If you or a loved one is a MassHealth member who receives hands-on support from a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) but are struggling to access these services during the COVID-19 outbreak, call the MassOptions hotline at 1-844-422-6277
MassHealth General Updates on Fiscal Intermediary Procurement and Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
MassHealth is in the process of procuring a single fiscal intermediary (FI) for Massachusetts. As part of this process, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is forming a Fiscal Intermediary Procurement Advisory Council (FIPAC). EOHHS is looking for people from the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) and Moving Forward Plan (MFP) Waiver communities to join this council. The FIPAC will aid in reviewing certain sections of the Request for Response (RFR) for the Fiscal Intermediary (FI) Functions. They will provide feedback on these sections that EOHHS will consider when making their selection of a bidder for FI functions starting January 1, 2022. The Notice of Opportunity for a Fiscal Intermediary Procurement Advisory Council can be found on COMMBUYS. Please click here to view the notice. You may also go to www.commbuys.com and search for bid number BD-21-1039-ehs01-ehs01-55777. The application deadline in November 2, 2020.
MassHealth is also beginning the gradual implementation of EVV starting January 1, 2022. For more information on EVV and the FI procurement process please visit www.mass.gov
Notice: MassHealth Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Program New Hire Orientation
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: PLEASE READ
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): PCAs can request personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves, through the PCA union (1199SEIU) by visiting the following links:
Note: This resource is available to all PCAs participating in the MassHealth PCA program. Consumers cannot obtain PPE through the above links. For additional information about PPE for consumers and non-PCAs, please visit www.mass.gov/2019coronavirus or https://bit.ly/2D4sm9N.
PCA Wage: The PCA wage increased effective July 1, 2020, as provided in the collective bargaining agreement. The temporary emergency increase to the PCA wage due to the COVID-19 emergency is effective through end of July, but no longer be effective starting August 1, 2020.
Please see below for the PCA wage effective on the following dates of service:
| July 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020 | August 1, 2020, and after |
| $17.32/hour | $15.75/hour |
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Our Mission
Tempus Unlimited exists to provide a continuum of community based services that support the efforts of children and adults with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the least restrictive environment.
Through personal involvement, individual decision-making is supported and encouraged to enhance the control of a person over their own lives and foster self-sufficiency.
The agency through its programs and services encourages the inclusion of people with disabilities into the mainstream of society including social, recreational, family and work activities.
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Our Mission
Tempus Unlimited, Inc. exists to provide a continuum of community based services that support the efforts of children and adults with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the least restrictive environment.
Through personal involvement, individual decision-making is supported and encouraged to enhance the control of a person over their own lives and foster self-sufficiency.
The agency through its programs and services encourages the inclusion of people with disabilities into the mainstream of society including social, recreational, family and work activities.