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Welcome to Virginia’s Money Follows the Person Website!

Virginia is one of 31 states participating in a five-year, $1.75 billion Money Follows the Person (“MFP”) Demonstration project designed to create a system of long-term services and supports that better enable individuals to transition from certain long-term care institutions into the community.  This project supports Virginia’s Olmstead initiative and complements the efforts of the recently awarded Systems Transformation Grant that aims to improve the infrastructure for community-based long-term supports.  Virginia’s MFP project, administered by the Department of Medical Assistance Services, will make over $28 million in federal Medicaid funds available to support Virginia’s seniors and individuals with disabilities.

The “MFP” project is scheduled to begin Summer 2008.  Currently, several agencies and stakeholders are developing an “Operational Protocol” that will serve as Virginia’s program manual or Guidebook for the project.  This Guidebook will be submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for approval before transitions to the community can begin under the project.  Once the Guidebook is approved, you will be able to access it here.

Virginia’s MFP project will permanently add services and supports to select home and community-based Medicaid waivers. The following chart illustrates the waiver services that will be added as a result of the MFP Demonstration Project: 

Waiver Waiver Service to be Added
Elderly and Disabled with Consumer Direction (EDCD) Environmental Modifications
Assistive Technology
Transition Coordination
Transition Services
HIV/AIDS (AIDS) Environmental Modifications
Assistive Technology
Transition Services
Technology Assisted (TECH) Personal Emergency Response System
Transitional Services
Individual and Family Developmental Disabilities Supports (DD) Consumer- Directed Supported Employment
Transition Services
Mental Retardation (MR) Consumer- Directed Supported Employment
Transition Services
Day Support Consumer- Directed Supported Employment

Transition services, transition coordinators, and consumer-directed supported employment are new services

Individuals who choose to participate in the MFP project may also be able to access:

To participate in the MFP project, you must:

Please check this site frequently for updates!

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