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NASDDDS Issues Summary of the Key Elements and Positive Practices in the Tennessee Transition Plan.

With the help of Tennessee State Staff, NASDDDS has put together a brief summary of the key elements and...
May 5, 2016Jeanine Zlockie

CMS Approves First Statewide Transition Plan

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted Tennessee final approval of the state’s Statewide Transition Plan...
April 15, 2016Dan Berland

HCBS Rule Guidance Addresses New Construction

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released additional FAQs on implementation activities related to meeting Home and...
April 15, 2016Dan Berland

Ohio Issues Toolkit on “Hiring Ohioans with Disabilities”

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities issued a new interactive toolkit to make it easier for Ohio employers to recruit,...
February 23, 2016Jeanine Zlockie

Nebraska Issues Long-Term Care Concept Paper

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care (MLTC), which includes the Division...
February 23, 2016Jeanine Zlockie

New Jersey Rolls Out Next Phase of Supports Program

The New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Supports Program funds services and supports for New Jersey adults with intellectual...
February 23, 2016Jeanine Zlockie

HCBS Advocacy Coalition Releases Updated State Advocacy Toolkit

The HCBS Advocacy Coalition has updated a toolkit first issued last year to inform state-level advocacy around the Home...
February 4, 2016Dan Berland

Pennsylvania Designs Quality Management Certification

Pennsylvania’s Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has developed a Quality Management Certification Curriculum to build capacity in using quality...
January 18, 2016Jeanine Zlockie

CMS Guidance on Heightened Scrutiny Indicates States can Create Tiered Standards for HCBS Settings

CMS has issued a FAQ regarding heightened scrutiny for settings that are subject to the HCBS rule. The document...
July 1, 2015Dan Berland

CMS Posts Guidance to Transition Plan Reviewers on HCBS Web Page

CMS has posted a document entitled “HCBS Basic Element Review Tool for Statewide Transition Plans and HCBS Content Review...
March 9, 2015Dan Berland

CMS Provides NASDDDS with Important HCBS Rule Clarifications

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has responded in writing to a letter from NASDDDS asking for...
February 19, 2015Dan Berland

CMS Issues Non-Residential Guidance

CMS has released  two new guidance documents: "Exploratory Questions to Assist States in Assessment of Non-Residential Home and Community-Based...
December 17, 2014Dan Berland

CMS Releases Final Elements of HCBS Toolkit

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December 17, 2014Jeanine Zlockie

CMS Releases HCBS Transition Plan Guidance

On Friday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest iteration of the Center for Medicaid...
September 9, 2014Dan Berland

State Associations Offer Recommendations to CMS on Implementation of HCBS Rule

NASDDDS, NAMD, and NASUAD sent a letter to CMS thanking the agency for the new HCBS rule, describing critical...
May 21, 2014Dan Berland

DD Network Associations Launch HCBS Rule Web Site

The National DD Network Partnershave launched a new web site to inform advocates about the implementation of the new...
May 16, 2014Dan Berland