CIB: Options for Medicaid Payments in the Implementation of the Fair Labor Standards Act Regulation Changes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is re-releasing this Informational Bulletin, originally published on July 3, 2014, to assist states in understanding how they may ament their current 1915(c) waivers and state plan (1905(a), 1915(i), 1915(j), and 1915(k)) personal care services to implement Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) changes in a timely way, and in understanding Medicaid reimbursement options that will enable them to account for the cost of overtime and travel time during the workday that are likely compensable as the result of the DOL home care final rule.

The informational bulletin is available on Medicaid.gov at http://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/federal-policy-guidance.html