Arkansas

This report and tables present Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver expenditures data from Federal Fiscal Years 2003 through 2008. Each HCBS waiver is classified by population served in order to show the distribution of expenditures across long-term care populations. This report includes new target population categories to identify waivers that target particular developmental disabilities such as intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.

This manual was developed for the IndependentChoices program. It features detailed program information on many topics including: eligibility, participant rights, fiscal agents, cash expenditure plans, appeals and personal assistants.

This report presents Medicaid long-term care expenditures data in Federal Fiscal Year 2008 (Oct 2007 - Sept 2008). Table 1 shows national data from 1996 - 2008. Other tables present state-by-state data for nursing homes, ICF/MR, state plan personal care, state plan home health, 1915(c) waivers, 1115 waivers that provide HCBS, and other Medicaid services.

Standards required of Arkansas' fiscal management contractor. Includes descriptions of program deliverables and performance indicators.

Titled “Now You Have a Choice in Personal Care”, this tri-fold brochure was designed to be mailed without an envelope. The handout offers a program overview and provides a Request for Additional Information form.

This flowchart depicts the enrollment process for the IndependentChoices program in Arkansas.

Forms for Arkansas' IndependentChoices program. Source(s): Other, State Grantee

Includes a Backup Worker form, a Changing/Adding a Worker form, and a Worker Address and Phone Number form. In addition, there is an Employment Application and Personal Care Assistant Agreement form available.

An excel spreadsheet used to track a participant's hours of personal care and other expenditures for their monthly allowance.

Includes a self-assessment, self-assessment of personal care needs, and personal care assessment tools.