Provider Enrollment and Certification Moratorium
Effective 8/1/2026, the Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP) has received approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a statewide prover certification and enrollment moratorium on home- and community-based services (HCBS) waiver 1915(c) waiver providers. This moratorium will encompass services falling under the Community Integration & Habilitation (CIH), Family Supports (FS), Health and Wellness (H&W), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Indiana PathWays for Aging (PathWays) waivers.
This moratorium will be in place for an initial period of six months The IHCP may continue to extend the moratorium in six-month increments with CMS approval.
For additional information regarding the temporary provider enrollment and certification moratorium, please refer to IHCP Bulletin 2026124 or you may e-mail BDSProviderServices@fssa.in.gov
BDS provider application process
The new provider approval process may be found by clicking here and the updated Approval Process Policy may be reviewed by clicking here. Please contact Celia Bartel for an application at Celia.Bartel@fssa.in.gov.
The BDS provider application process includes a mandatory one-day, in-person initial session of the BDS Leadership Training Series for executive team members designed to equip prospective providers with the knowledge to begin their BDS provider journey successfully. This training session is completed upon provisional approval of the new provider application and must be completed within one year of provisional approval. These sessions are held quarterly in the Indiana Government Center South Conference Center. 2026 training session dates are:
- Monday, January 26, 2026, from 9am - 4pm
- Monday, April 20, 2026, from 9am - 4pm
- Monday, July 20, 2026, from 9am - 4pm
- Monday, October 19, 2026, from 9am - 4pm
All training sessions are held in IGC-South, Harrison Hall Room 22 unless otherwise noted. Advance registration is required. A participant must have received provisional approval by BDS and registered at least 72 business hours before the session. Provider applicants with provisional approval can register by contacting BDS Provider Services at BDSProviderServices@fssa.in.gov.
Notice of Action - Register or update NOA email(s)
Providers are required on, at minimum, a quarterly basis to complete provider attestation in the BDS Portal. Providers have access to update the Provider Profile and are expected to do so. If you have questions, please refer to the BDS Portal User Guide for Providers located in the Resource Section of the BDS Portal under the “User Guides” tab. If you have not yet registered for the BDS Portal, please contact BDSProviderServices@fssa.in.gov to request an invite. If you are in need of technical assistance, you may submit a Jira ticket.