Notice of Intent to Submit Emergency Preparedness and Response Amendment (Appendix K) to the Comprehensive Supports Medicaid Waiver, Individual and Family Support Medicaid Waiver, and Employment and Day Supports Medicaid Waiver 
 
In accordance with the provisions of section 17b-8 of the Connecticut General Statutes, notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services (“DSS” or the “Department”) intends to submit an Emergency Preparedness and Response Amendment (“Appendix K amendment”) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) related to the following 1915(c) home and community-based services waivers operated by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS):
  • Comprehensive Supports Medicaid waiver
  • Individual and Family Support Medicaid waiver
  • Employment and Day Supports Medicaid waiver
Appendix K amendments are temporary and expire six months following the expiration of the federal public health emergency related to the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. 
 
This Appendix K is additive to the previously approved Appendix Ks and modifies the language in the Appendix K approved March 17, 2022. 
 
For a copy of the Notice of Intent summarizing the proposed changes, please follow this link NOI for DDS Appendix K Modifications
 
For a copy of the complete Appendix K amendment, please follow this link Appendix K DDS ARPA Modifications
 
Any written comments must be submitted by April 13, 2023 to: Krista Ostaszewski, Health Management Administrator, DDS Central Office, 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, or via email at Krista.Ostaszewski@ct.gov.