What is the Community Support Waiver?
The Community Support Waiver (CSW) is a new Medicaid waiver program that will assist Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who do not need continuous, 24‑hour support. The CSW will expand community care choices and supplement natural supports to make it easier for anyone to live independently at home.
Have questions or comments on the CSW? Reach out to us at [email protected].
You only have 3 DAYS LEFT to apply for the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the new CSW. As part of the TAG, you can provide firsthand feedback that will help create the CSW.
To apply, please complete this form by July 16: https://pcgus.jotform.com/241765745119059
Do you want to hear about important decisions, deadlines, or milestones in the approval process? Or do you want to sign up for virtual town halls where you can find out more and voice your opinions?
Join the Community Support Waiver mailing list. We’ll send news on the CSW, invitations to town halls, and other important updates directly to your inbox.
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Physical Disability Waiver Renewal and Frail Elderly Waiver Renewal Public Input
KDADS is renewing the Physical Disability (PD) Waiver and the Frail Elderly (FE) Wavier, and wants your ideas and feedback. Public input meetings will be held virtually and in person in July. Please join one of these meetings to hear our ideas for improving the waiver and share your own.
Due to technical difficulties, the PD Waiver virtual input session has been rescheduled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
PD Waiver Public Input Session Invitation
PD Waiver Public Input Virtual Session RESCHEDULE
FE Waiver Public Input Session Invitation
DATE: Monday, June 14, 2023
KDADS announces that the requirement to exhaust community resources prior to Medicaid funding access for Assistive Services is suspended. A member’s ability to remain in, or transition to the community is paramount. Obtaining needed services to achieve those goals should be done efficiently via a partnership between the MCO and member. The MCO is considered the driver of the service including education to members, bid acquisition, arrangement of service, service delivery, payment to the provider and post service evaluation. A singular, streamlined process for all recipients of these services is in development that will support consistency in service delivery. Other insurances will remain primary, as appropriate per member. Community resources can still be explored, with MCO service coordination support, at the member’s request.
KDADS will be working with our MCO partners to develop the process and review the need to seek outside resources before requesting Assistive Services.
KDADS will post the process for Assistive Services when it is complete.
For questions regarding this information bulletin, please contact:
Leigh Smith, Director, Money Follows the Person.