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4. Agency responsibilities – The EOHHS is responsible for assisting in the application process and making timely payment for services provided under this Subsection, including for any services billed separately by licensed providers and professionals as long as the costs were incurred during the emergency health period for the condition specified. 5. Applicant/beneficiary responsibilities – Applicants must provide timely and accurate information on all eligibility factors unrelated to immigration status required for making a determination for Medicaid health coverage. 1.9 Community Medicaid – LTSS Preventive Services 1.9.1 Authority A. Under the terms of the State’s Section 1115 Waiver, Community Medicaid beneficiaries who do not yet need Medicaid LTSS but are at risk for the nursing facility institutional level of care have access to LTSS preventive services. Beneficiaries who meet the needs-based criteria for these LTSS preventive services are eligible for a limited range of home and community-based services and supports along with the full range of primary care essential benefits they are entitled to receive. The goal of preventive services is to delay or avert LTSS institutionalization or more extensive and intensive home and community-based care. 1.9.2 Scope of Services A. Depending on a beneficiary’s needs, the following LTSS preventive services may be available to Community Medicaid beneficiaries: 1. Limited Certified Nursing Assistant/Homemaker Services – These services include general household tasks (e.g., meal preparation and routine household care) and are available when a beneficiary can no longer perform them on their own and there is no other person available to provide assistance. Limited personal care may also be available. a. Maximum hours available: Six (6) hours per week for a single beneficiary or ten (10) hours per week for a household with two (2) or more beneficiaries. 2. Minor Environmental Modifications – Minor modifications may be available to a beneficiary to facilitate independence and the ability to live at home or in the community safely. Such modifications may include: grab bars, versa frame (toilet safety frame), handheld shower and/or diverter valve, raised toilet seats, and simple devices, such as: eating utensils, a transfer bath bench, shower chair, aids for personal care (e.g. reachers) and standing poles. 1.9.3 Prior Authorization