September 30, 2024
HCBS Provisions of the Medicaid Access Rule: Training Series
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced an upcoming training series on the several key provisions of the home-and-community-based services (HCBS) in the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule.
The Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule (Access Rule) advances access to care and quality of care and will improve health outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries across fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care delivery systems, including home- and community-based services (HCBS) provided through those delivery systems. Specifically, the HCBS provisions of the rule makes sweeping changes intended to strengthen necessary safeguards to ensure health and welfare, promote health equity for people receiving Medicaid covered HCBS, and achieve a more consistent and coordinated approach to the administration of policies and procedures across Medicaid HCBS programs.
To ensure that all partners fully understand the various HCBS provisions within the Access rule, as well as, have an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on implementation of the rule, CMS will be hosting training sessions on several key provisions of the rule. The October training will focus on the HCBS set of quality measures and future trainings will address timely access to care, rate transparency, and the Beneficiary Advisory Council.
Dates and Tentative Topics:
- October 9, 2024 @ 3:00pm ET: HCBS Measure Set
- December 11, 2024 @ 3:00pm ET: Grievance Systems
- February 12, 2025 @ 3:00pm ET: Timely Access, Waiting Lists, Person Centered Planning Reporting Requirements & Minimum Performance Levels
- March 12, 2025 @ 3:00pm ET: Website Requirements
- April 9, 2025 @ 3:00pm ET: HCBS Rate Transparency
- May 14, 2025 @ 3:00pm ET: Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) and Beneficiary Advisory Council (BAC)
- June 11, 2025 @ 3:00pm ET: Institutional Rule Provisions*
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