Final Sections of CMS Toolkit on the Final Rule Released

December 16, 2014

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing the final elements of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) toolkit to assist states in complying with thehome and community-based non-residential settings regulation requirements. The two elements of the toolkit released today include “Exploratory Questions to Assist States in Assessment of Non-Residential Home and Community-Based Service (HCBS)/Settings” and the “HCBS Final Regulations 42 CRF Part 441: Questions and Answers Regarding Home and Community-Based Settings”.   For more information or to access the entire toolkit, please visithttp://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Long-Term-Services-and-Supports/Home-and-Community-Based-Services/Home-and-Community-Based-Services.html