RightsBook: HCBS Guide
HCBS & Medicaid rights guide
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
RightsBook is a free, plain-language guide to your rights as a Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) participant or family member. Ask a question in everyday language and get a clear answer grounded in federal HCBS regulations and your state's specific rules — covering all 50 states plus DC.
What RightsBook helps with:
• Chat: ask about your rights in home care, day programs, group homes, and more. Answers explain what applies to you, any exceptions, and exactly what to ask for — with the regulation cited.
• Check a restriction: walk through the 8 federal safeguards required before a provider can restrict your rights (42 CFR 441.301(c)(4)(vi)), and see exactly which ones are missing.
• Where to start: state-by-state guide to your local entry point (regional center, waiver agency, service coordinator), how fair hearings and appeals work, and who to call for help.
• Regional center finder (California): find your regional center by county.
RIGHTSBOOK VAULT (OPTIONAL)
RightsBook Vault - $2.99 per month, or $19.99 per year, or $4.99 once for permanent access. (US prices. Your own currency and price are shown in the app before you buy.) The subscription includes a 7-day free trial.
What RightsBook Vault includes:
• Keep a private, dated record of what happened, with photos.
• Track appeal deadlines and create the letters you need to send.
• Save everything as a PDF and sync it across your devices, encrypted.
Nothing in the Vault is ever sent to the AI, and core rights information is always free, with or without an account. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. The one-time purchase does not renew.
Available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
RightsBook is an independent resource and is not affiliated with Medicaid, any state Department of Health Care Services, regional center, or any federal or state agency. It does not provide legal advice — for a specific legal problem, contact a Protection & Advocacy organization or legal aid.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://rightsbook.thebook.ltd/privacy.html
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A launch screen of RightsBook's own, and the fixes gathered since 1.0: the assistant now asks the provider what models it actually serves rather than pinning one that can go away, and it strips reasoning output that was leaking into answers.
The developer, KYLE AUSTIN PRIESS, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- KYLE AUSTIN PRIESS
- Size
- 20.5 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- RightsBook Vault (Lifetime) $4.99
- RightsBook Vault (Annual) $19.99
- RightsBook Vault (Monthly) $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kyle Priess