South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - South Carolina Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Statewide Transition Plan – PUBLIC NOTICE

Heightened Scrutiny Category 2 settings: Submission to CMS; South Carolina Home and Community-Based Services Statewide Transition Plan updates.

The South Carolina Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Statewide Transition Plan is going through a public comment period. During the public comment period, which will occur from Feb. 10 - March 12, 2021, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) is soliciting feedback for the following: 

• SCDHHS is submitting a list of settings in the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN) network to CMS for heightened scrutiny review under Category 2, defined as buildings on the grounds of, or immediately adjacent to, a public institution; and,
• The final approved South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan has been revised to reflect date changes, updated heightened scrutiny settings numbers, and other technical change revisions. 

The comment period is Feb. 10 – March 12, 2021. 

A webinar will be held on Feb. 17, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. to review the above information. Register for the webinar here: 
https://scdhhs.webex.com/scdhhs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1a6920cd9f0f17470e354f687736d35c 

Comments on the heightened scrutiny submission or the Statewide Transition Plan may be submitted during the webinar or in writing to: 

Office of Compliance
ATTN: Kelly Eifert, Ph.D. 
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 8206
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-8206

All comments must be received by 5 p.m. March 12, 2021. 

For the full public notice, the revised South Carolina HCBS Statewide Transition Plan, and more information, please go to: https://www.scdhhs.gov/resources/programs-and-initiatives/hcbs-resources.