New Editions provides technical assistance to state agencies on home and community-based services (HCBS) mechanisms, program design, service delivery systems and self-direction services. Under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), New Editions specifically provides assistance to states seeking to develop or improve HCBS under a variety of channels: Sections 1915(c) and 1115 waivers and Sections 1915(i), 1915(j) or 1915(k) State Plan Amendments. Technical assistance includes:
Determining which HCBS authority is most appropriate.
Designing an integrated HCBS program such as:
Community supports for people with disabilities;
Supported employment;
Individual budgeting;
Person-centered systems;
Establishment of a fair and equitable level of need assessment;
Positive behavioral supports; and
Development of structures to create community integration.
Integrating HCBS authorities and managed care.
Creating new and improved rate structures or managed care delivery systems.
Providing self-direction services and technical assistance such as:
Permissible purchases; and
Individual budget development strategies and fiscal management services.
