On March 20, 2020, ADvancing States partnered with the National Association of Medicaid Directors on a joint letter to Congressional Leadership. This letter emphasizes the administrative challenges of COVID-19 and requests a delay in the deadline for full compliance with the 2014 Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Final Rule. The purposed recommendation is to delay the effective date of the HCBS Settings requirements by no less than 1 year.

Click here to read this letter.