COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Department for Community Based Services

Frankfort, Kentucky

Operation Manual

Transmittal Letter No. 314

October 1, 2008

To: All Field Staff

Subject: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Long Term Care (LTC) Waiver

This OMTL is issued to outline the procedural instructions regarding the Medicaid ABI LTC Waiver which is effective 10/1/08.

Volume IV

MS 2720, Long Term Care Certification, is revised to add the new ABI LTC Waiver to the list of the types of care entered on the LTC screen of KAMES. It is further revised to add ABI LTC Waiver to the list of the types of care entered on the PA-62 system.

Volume IVA

MS 3030, ABI Long Term Care (LTC) Waiver, is created to outline the procedural instructions for the new waiver implemented by Medicaid. This waiver is designed to assist individuals who require continued support services beyond the intensive rehabilitation phase that the regular ABI Waiver offers.

Patricia R. Wilson, Commissioner