Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted on its web page New York State’s application for an 1115 Research and Demonstration Waiver known as the People First Waiver. The application (available at http://cmsideas.uservoice.com/forums/159803-section-1115-demonstrations-ny-people-first) is dated October 2011 and is superseded by a more recent and more detailed document ...
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Welcome to the New York State People First Waiver Application Resource Page. The State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), in consultation with the State Department of Health (DOH) and other stakeholders, has begun the process of seeking significant programmatic and fiscal improvements to our service system through the development of a new 1115 demonstration waiver, called the “People First Waiver.” This Web page provides information to those who are interested in the waiver application process and would like to contribute to the effort.
Latest People First Waiver News
OPWDD has been working closely with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine the programmatic, administrative and fiscal reforms to the developmental disabilities service system within the People First Waiver. New York State’s responses to CMS’s requests for additional information throughout this process are now available. ...
Throughout April 2012 OPWDD held a series of public briefings on the People First Waiver. These briefings were open to the public. They provided an update on OPWDD’s development of the waiver and an opportunity to ask questions. The PowerPoint presentation is available, as well as a video of the briefing presentation. ...
OPWDD is now posting and distributing brief monthly updates on the development of the People First Waiver. Please feel free to download, copy and share these monthly fact sheets widely....
