The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new regulations in January 2014 governing home and community-based services (HCBS) provided through state Medicaid programs. The regulations also clarify that in order to receive Federal HCBS funding for services to individuals with disabilities, states must ensure HCBS be delivered in the most integrated setting, and “….support full access of individuals receiving (waiver services) to the greater community, including opportunities to seek employment and work in competitive integrated settings, engage in community life, control personal resources and receive services in the community to the same degree of access as individuals not receiving (waiver services).”
To assist states in complying with the requirements of the HCBS final rule as it relates to non-residential settings, CMS recently released a toolkit with a number of fact sheets and resources. This webinar archive includes presentations from CMS and national subject matter experts, who discuss the HCBS rule and its applications in supporting individuals with disabilities to seek and attain competitive integrated employment.
View the archive of this webinar on YouTube or visit the webinar archive page to download presentation materials, including a transcript of the webinar.