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global security enabled Waiver Applications Home Contact Email Welcome Skip news, links, and downloads News Scheduled Maintenance: The system may be unavailable from Friday 9 pm to Sunday 5 am ET. §1915(c) HCBS Waiver Application: The web-based 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Waiver Application was launched on November 17, 2006. Links & Downloads February and March Changes: Download an explanation of recent system changes regarding target populations, the HCBS Taxonomy, restraints and seclusion, and home and community-based settings.HCBS Taxonomy: Download Taxonomy Category and Subcategory Definitions . User Training (Ver. 3.6): Eligibility - Targeted Low-Income ChildrenDownload version 3.6 training materials for State Users and CMS Users . User Training CMS 372 Reports and 372 Report Guidance: Download 1915c 372 Report training materials for State and CMS Users or 372 Report Guidance . 1915(c) Application: Download the Version 3.6 1915(c) Waiver Application and Accompanying Materials . FAQs: Have questions? The answers may be found in this Frequently Asked Questions document. Waiver Numbering: View a chart explaining how the 1915c Waiver Numbering System works. System UP 1915(c) Waiver Application & 372 Reports - Click the link to access the web-based 1915(c) Waiver Application The Medicaid Home and Community-Based services (HCBS) waiver program is authorized in §1915(c) of the Social Security Act. The program permits a state to furnish an array of home and community-based services that assist Medicaid beneficiaries to live in the community and avoid institutionalization. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes that design and operational features of a waiver program will vary depending on the specific needs of the target population, the resources available to the state, service delivery system structure, state goals and objectives, and other factors. See Links & Downloads for a description of changes to the 1915(c) waiver application and CMS 372 reports implemented February 28 and March 14, 2014.1915(b) Waiver Application - Click the link to access the web-based 1915(b) Waiver Application This waiver preprint is for a State’s use in requesting authority under section 1915(b) of the Social Security Act (the Act) to operate a managed care program. Specifically, it is designed for use in authorizing programs involving Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs), Prepaid Ambulatory Health Plans (PAHPs), and Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) systems. In addition, it can be used for section 1915(b)(4) fee-for-service selective contracting programs. | FAQs Site Map| | Contact | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...