Proposed Amendment to Florida’s 1115 Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Waiver (Project Number 11-W-00206/4) SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS: The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) is seeking federal authority to amend ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

The Agency for Health Care Administration announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: June 6, 2019, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

PLACE: Tampa, FL: Agency for Health Care Administration, 6800 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 220, Tampa, FL 33614. To participate by phone, please call: 1(866)952-8437 and enter the participant passcode: 940-795-535. To view the webinar, please visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3439657599719547661.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Proposed Amendment to Florida’s 1115 Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Waiver (Project Number 11-W-00206/4)

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS: The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) is seeking federal authority to amend Florida Medicaid’s 1115 MMA Waiver to:

• Increase the behavioral health and supportive housing assistance services annual enrollment limit from 42,500 member months, to 50,000 member months;

• Modify the Low Income Pool Special Terms and Conditions to;

o incorporate additional specific tiering criteria for the LIP program within the Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinics (RHC), group, and

o increase the capped annual allotment for the FQHC/RHC group up to $75,000,000;

• Update the Demonstration Year(DY) 14, DY15, and DY16 amounts in the Total Spending for Supplemental Budget Neutrality Test-Behavioral Health and Supportive Housing Pilot chart.

To view the full description of the proposed amendment request, please see the public notice document published on the Agency’s Web site at: http://ahca.myflorida.com/medicaid/Policy_and_Quality/Policy/federal_authorities/federal_waivers/mma_fed_auth.shtml

PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The Agency will conduct a 30-day public notice and comment period prior to the submission of the proposed amendment request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Agency will consider all public comments received regarding the proposed amendment request. The 30-day public notice and public comment period is from May 31, 2019 through June 29, 2019. This public notice and public comment period is being held to solicit public input from recipients, providers, and all stakeholders and interested parties on the development of the proposed changes.

When submitting comments, please include “1115 MMA Amendment – LIP” in the subject line:

• Submit email comments to [e-mail].

• Submit comments by mail to Bureau of Medicaid Policy, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Kimberly Quinn at [phone] or [e-mail].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kimberly Quinn at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).