CMS State Medicaid Directors Letter: Implementation of section 6087 of DRA - Section 1915(j)

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Article Publication Date: 
11/19/2009
Summary: 
Guidance is offered on the implementation of section 6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) Public Law Number 109-171. Section 6087, the “Optional Choice of Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services (PAS) (Cash and Counseling)” amended section 1915 of the Social Security Act by adding subsection (j). Guidance also applies to section 1915(c) HCBS waiver programs when states offer the self-direction opportunity and permit participants to purchase “individual directed goods and services.”
Article Author: 
Mann, Cindy
Populations: 
N/A
Sources: 
CMS
Programs/Initiatives: 
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA); 1915c
Section 6087; Federal Register (73 Fed. Reg. 57,854); 1915(j)(4)(B)(ii); 1915(j) self-directed PAS State plan option; Individual Directed Goods and Services; 1915j

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