Ohio To Implement Medicaid Behavioral Health Redesign & 1915(i) Amendment For Adults With SPMI

On May 6, 2015, the Ohio Department of Medicaid released a request for comments on its proposed plan for a behavioral health redesign. The redesign calls for implementing a Medicaid 1915(i) amendment to provide a specialized set of home-and community-based services (HCBS) for adults with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and income below 300% of the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit level (about 225% of the federal poverty level). The 1915(i) amendment will preserve eligibility for Medicaid HCBS for adults with SPMI after the state Medicaid program implements a new single disability determination process . . .