Volume 45 - Issue 3 - January 15, 2026

State of Kansas

Department for Aging and Disability Services

Request for Comments

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is amending the following Kansas Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Physical Disability (PD).

The proposed amendment covers the following:

1. Waiver Administration:
   1. The state has separated the ADRC and the Assessing Entity into two separate contracts to mitigate conflict of interest.
   2. The state is no longer contracting with local non-state entities.
2. Updated Provider Qualifications for Agency-Directed Personal Care Services

The proposed effective date for the Physical Disability waiver amendment is May 1, 2026.

KDADA is seeking public comments from January 15, 2026 through February 14, 2026, on the proposed amendment.

The proposed amendment is posted on the KDADS website at http://www.kdads.ks.gov (under the Long-Term Services & Supports page and then Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Programs) or may be requested:

• By email at kdads.hcbs-ks@ks.gov
• By standard mail at:
  Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
  Attn: HCBS Programs
  503 S. Kansas Ave.
  Topeka, KS 66603

Draft copies of the proposed amendment may also be found at Local Health Departments (LHD).

Comments may be made in any one of the following ways:

• Online at http://www.kdads.ks.gov under the Long Term Services & Supports page and then Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Programs
• By email at kdads.hcbs-ks@ks.gov
• By standard mail at:
  Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
  Attn: HCBS Programs
  503 S. Kansas Ave.
  Topeka, KS 66603

Laura Howard
Secretary
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

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