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 23-208-6.2 - Eligibility
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 23-208-6.2
Current through September 24, 2024
A. To participate in the Bridge to Independence (B2I) demonstration project, the person:
1. Must reside in an Intermediate Care
Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) or a nursing
facility for at least ninety (90) consecutive days with at least one (1) day of
the stay reimbursed by Medicaid.
2. Cannot have received short-term
rehabilitation services reimbursed under Medicare during the ninety (90) day
stay requirement.
3. Must be
eligible for one (1) of the following Medicaid Home and Community-Based
Services (HCBS):
a Assisted Living (AL)
Waiver,
b Elderly and Disabled
(E&D) Waiver,
c Independent
Living (IL) Waiver,
d Intellectual
Disability/Developmental Disability (ID/DD) Waiver,
e Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury
(TBI/SCI) Waiver, and/or
f
Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) Services/Rehabilitation option of the
State Plan.
4. Must
meet the level of care criteria for an ICF/IID or a nursing facility and, if
not for the provision of HCB long-term care services, the person would continue
to require the level of care provided in the facility.
B. Qualified residences for transitioning persons must pass a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Quality Standards inspection and meet one (1) of the following criteria:
1. A home owned or leased by the
transitioning person or the person's family member,
2. An apartment with lockable access leased
to the transitioning person which includes living, sleeping, bathing, and
cooking areas over which the person or the person's family has domain and
control, or
3. A residence in a
community-based residential setting in which no more than four (4) unrelated
persons reside.
42 USC § 1369 a; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-121; Olmstead v. L.C., 119 S. Ct. 2176 (1999).
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