Choosing delivery, providers, payment, or a start
Compare provider-managed services and CCO
Compare MCO or FFS provider delivery with the Consumer Choices Option and document each responsibility.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Use Iowa HCBS program and waiver resourcesBefore you start
- Approved program and services, plan, desired control, schedule, provider or worker preferences, employer capacity, budget support, health and behavior needs, risks, transportation, safeguards, and backups.
Who to contact
Use the official Iowa HHS, Member Services, MCO, fee-for-service, CareStar, case-manager, Appeals, crisis, or protective-reporting route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Confirm which approved services may use CCO.
- Compare who recruits, hires, trains, schedules, supervises, pays, monitors, and provides backup.
- Document the choice and every remaining authorization, provider, worker, fiscal, schedule, and start step.
Expected next
A documented delivery choice, provider referral, CCO planning or fiscal step, worker action, or written constraint.
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Comparison, choice, plan, authorizations, referrals, responses, onboarding, and dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the case manager and coverage administrator for lawful alternatives tied to the current program and plan.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Compare provider-managed services and CCO checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result or confirmation
- Current open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Use Iowa HCBS program and waiver resources, Understand Iowa HCBS case management, Review current Iowa Medicaid fee schedules
Official resources
Limits
CCO fee schedules and model choice do not establish an individual budget, authorization, worker qualification, payroll readiness, backup coverage, or start.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.