1115 Waiver Demonstration - KY Health Amendment Request

 

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On May 31, 2023, Kentucky submitted an amendment to the KY HEALTH demonstration requesting authority to: (1) reimburse medically necessary short-term (defined as a state-wide average length of stay of 30 days) inpatient treatment services within settings that qualify as institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) for Medicaid-eligible adults with serious mental illness (SMI); and (2) implement a recuperative care pilot program to adult beneficiaries who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and need additional medical support and care coordination. The federal comment period will be open from June 14, 2023 to July 14, 2023.

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