This communication announces the availability of the CMS approved Waiver Amendments on the Department of Human Services (DHS) website. For more information, please see ODPANN 23-085.
The purpose of this announcement is to remind residential providers and support coordination organizations (SCOs) that they are required to provide a *pdf file of their fiscal year-end financial statements with the
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