Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
October 3, 2007, Vol. 07-162

CMS Issues Guidance to States on Self-Directed Care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued guidance to States on implementation of self-directed personal assistance service (PAS) program under section 6087 of the Deficits Reduction Act of 2005. Specifically, States now have the option to amend their State plan to provide self-directed PAS to beneficiaries, without regard to the Medicaid requirements of comparability or statewideness. For more information, please see: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SMDL/downloads/SMD091307.pdf.

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