Function as a conflict free entity… Waiver(s) Impacted Proposed Language Released For Public Final Language Submitted to CMS Reason For Change Comment on December 3, 2016 Appendix C Supports Broker – Consolidated and The direct portion of Supports Broker The direct portion of Supports Broker services Public comment recommended this P/FDS services may not be provided at the same may not be provided at the same time as the information be removed. Supports time as the direct portion of the following: direct portion of the following: In-Home and Broker services are used to help with In-Home and Community Supports, Community Supports, Benefits Counseling, Managing Employer and Common Law Benefits Counseling, Transportation, Transportation, Consultative Nutritional Employer functions can happen Consultative Nutritional services and services and Education Support. when other direct services are Education Support. occurring. Consolidated and Supports Broker Services may be provided Supports Broker Services may be provided by Public comment recommended more P/FDS by individual and agency providers that individual and agency providers that provide clarity regarding when an IM4Q provide other Waiver, intellectual other Waiver, intellectual disability or autism program can provide Supports Broker disability or autism services but the services but the Supports Broker provider services. Supports Broker provider must be conflict must be conflict free. In order to be conflict free. In order to be conflict free, the free, the Supports Broker provider may not Supports Broker provider may not provide provide other direct or indirect waiver services other direct or indirect waiver services or or base funded intellectual disability services base funded intellectual disability services when authorized to provide Support Broker when authorized to provide Support services to the participant. In addition, Broker services to the participant. In Supports Broker providers may not provide addition, Supports Broker providers may administrative services such as Health Care not provide administrative services such Quality Unit or Administrative Entity functions. as Health Care Quality Unit or However, an IM4Q program may provide Administrative Entity functions. However, Supports Broker services to individuals who an IM4Q program may provide Support they are not responsible for interviewing. Broker services to individuals who do not who do not reside in the geographic area that reside in the geographic area that is is monitored by the IM4Q program. monitored by the IM4Q program. Consolidated and Provider Qualification for All Provider Provider Qualification for All Provider Types Public comment requested clarification P/FDS Types regarding when Supports Brokers must An individual Supports Broker must have successfully completed the An individual Supports Broker must successfully complete a Supports Broker certification program. successfully complete a Supports Broker Certification Program provided by ODP or its
Function as a conflict free entity… Waiver(s) Impacted Proposed Language Released For Public Comment on December 3, 2016 Final Language Submitted to CMS Reason For Change Appendix C – Supports Broker Consolidated and P/FDS The direct portion of Supports Broker services may not be provided at the same time as the direct portion of the following: In-Home and Community Supports, Benefits Counseling, Transportation, Consultative Nutritional services and Education Support. The direct portion of Supports Broker services may not be provided at the same time as the direct portion of the following: In-Home and Community Supports, Benefits Counseling, Transportation, Consultative Nutritional services and Education Support. Public comment recommended this information be removed. Supports Broker services are used to help with Managing Employer and Common Law Employer functions can happen when other direct services are occurring. Consolidated and P/FDS Supports Broker Services may be provided by individual and agency providers that provide other Waiver, intellectual disability or autism services but the Supports Broker provider must be conflict free. In order to be conflict free, the Supports Broker provider may not provide other direct or indirect waiver services or base funded intellectual disability services when authorized to provide Support Broker services to the participant. In addition, Supports Broker providers may not provide administrative services such as Health Care Quality Unit or Administrative Entity functions. However, an IM4Q program may provide Support Broker services to individuals who do not reside in the geographic area that is monitored by the IM4Q program. Supports Broker Services may be provided by individual and agency providers that provide other Waiver, intellectual disability or autism services but the Supports Broker provider must be conflict free. In order to be conflict free, the Supports Broker provider may not provide other direct or indirect waiver services or base funded intellectual disability services when authorized to provide Support Broker services to the participant. In addition, Supports Broker providers may not provide administrative services such as Health Care Quality Unit or Administrative Entity functions. However, an IM4Q program may provide Supports Broker services to individuals who they are not responsible for interviewing. who do not reside in the geographic area that is monitored by the IM4Q program. Public comment recommended more clarity regarding when an IM4Q program can provide Supports Broker services. Consolidated and P/FDS Provider Qualification for All Provider Types An individual Supports Broker must successfully complete a Supports Broker Provider Qualification for All Provider Types An individual Supports Broker must successfully complete a Supports Broker Certification Program provided by ODP or its Public comment requested clarification regarding when Supports Brokers must have successfully completed the certification program.
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