Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved an amendment to the “Idaho Behavioral Health Transformation Section 1115 Demonstration.” This amendment allows the state to end the authority that currently permits legally responsible individuals (LRIs) to provide 1905(a) personal care services (PCS) 60 calendar days after the effective date of this amendment. CMS’s approval of this amendment allows the state to revert to how it operated its 1905(a) PCS program prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and is in compliance with Medicaid state plan requirements for 1905(a) PCS.
This demonstration is effective through September 30, 2025. Today’s approval and other administrative documents can be found on the Medicaid.gov demonstration page.
