Mississippi Personal Care Agency Complete Startup Package

MSDH's facility regulations distinguish licensed residential Personal Care Homes from a private-pay, non-medical agency furnishing services in clients' own homes. Mississippi does not appear to use a general MSDH facility-license category for the latter model. Confirm the planned scope with MSDH and complete business, employment, tax, local, insurance, professional-scope, and program-specific requirements.

A private-pay agency may provide non-medical assistance such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transfers, mobility, meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, companionship, transportation, errands, and medication reminders. Services must remain non-medical and within each worker's training and lawful scope.

The package supports a private-pay Personal Care Agency and can also be configured for an agency planning to seek Mississippi Medicaid E&D Waiver enrollment for Personal Care or In-Home Respite. It does not authorize skilled nursing, therapy, a residential Personal Care Home, or another separately regulated service.

No. A Personal Care Agency provides non-medical assistance. A Home Health Agency provides skilled nursing and therapeutic services and may pursue Medicare or Medicaid certification through CMS and MSDH.

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid's Elderly and Disabled (E&D) Waiver includes Personal Care and In-Home Respite services for eligible participants. An agency must satisfy waiver qualifications, complete the provider proposal and orientation process, enroll through MESA, and receive approval before billing.

Current Division of Medicaid guidance requires an established agency with an EIN that has provided the service to private-pay, out-of-pocket, or privately insured clients for at least one year. The agency also needs a physical Mississippi office in a non-residential setting for at least six months, applicable business privilege licensing, Secretary of State registration, and a roster of qualified personnel.

The applicant completes the Division of Medicaid's Virtual Provider Orientation, prepares the service-specific proposal and supporting templates, completes any required screening and training, and then follows the MESA provider-enrollment process. The agency should use the current PCS/IHR checklist and Part 208 requirements.

Covered E&D Waiver providers must meet current fingerprinting, screening, employee-file, qualification, supervision, and direct-care training requirements. Private-pay agencies should also maintain screening, competency, and training practices appropriate to client safety, contracts, insurers, and applicable law.

No. Orientation is one required step. The Division of Medicaid separately reviews the proposal, qualifications, documentation, MESA enrollment, screening, and other program requirements. Applicants should not furnish or bill waiver services until approved and authorized.

Yes, for covered in-home Personal Care and In-Home Respite services. Mississippi uses an EVV system to capture required visit information. Approved providers must follow current Division of Medicaid and EVV-vendor onboarding, use, correction, and compliance instructions.

No. Enrollment does not guarantee participants, referrals, service authorization, claim payment, or revenue. Each service must satisfy participant eligibility, freedom-of-choice, authorization, documentation, EVV, billing, and program requirements.

Yes. This package concerns services furnished in clients' own homes. An operator providing room, board, supervision, or personal care in an agency-controlled residence may be operating a licensed Personal Care Home. That is a different service model with separate MSDH standards.

The agency should maintain ownership and management records, insurance, personnel files, screening and competency records, client rights, assessments and service plans, written agreements, scheduling, visit records, medication-assistance limits, complaints, incidents, emergency practices, confidentiality, billing, payroll, and quality oversight.

No. Business registration does not make an agency an approved Medicaid provider. E&D Waiver agencies must separately complete Division of Medicaid proposal approval, orientation, provider qualification, MESA enrollment, EVV onboarding, and service-authorization requirements.

• Logo creation and a customized WordPress website.
• One year of website hosting and domain registration.
• 500 business cards and 500 tri-fold brochures.
• Mississippi Personal Care Agency policies, human-resources documents, client-service documents, and operational forms.
• Private-pay operational preparation and, when selected, Mississippi Medicaid E&D Waiver Personal Care or In-Home Respite proposal, MESA, staffing, and EVV enrollment preparation.
• Members' area access, customization, ongoing guidance, and applicable updates.

No. Entity filings, Medicaid enrollment expenses, background checks, insurance, rent, utilities, personnel and payroll costs, training, EVV or software expenses, mailing, and other government or third-party costs are separate unless expressly included in writing.

Home Health Forms provides customized documents, startup guidance, and preparation assistance. MSDH, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, MESA, contractors, and payers make their own decisions. The applicant remains responsible for accurate information, qualified workers, screenings, enrollment, EVV, service authorization, billing, and ongoing compliance. Home Health Foms provides guidance and documents that meet regulatory requirements to ensure your success.

Customized policy manuals, forms, and related digital documents are generally emailed within five business days after all information needed for customization is received. Website development, printing, shipping, and other package components may have separate timelines.

Eligibility depends on work completed, customized materials produced, digital products delivered, third-party expenses paid, printing ordered, and other services already performed.