Health Homes
CMS has approved West Virginia’s Health Home Planning Request for Health Homes targeting Medicaid recipients with bipolar disorder, with specific attention given to beneficiaries at risk for contracting Hepatitis B or C. As of June 2014, the state has officially submitted a Health Home SPA to CMS for approval. The proposed effective date for the Health Home SPA is August 1, 2014; and the state plans to implement Health Homes beginning July 1, 2014. (Source: CMS Health Home Proposal Status website, 6/2014; State Health Homes website; ADvancing States)
Proposed Health Home State Plan Amendment (link no longer available)
On January 27, 2015, CMS approved West Virginia’s Health Home State Plan Amendment (effective July 1, 2014) to implement Health Homes in Wayne, Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha, Raleigh, and Mercer Counties for individuals with Bipolar Disorder and at risk for developing Hepatitis B and/or C. (Source: Medicaid.gov)
Approved State Plan Amendment (Effective 7/1/2014)