Which services must not be purchased under the CDCS option?

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Which services must not be purchased under the CDCS option?

CDCS is a way for a participant to direct funds for supports and services, but there are categories that stay outside the consumer-directed budget. The services that must not be purchased under the CDCS option are traditional Medicaid waiver services and traditional rehabilitative or habilitative services. These are core waiver benefits with established providers, eligibility rules, and billing processes that operate outside the CDCS budget. Allowing them to be bought through CDCS would blur lines between self-directed spending and the standard waiver framework and could undermine oversight and proper funding channels. In contrast, non-medical supports and services that the CDCS budget is designed to cover can be managed by the consumer and their broker within approved limits, while medical equipment and supplies typically follow separate medical benefit pathways rather than being funded through the CDCS budget.

CDCS is a way for a participant to direct funds for supports and services, but there are categories that stay outside the consumer-directed budget. The services that must not be purchased under the CDCS option are traditional Medicaid waiver services and traditional rehabilitative or habilitative services. These are core waiver benefits with established providers, eligibility rules, and billing processes that operate outside the CDCS budget. Allowing them to be bought through CDCS would blur lines between self-directed spending and the standard waiver framework and could undermine oversight and proper funding channels.

In contrast, non-medical supports and services that the CDCS budget is designed to cover can be managed by the consumer and their broker within approved limits, while medical equipment and supplies typically follow separate medical benefit pathways rather than being funded through the CDCS budget.

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