Volume 43 - Issue 46 - November 14, 2024

State of Kansas

Department for Aging and Disability Services

Request for Comments

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is amending the following Kansas Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: HCBS Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Waiver.

The proposed amendment covers the following:

• To update the Level of Care (LOC) eligibility determination tool from the BASIS assessment to the Medicaid Functional Eligibility Instrument (MFEI).

The proposed effective date for the IDD Waiver amendment is March 1, 2025.

KDADS seeks public comments from the general public on the proposed waivers from November 14, 2024, until 12:00 a.m. December 14, 2024.

The proposed waiver can be accessed:

• Online at https://www.kdads.ks.gov under Services & Programs, then Long-Term Services & Supports page and then Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), and then Waiver Renewal/Amendment.
• By email at kdads.hcbs-ks@ks.gov.
• By standard mail at Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, Attn: IDD Waiver Manager, 503 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603.

Draft copies of the proposed amendment may also be found at Local Health Departments.

Comments may be made in any one of the following ways:

• Online at https://www.kdads.ks.gov under Services & Programs, then Long-Term Services & Supports page and then Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), and then HCBS Notices & Memos.
• By email at kdads.hcbs-ks@ks.gov.
• By standard mail at Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, Attn: HCBS Programs, 503 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603.

Laura Howard
Secretary
Department for Aging and Disability Services

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