NEBRASKA MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON PROJECT (NMFP), DHHS
Description
HELPS MEDICAID-ENROLLED INDIVIDUALS, WHO ARE RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES OR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION (ICF/MR), TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENT LIVING IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS. MEDICAID COVERAGE, THROUGH THE USE OF HCBS MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE AGED AND DISABLED WAIVER AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WAIVER, WILL "FOLLOW" INDIVIDUALS FROM FACILITY-BASED CARE SETTINGS TO COMMUNITY-BASED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF THEIR CHOICE AND WILL SUPPORT THEM WITH APPROPRIATE HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.
Contact Information
Address:
DIVISION OF MEDICAID & LONG TERM CARE
PO BOX 95026
Lincoln
NE
68509
Hours of Operation:
8:00-5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov/Medicade-Money-Follows-the-Person.aspx
Main Phone:
Phone
800.358.8802 EXT 2308
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402.471.2308
Main Contact(s):
CHERYL
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1463
List of Provided Services:
Administrative: Administrative
Personal Services: Personal Services
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope, Out of State
Written material: BROCHURES
Eligibility: 1) MUST CURRENTLY BE RESIDING IN A NURSING HOME OR ICF/MR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS (A CONSECUTIVE STAY IN A HOSPITAL AND A FACILITY MAY ALSO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT) 2) MUST CURRENTLY BE RECEIVING MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR FACILITY CARE 3) MUST MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED WAIVER OR ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WAIVERS 4) MUST MOVE INTO A QUALIFIED RESIDENCE (PERSONAL OR FAMILY RESIDENCE, APARTMENT WITH KITCHEN, BATH, AND SLEEPING AREAS, AND LOCKABLE ENTRANCE OR COMMUNITY GROUP HOMES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED (4 OR LESS PERSONS)).
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, Info Only, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision:
Languages with interpreters on staff: