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The program first launched in August 2007 and had approximately 2,000 students. [2] Students interact with certified teachers through e-mail, instant messenger, and telephone. MoVIP is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and offers courses for medically fragile students or for any other student who wishes to take courses online.
Home and Community-Based Services waivers (HCBS waivers) or Section 1915(c) waivers, 42 U.S.C. Ch. 7, § 1396n §§ 1915(c), are a type of Medicaid waiver.HCBS waivers expand the types of settings in which people can receive comprehensive long-term care under Medicaid.
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
Medicaid Waiver programs help provide services to people who would otherwise be in an institution, nursing home, or hospital to receive long-term care in the community. Prior to 1991, the Federal Medicaid program paid for services only if a person lived in an institution.
Clovis Unified usually serves 15 to 30 medically fragile students — some in hospital beds, others with a tracheal tube, many unable to do simple tasks such as using a pencil, most communicating ...
A Katie Beckett waiver or TEFRA waiver is a Medicaid waiver concerning the income eligibility for home-based Medicaid services for children under the age of nineteen. Prior to the Katie Beckett waiver, if a child with significant medical needs received treatment at home, the child's income would be deemed to include the parents' entire ...
Medically Indigent Adults (MIAs) in the health care system of the United States are persons who do not have health insurance and who are not eligible for other health care such as Medicaid, Medicare, or private health insurance. [1] This is a term that is used both medically and for the general public.
Dream House For Medically Fragile Children was a Georgia-based organization dedicated to providing financial support and homes to children with severe health issues. It is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit. The organization was founded by Laura O. Moore, a pediatric nurse.