23 Miss. Code. R. 208-4.3 - Freedom of Choice
A. Medicaid
beneficiaries have the right to freedom of choice of providers for Medicaid
covered services. Refer to Part 200, Chapter 3, Rule 3.6.
B. Personal care services may be furnished by
family members provided they are not legally responsible for the individual.
1. The Division of Medicaid defines a person
legally responsible for an individual as the parent, or step-parent, of a minor
child or an individual's spouse.
2.
Family members must meet provider standards and must be certified competent to
perform the required tasks by the beneficiary and the TBI/SCI
counselor/registered nurse.
3.
There must be adequate justification for the family member to function as the
attendant.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.