HCBS definition

HCBS means home- and community-based services.

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HCBS means "Home and Community-Based Services." HCBS are services provided in the home or community of an individual. DHS, Office of Licensing and Regulatory Oversight and OHA provide oversight and license, certify, and endorse programs, settings, or settings designated as HCB.

HCBS means the Medicaid Home and Community Based Services.

Examples of HCBS in a sentence

• As soon as the MCOP is notified by ODM via the 834C or 834F, CCR, and/or via another source of information (e.g., waiver service coordinator, member, provider), that a member who is receiving home and community based services (HCBS) waiver services that his or her enrollment is or may be terminated due to loss of MyCare Ohio eligibility, the MCOP shall identify the reason for loss of eligibility and timely assist the member, as appropriate, with maintenance of MyCare Ohio eligibility.

• These services are for Enrollees who meet specific eligibility criteria including being at risk of institutional care if not for the provision of HCBS services.

• HHSC will comply with all HHSC responsibilities or provisions included in the HCBS- AMH Provider Manual, available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/doing-business-hhs/provider- portals/behavioral-health-services-providers/home-community-based-services-adult- mental-health.

• Home care workers providing transportation to services funded by the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers, the DDA Individual and Family Services Program, or the Veteran’s Directed Home Services and identified in the consumer’s Individual Support Plan, in excess of the above maximum per month, will be reimbursed up to an additional maximum authorized by the case manager.

• Receiving HCBS Waiver Services who Move Outside of the MCOP’s Service Area.

More Definitions of HCBS

HCBS means home- and community-based services as defined in rule 441—78.27(249A).

HCBS means Home and Community-Based Services, services provided in the individual's home or community.

HCBS means home and community based services defined in A.R.S. §§ 36-2931 and 36-2939.

HCBS means home- and community-based services, which are services intended to enable people to live in their own homes or communities instead of in a medical institution.

HCBS means Medicaid Home and Community‑Based Services whether through the State plan, 1915(c) waiver, managed care, or demonstration programs.

HCBS means “Home and Community Based Services”, which are defined as services to promote independent living that are provided in a person’s home or community, i.e., those not provided under institutional care. BISF HCBS are those that may be required when there has been a sudden change in the medical, psychological or physical condition of an individual; when there is acceleration in the amount of services needed, when needs have suddenly changed, or when another payer source will not pay for the unique BI services assessed as a need. BISF HCBS are provided to protect the client from imminent risk to his or her health and safety, or to protect the health and safety of others. These include home health care; homemaker services; respite care; outpatient mental/behavioral health; traditional and alternative therapies; medically-related transportation and medications related to the brain injury; physician co-pays; special equipment, communication/assistive devices, and durable medical goods; professional organizer services; once in a lifetime housing assistance; environmental modifications; retrofit of an automobile, as well as Neuropsychological Evaluations. For the purposes of this RFP, they also include professional Life Skills Coaching services through licensed/certified providers, as they are regionally available.

HCBS means the Medicaid Home and Community Based Services that occur in a client’s home or community rather than institutions or other isolated settings. These programs service a variety of targeted populations groups, such as people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and/or mental illnesses.