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Kansas agency to switch IDD waiver eligibility tool to MFEI March 1, 2025; KDADS says current services protected
Summary
KDADS announced it will replace the BASIS assessment with the Medicaid Functional Eligibility Instrument (MFEI) for IDD waivers on March 1, 2025, with existing participants’ reimbursement tiers held until at least July 1, 2026, and ARPA‑era reassessments using BASIS if needed to prevent loss of services.
KDADS announced that it will begin using the Medicaid Functional Eligibility Instrument (MFEI) to determine functional eligibility for intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) waivers starting March 1, 2025.
Seth Cuber, assistant commissioner for long‑term services and supports at the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), said the shift is intended to replace the decades‑old BASIS assessment with a more standardized, strengths‑based tool that better aligns with the NRI suite of assessment instruments and addresses inconsistencies that have drawn federal scrutiny. "We need to stand up a level of care tool that will allow for a lot more freedom and flexibility for waiver participants," Cuber said.
KDADS officials told participants that existing waiver recipients will be reassessed using the MFEI beginning March 1, but their reimbursement tiers will not be adjusted until at least July 1, 2026, to give the state and stakeholders time for a rate…
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