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The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Commission, established within the Office of the Governor, is building American Samoa's first territory-wide system of care for older adults and people with disabilities. Across our islands, families are already caring for their loved ones at home — doing their very best, often with limited resources. This is what the Commission hopes to support: standing behind the families and caregivers who carry this work every day.

"O le tagata ma lona aiga, o le tagata ma lona fa'asinomaga"

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HCBS Commission
Office of the Governor
Utulei, American Samoa.   

American Samoa’s Home and Community‑Based Services (HCBS) program provides services without discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, or any other status protected by applicable federal or territorial law.​ The HCBS program complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as applicable, and all other nondiscrimination requirements attached to federal financial assistance. The HCBS program is committed to ensuring equitable access to long‑term services and supports for all eligible residents of American Samoa, including individuals who have historically faced barriers to care.In pursuing this commitment, the program does not provide  preferential treatment or restrict eligibility based on race or color, and it does not segregate individuals in services or activities based on protected characteristics; all policies and practices are designed to comply with federal antidiscrimination laws.

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The Home & Community-Based Services Commission of American Samoa website is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under financial assistance award 1LICMS331881-01-00 totaling $266,880, which is 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, or imply endorsement by, CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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