Money Follows The Person (MFP)
Money Follows the Person (MFP) is a rebalancing initiative that was made possible by a five-year grant to states from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This grant is designed to help individuals who are institutionalized in nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities (ICF) for people with developmental disabilities return to their homes and communities.
The Georgia Department of Community Health implemented Money Follows the Person on September 1, 2008. Through partnerships with the Department of Human Services, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Community Affairs, and other state and local agencies and organizations, DCH seeks to transition 618 individuals from institutional setting to the community.
If you have any questions about MFP you can contact:
- DCH, MFP Project Staff at gamfp@dch.ga.gov or by calling 404-657-9323,
- The Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services at 866-55-AGING (800-552-4464), or
- The Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman at 404-656-6862, or
- Aging and Disability Resource Connections at 800-676-2433
- You can find more information about MFP at our website:dch.georgia.gov/mfp
MFP Information for Consumers
What is MFP?
Money Follows the Person (MFP) allows people in nursing homes or other long-term care institutions who are elderly or have physical or developmental disabilities to move out and receive services and supports to live in their own homes and communities. Money follows the individual by allowing the state to pay for long-term care in a home and community-based setting rather than an institutional setting by providing in-home services and supports.
Who can benefit from MFP?
Georgia plans to help 618 people transition from institutions through December 31, 2011. In order to be eligible for MFP, you must:
- Live in a nursing home or other institution for at least 90 days, receiving long-term care
- Be a Medicaid recipient
- Meet institutional level of care
What can I expect from MFP?
If you wish to participate in MFP (or refer a friend or family member to the program), contact the state MFP office at gamfp@dch.ga.gov or call 404-657-9323. A Transition Coordinator will contact you to arrange a screening to determine your eligibility for MFP and to find out what you may need in order to transition. The Transition Coordinator will then assist you in arranging home and community-based services through one of Georgia’s Medicaid waiver programs or other Medicaid services. The Transition Coordinator and you, the participant, along with your family, friends, and representatives, will then begin planning together for what you want your life in the community to be like. When you are ready to leave the facility, the MFP program can provide you with assistance such as security and utility deposits, furnishings and basic household items, moving costs, environmental modifications to make your new home or apartment accessible, connections with peer supporters and other community resources, and other additional services.
Publications
» Referral Form - 11/16/2010
» Transition Guide - Revised 1/25/2011
» Money Follows The Person - Revised 12/27/2010
» Georgia MFP Operational Protocol - Revised 1/2010
» Georgia MFP Policy Manual - Revised 8/2010
» Home and Community Based Services: A Guide to Medicaid Waiver Programs in Georgia
» Money Follows the Person Consumer Brochure - Revised 1/2011
» Money Follows the Person Overview Presentation - Revised 5/2010