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Public Comment Responses
KDADS posted four chapters (1.1, 7.1, 8.1, and 8.2) of the Field Services Manual (FSM) for 30 days of public comment. KDADS is committed to transparency and stakeholder engagement. Posting this comment summary of responses received during the public comment period allows providers, partners, and community members the opportunity to review changes to align the FSM with current practices, as well as state and federal regulations and policies.
Current Chapters
FSM 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION- 1.2 Reserved
- 1.3 Grievances
- 1.4 Background Check
- 1.5 Taxonomy
- 1.6 Medicaid Provider Overpayment
- 2.0 Intake, Assessment, and Registration Requirements - All Sections
- 2.2 Level I
- 2.3 Level II
- 2.4 Standard Intake
- 2.5 Uniform Program Registration
- 2.6 UAI and AUAI
- 2.7 Trainer
- 3.0 Community Based Services - All Sections
- 3.1 Case Management
- 3.2 Revoked
- 3.3 Revoked
- 3.4 HCBS FE Services Rates
- 3.6 Senior Care Act
- 3.7 Revoked
- 3.8 Caregiver
- 4.0 Nutrition - All Sections
- 4.1 Nutrition Services
- 4.2 Congregate Nutrition Services
- 4.3 Home Delivered Meals - Nutrition Services
- 4.4 Grab & Go Nutrition Services
- 4.5 Monitoring
- 5.0 Reserved
- 6.0 Legal
- 6.1 Reserved
- 6.2 Reserved
- 6.3 Assistance
- FSM 7.1 OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- 8.0 Fiscal Policy
- FSM 8.1 FISCAL POLICY
- FSM 8.2 AAA AND OTHER PROVIDERS POLICY
- 9.0 Miscellaneous Policies
Conflict of Interest
Pending review and implementation of the Conflict of Interest policy, the following guidance is being provided regarding mitigating identified conflicts of interest. The HCBS waivers state the following:
The home and community based services final rule prohibits providers of 1915(c) waiver services and those with an interest in or employed by a provider of HCBS services from developing the person-centered services. Since the individuals or entities responsible for person-centered plan development must be independent of the HCBS provider, a legal guardian, durable power of attorney, and other legally responsible individuals who receive payment for providing HCBS may not be responsible for development of the person-centered plan.