Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 23 - Division of Medicaid
Part 208 - Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Long Term Care
Chapter 6 - Bridge to Independence (B2I)
Rule 23-208-6.1 - General

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 23-208-6.1

Current through September 24, 2024

A. Bridge to Independence (B2I), Mississippi's Money Follows the Person (MFP) initiative, is a six (6) year federal demonstration grant that was awarded to the Division of Medicaid on April 1, 2011, and is funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

B. The purpose of B2I is to establish a person-driven and sustainable home and community-based long-term care system offering choice and access to quality services in the community for institutionalized individuals:

1. With a physical disability,

2. With a mental illness,

3. With an intellectual or developmental disability, or

4. Sixty-five (65) years of age or older.

Olmstead v. L.C., 119 S. Ct. 2176 (1999); Section 6071 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Public Law 109-171; Section 2403, Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-121.

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