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Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) Spousal Impoverishment Expiration (HCBS Sunset)

Guidance for : Impoverishment Rules for Certain Home and Community-Based Services Applicants and Recipients The purpose of this CMCS Informational Bulletin is to provide information to state Medicaid agencies on the impact of the sunset of section 2404 of the Affordable Care Act (�Protection for Recipients of Home and Community-Based Services Against Spousal Impoverishment�).

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Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: November 09, 2018

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