Children's Medicaid System Transformation Webinars/Trainings/Timelines

COVID-19 Updates:

Please visit our special COVID-19 section of the Health Homes page for updated guidance documents and other resources.

  • Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Level of Care Eligibility Determination Process - (YouTube) - (PDF) - February 2021
  • Children's Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Plan of Care (POC) Workflow - August 28, 2019 (PDF)
  • Children's Aligned HCBS LOC Eligibility Determination - (HTML) - (PDF) - April 23, 2019
  • Children's HCBS Planning and Plan of Care Development - (external link) - April 3, 2019
  • Children and Youth Evaluation Service (C-YES): the State-designated Independent Entity (IE) for Children's HCBS Part 2 - (external link) - April 1, 2019
  • Children's Waiver Capacity Management - (PDF) - March 27, 2019
  • Transition to Health Home Care Management and Children's Waiver - (PDF) - February 13, 2019
  • Children and Youth Evaluation Service (C-YES): the State-designated Independent Entity (IE) for Children's HCBS Part I: An overview of the role of C-YES during the February 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 transition period - (HTML) - (PDF) - January 31, 2019
  • Children's Medicaid System Transformation Draft HCBS Workflow for Stakeholder Comment - (HTML) - (PDF) - May 23, 2018 (PDF)
  • Draft HCBS Workflow for Stakeholder Comment-link to MCTAC recording - (external link) - May 23, 2018
  • Children and Family Treatment and Support Services in Depth Review - (PDF) - June 14, 2018
  • Annual Council of Family and Child Care Agencies Conference - (PDF) - May 2, 2018
  • VFCA Health Facilities 29-I Webinar - (PDF) - December 14, 2017
  • Issue #7 - (PDF) - November 2022
  • Issue #6 - (PDF) - December 2020
  • Issue #5 - (PDF) - January 2020
  • Issue #4 - (PDF) - February 2019
  • Issue #3 - (PDF) - July 2018
  • Issue #2 - (PDF) - June 2018
  • Issue #1 - (PDF) - May 2018
  • Previous Webinar Materials for Health Homes Serving Children - (Web)
Children's Medicaid System Transformation Timeline Scheduled Date
  • Implement three of the six new Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) (Other Licensed Practitioner, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Community Psychiatric Treatment and Supports) in Managed Care and Fee-For-Service
January 1, 2019
COMPLETED
  • Waiver agencies must obtain the necessary LPHA recommendation for CFTSS that crosswalk from historical waiver services and revise service names in Plan of Care for transitioning waiver children. This is the last billable date of waiver services that crosswalk to CPST and/or PSR.
January 31, 2019
COMPLETED
  • Transition from Waiver Care Coordination to Health Home Care Management
January 1 – March 31, 2019
COMPLETED
  • 1915(c) Children's Consolidated Waiver is effective and former 1915c Waivers no longer active

April 1, 2019
COMPLETED
  • Implement Family Peer Support Services as State Plan Service in managed care and fee-for-service
  • BH services already in managed care for adults 21 and older are available in managed care for individuals 18-20 (e.g. PROS, ACT, etc.)
  • OMH licensed SED designated clinics serving children with SED diagnoses are carved-in to managed care 
  • SSI children begin receiving State Plan behavioral health services in managed care
  • Three-year phase in of Level of Care (LOC) expansion begins

July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
COMPLETED
  • 1915(c) Children's Consolidated Waiver Services carved-in to managed care
  • Children enrolled in the Children's 1915(c) Waiver are mandatorily enrolled in managed care*

October 1, 2019
October 1, 2019
COMPLETED
  • Implement Youth Peer Support and Training and Crisis Intervention as State Plan services in managed care and fee-for-service

January 1, 2020
COMPLETED
  • Voluntary Foster Care Agency Article 29-I per diem and services carved-in to managed care
  • Children residing in a Voluntary Foster Care Agency are mandatorily enrolled in managed care
  • 29-I Licensure becomes effective for Voluntary Foster Care Agencies

July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
COMPLETED
  • Behavioral Health State Plan Services Transition to Medicaid Managed Care - (PDF) - July 2019
  • Process to obtain access to the online 29-I Voluntary Foster Care Agency (VFCA) Health Facility License Application - (PDF)
  • The Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) - (external link)
  • Children's Health Home Transitional Billing Process - (PDF) - January 16, 2019
  • 1915c Stakeholder Update for Comment - (HTML) - (PDF) - August 27, 2018
  • Aligned Home and Community Based Services - (PDF) - June 25, 2018
  • Children's Medicaid Redesign and Transition to Managed Care Updates - (PDF) - April 24, 2018
  • Review of Final Draft Transition Plan for the Children's Medicaid System Transformation - (PDF) - December 4, 2017
  • Children's Medicaid System Transformation Webinar/Q&A - (PDF) - November 9, 2017
  • Monthly Children's Medicaid Transformation Webinar - (PDF) - October 2017
  • Children's Medicaid System Transformation Draft Transition Plan and Stakeholder Feedback - (PDF) - September 29, 2017
  • Children's Medicaid System Transformation Overview/ Refresher Course September 18, 2017 - (PDF) - Revised September 20, 2017
  • Children's Medicaid System Transformation and Readiness Review Walkthrough - (PDF) - August 24, 2017
  • Review of Draft Transition Plan Children's Medicaid System Transformation - (PDF) - August 24, 2017