Demo Waiver entries for Arkansas
Research & Demonstration Projects §1115 waivers provide provions for experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects likely to assist in promoting the objectives of the Medicaid statute. Flexibility under Section 1115 is sufficiently broad to allow states to test substantially new ideas of policy merit. These projects are intended to demonstrate and evaluate a policy or approach has not been demonstrated on a widespread basis. Some states expand eligibility to individuals not otherwise eligible under the Medicaid program, provide services that are not typically covered, or use innovative service delivery systems.
State:
AR
Section i:
1115
Date submitted ii:
May 1996
Date approved iii:
Oct 1998
Date started iv:
Dec 1998
Expiry date v:
Nov 2006
Name of project:
Independent Choices
Target group (eligibility) vi:
Aged/Physically disabled adults
No. slots:
3,500
Services covered:
PAS
Area covered:
Statewide
Further details:
Independent Choices website: http://www.independentchoices.com
Waiver amended in 2002 to remove the experimental design & expand the program.
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