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Parents United Together Department of Medicaid
Office of the Governor's Division of Medicaid Sillers Building, Suite 1000 550 High Street Jackson, MS 39201-1399 601-359-6050	State Plan Annual Reports MS CODE SITE (Title 43, Chapter 13)
Mississippi Waiver Programs The Home and Community Based Services Division is responsible for operating five HCBS waiver programs which include the Elderly and Disabled (E&D) waiver program, the Assisted Living (AL) waiver program, the Independent Living (IL) waiver program, the Traumatic Brain Injury or Spinal Cord Injury (TBI/SCI) waiver program, and the Mentally Retarded/Developmentally Disabled (MR/DD) waiver program	Mississippi: Home and Community Based Services- NO Grants for Mississippi First Round of Grant Funds CMS Announcement on Money Follows the Person - CMS has just announced the award of the Money Follows the Person to 17 states. -January 12, 2006 Second Round of Grant Funds CMS Awards Money Follows the Person Grants to 13 States - For Alternatives To Nursing Home Care. –March 7, 2007
2007 Case For Inclusion Report Mississippi 51st Click here to read the full report.pdf. The Plan For Inclusion Report Click here to read the full Plan for Inclusion repor.pdf	Medicaid Home and Community Based Services--Waiver Expenditures FY 2001 through FY 2006 presents data from Federal Fiscal Years 2001 through 2006. http://www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/nb/doc/2027
Money Follows the Person Toolbox: Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities This targeted Tools Update/Addendum is intended to compile information about states' efforts to transition individuals with Mental Retardation or Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) from Medicaid funded facilities into the community and to provide support services to these individuals using techniques compatible with the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration program that has been created by the Deficit Reduction Act. www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/1968	ADRC-TAE Fact Sheet: How to Secure Medicaid Federal Financial Participation for ADRC Functions Summary: States can draw down federal funds to assist in paying for the operation of their Medicaid program. Some ADRC activities may be eligible for administration federal financial participation (FFP). This resource provides guidance in applying and securing Medicaid FFP for ADRC activities. Topic(s): Financing HCBS, Resource Center, Single Point of Entry/No Wrong Door More Info: http://www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/nb/doc/2030
MS Dept of Medicaid isworking to change mentally retarded term in MR/DD Home and Community Based waiver program name.
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