Health and Human Services applies for Severe and Disabling Mental Illness waiver renewal

On or before March 31, 2025, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) will submit a request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to renew the 1915(c) Severe and Disabling Mental Illness (SDMI) Waiver and propose changing the name to the Hope Waiver. The department is requesting approval to operate the renewed waiver from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030.