the Year

Rep. Jay Kaufman
Massachusetts State House
Great Hall of Flags
11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Rep. Jay Kaufman
has been selected as the 2015 Legislator of the Year in recognition of his life long support for empowering people with disabilities to live full and productive lives, as well as his strong courage in understanding the link between revenue, supports and services and the compassionate priorities of the citizens of the Commonwealth.

RSVP: Jackie Lynch 508-405-8000
ADDP 2015 Calendar with Legislator Birthdays to be distributed
Photographer will be present for legislator/constituent photographs