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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION I I-500 Categorical Changes

The Division of Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS) has administrative responsibility for the MFP program to provide each participant placement through the existing Medicaid Waiver (ARChoices, Assisted Living, DDS) which best suits the participant’s desires and needs. DAABHS will contact individuals designated as potential transitions or who expressed a desire to live in the community. To be eligible to participate, the individual must have resided in an institution (nursing home or ICF/IID) for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days and have received Medicaid for inpatient services for at least one day.

I-551 MFP Procedures for Medicaid Recipients Who Leave Facility Care MS Manual 07/01/20 For MFP, a Division of Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS) Transition Coordinator will be responsible with assisting the individual who is interested in transitioning from facility care to a home and community-based waiver. This includes assisting the individual with applying for the appropriate program, accessing services, and preparation for being discharged from the nursing facility. The Transition Coordinator will assist the client with completing and submitting form DHS-0777, Long-Term Services and Supports Application for Assistance. Upon receipt of the application in the County Office, the DHS RN will be notified to coordinate an assessment of medical necessity and develop a service plan.

I-570 Workers with Disabilities Eligible to Receive ARChoices or CES Waiver Services Refer to Health Care Procedures Manual for more information. MS Manual 03/22/25 The ARChoices and Community Employment Support (CES) Waivers include the Workers with Disabilities category as a group that is eligible for services within the Waivers. In order to be eligible for ARChoices or CES Waiver services and the Workers with Disabilities category, applicants must meet both the functional need criteria of the ARChoices and CES Waiver program (MS F-155 and MS B-317) and the financial criteria of the Workers with Disabilities category (MS B-330). I 551 MFP Procedures for Medicaid Recipients Who Leave Facility Care