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SC Medicaid - SCDHHSMedicaid · Administrative · Medical Policy · SC · Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics +2 moreMedium impact

Home and Community-based Services Provider Manual Update

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immediately
Effective date
Jul 1, 2025
Identified
Jun 18, 2026

Summary

South Carolina Medicaid has updated its Home and Community-based Services Provider Manual with new provider standards for multiple service categories and added two new waiver services: caregiver coaching for Intellectual Disability waiver and children's attendant care (self-directed) for Medically Complex Children waiver.

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What to do

immediately · 2 steps
01Providers offering HCBS services in South Carolina must review the updated Provider Manual at SCDHHS website to understand new standards for adult day health care nursing, attendant care, institutional respite, personal emergency response systems, personal care, children's personal care, and pest control.
02Providers interested in offering new caregiver coaching or children's attendant care services must review enrollment guides and FAQ resources at www.scdhhs.gov/MCC.

Original notice

Home and Community-based Services Provider Manual Update
scdhhs.gov · Always check the source before changing claims.
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