Senior & Disabilities Services

Proposed Home and Community-Based Waiver Service Regulations Available for Public Comment Until January 23, 2012.

The Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Senior and Disabilities Services, proposes to adopt comprehensive regulation changes in Title 7, Chapters 130, of the Alaska Administrative Code, with additional changes in 145 and 160.  These changes will realign Medicaid home and community-based waiver recipient categories; rework provider certification and enrollment requirements; expand recipient safeguards; rework screening, assessment, level of care, and plan of care requirements; and redesign processes for environmental modification services.

  1. Notice of Proposed Changes in the Regulations of DHSS/DSDS-7 AAC130 HCB
  2. Proposed Regulations and Admendments, Medicaid HCB Waiver Services-7 AAC130
  3. Determination of Material Improvement for CCMC Waivers
  4. Determination of Material Improvement for ALI/APDD Waivers
  5. Determination of Material Improvement for IDD Waivers Recipients under Age Three
  6. Determination of Material Improvement for IDD Waivers Recipients Age Three and Over
  7. Maximum Cost for Standardized Environmental Modifications
  8. Standards of Practice for Home and Community-Based Services
  9. Nursing Facility Level of Care Assessment Form for Children
  10. Home and Community-Based Waiver Services Provider Certification Application
  11. Proposed Regulations (PDF)
  12. Regulations Webinar 12-20-11 Audio Recording

You may submit written comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Angela Salerno, Division of Senior and Disabilities Services, P.O. 110680, Juneau, Alaska, 99811, or by
E-mail at angela.salerno@alaska.gov

 

Comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2012.

INFORMATION SHARING SESSIONS:  The Division of Senior and Disabilities Services will be conducting the following Webinar/Teleconference sessions to introduce the proposed regulations, allow for questions, and provide feedback:

  • Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.
  • Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.

 

These sessions are informational only. Written comments on the proposed regulations may be accepted at this meeting, but no oral testimony with be taken or recorded. Please see the public hearing date scheduled below. You must register to participate in the Webinar:

Tuesday, December 13, 2011
10:30 am-12:00 pm
Register now.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011
10:00 am-11:30 am
Register now link.

Once registered, you will receive an email with instructions about how to participate in the visual portion of the Webinar. To access the audio portion of the Webinar during the one of the sessions above, call 1-800-315-6338, access code "3737#"

PUBLIC HEARING:  Oral or written comments may be submitted in person or telephonically at the public hearing at the following location on the date and time specified:

Juneau and Statewide Call-In:
Tuesday, January 10, 2012; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Legislative Information Office
State Capitol, Terry Miller Building, Suite 104, Juneau
You may participate in the hearing by calling 1-855-463-5009, except that Juneau callers should call 463-5009.

Fairbanks and Statewide Call-In:
Thursday, January 12, 2012; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Legislative Information Office
1291 Sadler Way, Suite 308, Fairbanks
You may participate in the hearing by calling 1-855-463-5009, except that Juneau callers should call 463-5009.

Anchorage In-Person Testimony (teleconference is listen only):
Friday, January 13, 2012; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Legislative Information Office
716 W 4th Avenue, Suite 200
You may listen to the testimony by calling 1-855-463-5009, except that Juneau callers should call 463-5009.

A hearing may be extended to accommodate those who arrived before 4:00 p.m. who did not have an opportunity to comment before 4:00 p.m.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Angela Salerno at the address above or by phone at (907) 465-4874 no later than Thursday, January 5, 2012 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Angela Salerno at the address above or go to the Department of Health and Social Services public notice website at: http://hss.state.ak.us/apps/publicnotice/regulations.aspx

After the public comment period ends, the Department of Health and Social Services will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them.  The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations.  You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.