Memorandum for Home and Community-Base Services Staff and Stakeholders

DATE: June 9, 2026

FROM: Melanie Highland, Director

SUBJECT: HCBS Value Based Incentive Payments - CDS Operational Survey

This memorandum serves to notify Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) providers that the Division of Senior and Disability Services (DSDS) will soon be releasing payments associated with the Consumer Directed Services (CDS) Operational Survey.

Qualifying providers will receive a one-time payment of $2,000 on the June 23, 2026, Medicaid reimbursement cycle. This payment will be shown in the remittance advice with the unique identifier of VB2-CDS Operational Survey. Payments will be issued to the Medicaid ID number entered on the survey for providers who completed the survey fully and accurately. If a valid Medicaid ID was not provided, the payment could not be issued.

The CDS operational survey concluded on February 28, 2026. This survey served to collect statistics on vital direct care workforce information and administrative functions and their associated costs of the CDS program. The metrics collected will help inform programmatic and policy initiatives, as well as payment methodologies. Eligible providers must have been actively providing CDS from July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. For additional information regarding this survey, please see INFO 01-26-01.

Questions regarding this memorandum should be directed to DSDS.Surveys@health.mo.gov.  Please check your remittance advice and verify qualifications prior to contacting DSDS regarding payment amounts.