HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

 The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) received final approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the South Carolina (SC) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Statewide Transition Plan. The revised plan that was submitted on Oct. 11, 2019, had two sets of technical revisions prior to final approval.  The public can view the final approval letter,  the revised SC HCBS Statewide Transition Plan showing the technical revisions, and the final approved Statewide Transition Plan below.

CMS Final Approval Letter - SC HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

SC HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - Approved Feb. 4, 2020

SC HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - technical revisions

• See Section 4 for new text (highlighted) and deleted text (strikethrough)

Public Notice Activity  - Oct. 2019 Submission

A webinar to discuss the revised SC HCBS Statewide Transition Plan was held Aug. 20, 2019, at 11:30 a.m.

• SC HCBS Statewide Transition Plan Public Meeting/Webinar (slides)
• Webinar recording with closed captioning

Three public meetings were held to review the revised SC HCBS Statewide Transition Plan.

1. Aug. 13, 2019 - Simpsonville, SC
2. Aug. 15, 2019 - North Charleston, SC
3. Aug. 22, 2019 - Columbia, SC

Public comments were to be received by 5 p.m. Sept. 13, 2019:

• Website: https://msp.scdhhs.gov/hcbs/webform/comments-questions
• Email: comments@scdhhs.gov
• Mail:
• Long Term Living
• ATTN: Kelly Eifert, Ph.D.
• South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• P.O. Box 8206
• Columbia, SC 29202-8206

Full South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - Approved

• Community Choices Waiver - services by setting
• Community Supports Waiver - services by setting
• Head And Spinal Cord Injury Waiver - services by setting
• HIV/AIDS Waiver - services by setting
• Intellectual Disability/Related Disabilites Waiver - services by setting
• Mechanical Ventilator Dependent Waiver - services by setting
• Medically Complex Children Waiver - services by setting
• Appendix B - Systemic listing and links
• Appendix C:
  • C4 Day (non-residential) Settings HCBS Self-Assessment Instructions
  • C4 Day (non-residential) Settings HCBS Self-Assessment
• Appendix D:
  • C4 Residential setting HCBS Self-Assessment Instructions
  • C4 Residential setting HCBS Self-Assessment

• Appendix E - C4 Non-residential self-assessment Global Analysis
• Appendix F - C4 Residential self-assessment Global Analysis
• Appendix G - Relocation Guidelines: Community Residential Care Facility (CRCF) Residents
• Appendix H - Admissions/Discharges/Transfer of Individuals to/from DDSN Funded Community Residential Settings
• Appendix I- TAC, Inc. Report: Review and Feedback on the HCBS Final Rule Transition
• Appendix J - Adult Day Health Care Assessment Tool
• Appendix K - Non-residential (day services facilities) Assessment Tool for SCDDSN settings
• Appendix L - Residential Assessment Tool for SCDDSN settings
• Appendix M - Global Results: SCDDSN settings independent site visits

CMS Initial Approval Letter for SC HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan- Intial Approval 11-3-2016

Submissions:

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

CMS Feedback on South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - REVISED 9-25-2015

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - REVISED 2-4-2016

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - REVISED 2-24-2016

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - REVISED 3-31-2016

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan- REVISED 8-17-2016 

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - REVISED 10-28-2016

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - REVISED 11-3-2016

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - REVISED 10-11-2019

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - Technical Revisions - January 2020