Healing and Ending Addiction through Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Waiver Submission and Approval
On October 1, 2021, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services submitted an application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand available behavioral health treatment for Medicaid members. This application for the Healing and Ending Addiction Through Recovery and Treatment (HEART) waiver seeks federal authority through an 1115 demonstration to pay for additional community based treatment services as well as expanded inpatient and residential treatment.
The application request was approved by CMS on July 1, 2022. For more information, visit CMS’ State Waivers website.
CMS Waiver Approval Process
- February 26, 2024 HEART Waiver Approval, Part II
- Public Input Forum Handout for December 5, 2023 meeting
- Public Input Forum Agenda for December 5, 2023 meeting
- October 5, 2023, 1115 Medicaid HEART, Plan First and WASP Waiver Annual Public Forum Announcement
- HEART Post-Award Forum Handout
- Public Input Forum Agenda for November 29, 2022 meeting
- October 17, 2022, 1115 Medicaid HEART Waiver Post-Award Public Forum Announcement
- July 31, 2022 Acceptance Letter
- July 1, 2022 HEART Waiver Approval
- October 15, 2021 Waiver Application Completeness letter from CMS
- October 1, 2021 Final HEART Waiver Request Submitted to CMS
- October 1, 2021 Updated HEART Waiver Public Notice Schedule
- August 26, 2021 HEART Waiver and Initiative Tribal Consultation Slide Presentation
- August 26, 2021 HEART Initiative Tribal Consultation Agenda
- August 26, 2021 HEART Waiver Tribal Consultation Formal Invitation
- August 10, 2021 Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee HEART Section 1115 Demonstration Legislative Hearing
- August 10, 2021 Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee
- August 10, 2021 Updated HEART Waiver Public Notice Schedule
- August 6, 2021 HEART Initiative Montana Medical Association Presentation
- July 29, 2021 Montana Health Coalition HEART Slide Presentation
- July 29, 2021 Montana Health Coalition Meeting Agenda
- July 21, 2021 HEART Waiver Public Meeting Agenda
- July 20, and July 21, 2021 Public Meetings Slide Presentation
- July 20, 2021 HEART Waiver Public Meeting Agenda
- June 16, 2021 Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee HEART Initiative Presentation
- July 8, 2021 HEART Waiver Full Public Notice
- July 8, 2021 HEART Waiver Abbreviated Newspaper Public Notice
- July 8, 2021 HEART Waiver Tribal Consultation Letter
- July 8, 2021 HEART Waiver Stakeholders Memo
- July 8, 2021 HEART Waiver Montana Health Coalition Memo
- July 2021 Draft HEART Waiver Request