Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) Series

This week we're focusing on HCBS.  The Council on Quality and Leadership recently published this news release:

Guidance To Support Implementation Of The HCBS Settings Rule

The HCBS Advocacy Coalition, Including CQL, Releases White Paper and Matrix

Through collaboration with the Community Living Policy Center, the HCBS Advocacy Coalition has published a white paper and detailed matrix to support states’ monitoring of efforts to implement the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule. CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership is a member of the HCBS Advocacy Coalition Outcomes Workgroup, which is a workgroup of national subject matter experts created to develop recommended outcomes and related metrics surrounding the HCBS Settings Rule.

The white paper details five major areas that are crucial for the successful implementation of the HCBS Settings Rule, along with summarized recommendations about outcomes that are relevant to those five areas. In addition to the white paper, the HCBS Advocacy Coalition produced a comprehensive matrix that lists specific measurements and sources to track and assess the outcomes. The five major areas are evaluated at the individual participant, provider, and state/systemic levels. 

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Other Tools About The HCBS Settings Rule

States, support providers, self-advocates, families, and others are continually working to ensure that the tenets of the HCBS Settings Rules remain strong throughout the human services system.

To support stakeholders in these efforts, we've compiled a number of videos and resources that provide information and guidance.

HCBS Overview

Watch an overview video about the Home and Community Based Settings Services rule and its various components.