Adult Foster Care Services

(A) An adult foster care program provides personal care services in a family-like setting to elderly or disabled individuals who are at imminent risk of institutional placement. (B) The MassHealth agency pays for services provided by hospital-based adult foster care programs. These services must be furnished in compliance with 130 CMR 408.000: Adult Foster Care. (See Subchapter 5 of the Outpatient Hospital Manual for information about obtaining the Adult Foster Care Manual.) (C) Acute hospital-based adult foster care programs will be paid according to the outpatient payment methodology established by the signed MassHealth provider agreement. (D) Nonacute hospital-based adult foster care programs will be paid according to the regulations governing adult foster care services in 130 CMR 408.000: Adult Foster Care.