Children's Long-Term Support Program - Approved § 1915(c) Waiver Application for Home and Community-Based Services and § 1915(b)(4) Waiver Application for Selective Contracting of Support and Service Coordination

This memo announces the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval of the §1915(c) and §1915(b)(4) waivers that provide the federal authority to operate the Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver Program. Effective January 1, 2022, county waiver agencies (CWAs) and their sub-contracted case management entities must operate the CLTS Waiver Program in accordance with requirements and processes in the federally-approved waivers. This memo provides an overview of program changes approved by CMS. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) will publish the program changes in the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Manual for the CLTS Waiver Program (P-02256) in the first quarter of 2022.