19 Questions
Individual Budget Authorizations are consistent and equitably determined across all members.
True
Self-Direction allows individuals to select whom they wish to provide medical assistance with bathing, dressing and grooming.
False
Traditional Model (Agency) home health is provided by personal care agencies and always allows for the same tasks to be completed by caregivers.
False
About 40% of elderly individuals have designated an Authorized Representative.
True
Financial Management Services Providers are selected through a non-competitive bidding process.
False
A risk of Self-Direction is additional responsibilities related to the member managing his or her own services and supports or being an employer.
True
Training for care givers among programs varies from no training to 40 hours of intensive required training prior to hire.
True
Individual Budget Authorizations are only used to hire an attendant and cannot be used to purchase goods and services.
False
Self-Direction programs allow participants to select homemaker, errand, meal preparation, chore, or transportation services.
True
Traditional Model (Agency) home health is always able to provide all needed services.
False
Self-Direction may require participants to pay more than a Traditional home health agency pays their workers.
True
Authorized Representative status is only available for elderly individuals.
False
Financial Management Services Providers are selected through a competitive bidding process in all states that offer Self-Direction programs.
False
FMS enrollment may be limited and only one FMS provider may be selected to offer services for Self-Direction programs.
True
If an MCO is used to implement the self-direction program, the MCO will not contract directly with the FMS provider.
False
Exploitation is not a risk associated with Self-Direction.
False
Participants are never pressured to hire a family member when they do not want to hire them.
False
A risk of Self-Direction is the Provider not showing up to perform the work required.
True
Self-direction is not growing in the Medicaid and Managed Care markets.
False
Test your knowledge on Individual Budget Authorizations with this informative quiz. Learn about the amount of Medicaid/MCO funds under member control and how they can be used to promote independence. Get familiar with the consistent and equitable determination of budgets across all members. Discover the typical costs of services covered by Individual Budget Authorizations. Take this quiz and enhance your understanding of this crucial aspect of Medicaid/MCO programs.
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