Code of Massachusetts Regulations
130 CMR - DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Title 130 CMR 630.000 - Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver services
Section 630.412 - Chore Services
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) Conditions of Payment . Chore services are only covered on a one-time or infrequent basis and only when an unusual household task is required to be performed to maintain a participant's home in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition.
(B) Nonpayable Services . Chore services are not covered when the participant or someone else in the household is capable of performing the tasks or when a relative, caregiver, landlord, community/volunteer agency, or third-party payer is capable of or responsible for provision of the tasks. In the case of rental property, the responsibility of the landlord, pursuant to a lease agreement, is examined before authorizing any chore services in a service plan.
