HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

April 1, 2021

SCDHHS submitted the revised South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan, and Appendix N with the Category 2 settings, to CMS on March 30, 2021.

• South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - Submitted March 30, 2021
• Appendix N - Submitted March 30, 2021
  • Category 2 settings rubrics and evidence lists

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY INFORMATION

The public notice and comment period for Category 2 heightened scrutiny submissions is Feb. 10 - March 12, 2021.

The public notice and Category 2 settings submission are posted below. A link to the webinar, information on how to submit public comments and a map of South Carolina counties by South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN) regions are available below.

• Public Notice
• South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - Revised February 2021 
• South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - Revised February 2021 (track changes version)
• Appendix N - HCB Settings Quality Review - State level heightened scrutiny; SCDDSN Category 2 settings
  • Category 2 settings rubrics and evidence lists
• SCDDSN-designated regions - map and list

Public webinar information:

• Feb. 17, 2021
• 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Registration link: https://scdhhs.webex.com/scdhhs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1a6920cd9f0f17470e354f687736d35c
• Click here for to listen and view the webinar and access the slides

Public Comments Information

Public comments can be submitted beginning on the first day of public comment, Feb. 10, 2021, and must be received by 5 p.m. on the last day of public comment, March 12, 2021. Comments can be submitted the following ways:

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

Final Approval - 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 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 HCBS Statewide Transition Plan with technical revisions, and the final approved Statewide Transition Plan below.

CMS Final Approval Letter - South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - Approved Feb. 4, 2020

South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan - Technical Revisions

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

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