HCBS settings transition plan
In 2014, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published regulations in the Federal Register that changed the definition of home and community-based settings for the 1915(c) and 1915(i) Medicaid HCBS waivers. The new definition considers a person’s experience and outcomes in addition to a setting’s location, geography or physical characteristics. CMS has given states until March 2023 (see update under the News tab) to bring their systems into compliance with the new HCBS settings requirements. View the Home and Community-Based Services Rule Overview video for more information.
On Feb. 12, 2019, CMS gave its final approval to Minnesota’s Home and Community-Based Services Rule Statewide Transition Plan (PDF) to bring settings into compliance with the federal HCBS regulations. To read more, see the Feb. 12 approval letter from CMS to DHS (PDF).