Revised South Carolina Home and Community-Based Services Statewide Transition Plan
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), pursuant to the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Rule at 42 CFR 441.301(c)(6), gives notice that the revised South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan has been released for a public comment period. The revisions are necessary to receive final approval of the Statewide Transition Plan as required by CMS. The full public notice and revised South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan are available online at https://msp.scdhhs.gov/hcbs/site-page/hcbs-statewide-transition-plan. The public can provide comments on the South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan until Sept. 13, 2019. The revised South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan will be submitted to CMS by Sept. 27, 2019. It will be effective upon CMS approval.
Revisions
The following is a summary of the revisions, by section, made in the South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan (initially approved by CMS Nov. 3, 2016):
Section 1, Introduction
Updated table of contents, added appendices (all linked)
Pages 3-4: added brief description of each Medicaid waiver provided including a link to a table of each waiver’s services offered by setting type (linked to website)
Section 2, Communication and Outreach
Page 10: inserted current update of this public notice
Section 3, Assessment of System-wide Regulations, Policies, Procedures, Licensing Standards and Other Regulations
Updates provided throughout section to indicate completion and/or status of policy updates
Pages 18-20: provided updates regarding Residential Personal Care II (RPC II) service
Section 3.3, Page 37: provided updates to compliance actions
Section 4, Assessment of Settings
Significant revisions in section overall to meet CMS requirements for final approval
Section 4.1, Page 46: updates to include services provided in settings
Page 52: created Section 4.2.2. on Beneficiary and Family Surveys
Section 4.3.2, Page 59: added to reflect Beneficiary and Family Survey outcomes
Section 4.4.3, Page 65: Relocation of Waiver Participants section updated to include:
Section 4.4.4, Page 69: updated addressing non-disability specific settings
Section 4.4.5, Page 70: updated addressing monitoring of individual private homes
Section 5, Heightened Scrutiny
Significant revisions in section overall to meet CMS requirements for final approval
Section 5.7.4 updated to include submission format for CMS heightened scrutiny
The following appendices were added to this version (with links to the direct appendices in the document) at https://msp.scdhhs.gov/hcbs/site-page/statewide-transition-plan:
Appendix J - Adult Day Health Care Assessment Tool
Appendix K - Non-residential (day services facilities) Assessment Tool for SCDDSN Settings
Appendix L - Residential Assessment Tool for SCDDSN Settings
Appendix M - Global Results: SCDDSN Settings Independent Site Visits
Communication
A copy of the full public notice and the revised South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan is available at the following locations:
1.Website:
a.scdhhs.gov/hcbs (under “Resources,” “Statewide Transition Plan”)
b.scdhhs.gov (under the “Public Notice” section)
2.Hardcopies:
a.SCDHHS Main Office, 1801 Main Street, Columbia, SC
b.All Healthy Connections County Offices
c.All Community Long Term Care (CLTC) Area Offices
Information on the revised Statewide Transition Plan draft will be discussed at the following public hearings:
1.Aug. 20, 2019 (Online Webinar)
11:30 a.m. (will be recorded for later viewing)
Link to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/0cbfe4c5f6f40f2e7c24e00bf0acd2b8
2.Aug. 13, 2019
6-7:30 p.m.
Five Forks Branch Library, Meeting Room A
104 Sunnydale Dr.
Simpsonville, SC 29681
3.Aug. 15, 2019
6-7:30 p.m.
Otranto Regional Library
2261 Otranto Rd.
North Charleston, SC 29406
4.Aug. 22, 2019
6-7:30 p.m.
Babcock Center, Mary L. Duffie Administration Building
2725 Banny Jones Ave.
West Columbia, SC 29170
Public Comment and Responses
SCDHHS wants to hear from the public about the revised South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan.
Public comments must be received by 5 p.m. Sept. 13, 2019 and can be submitted through the following methods:
Online: https://msp.scdhhs.gov/hcbs/webform/comments-questions
Email: comments@scdhhs.gov
Mail:
Long Term Living
ATTN: Kelly Eifert, Ph.D.
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 8206
Columbia, SC 29202-8206
Please visit https://www.scdhhs.gov/hcbs for information on the HCBS rule, the public notice and the Statewide Transition Plan.