CMS Approves OLTL’s OBRA Waiver Amendment

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the Office of Long-Term Living’s (OLTL) OBRA Waiver Amendment. Changes in the approved OBRA Waiver Amendment include:

• Revised the Benefits Counseling service definition;
• Amended the responsibilities of the Fiscal/Employer Agent;
• Updated Appendix H Quality Improvement Strategy to the current process; and
• Removed performance measure AA-6, as the data in AA-6 is being collected by AA-5.

The current approved OBRA Waiver document can be viewed here. If you have any questions, please contact the OLTL Bureau of Policy Development and Communications Management at (717) 857-3280.