Home and Community Based Service (HCBS) Provisional Approval Process

This document describes the provisional approval that allows the Pre‐Paid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP)/Community Mental Health Service Provider (CMHSP) to contract with new providers who do not have a current HCBS participant receiving Medicaid services in their setting, ensuring that providers are not institutional or isolating in nature. Keywords: HCBC, Home and Community Based Waiver, provisional approval, provider application

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