Medicaid Access Monitoring Report public input opportunity provided during the quarterly Medical Care Advisory Committee Meeting. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF REPORT: Section 1902(a)(30)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires state Medicaid ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

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

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday August 24, 2016, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (During the MCAC Meeting).

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308; to participate by phone, please call: 1(877)809-7263, and enter the participant passcode: 57084645#.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Medicaid Access Monitoring Report public input opportunity provided during the quarterly Medical Care Advisory Committee Meeting.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF REPORT: Section 1902(a)(30)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires state Medicaid programs to develop and publish a medical assistance access monitoring review plan (AMRP) for the state’s Medicaid recipients.

In the final clarification for the rule (CMS-2328-FC; Final Access Rule with Comments), CMS stated that the rule applied only to the state’s fee-for-service population, and specifically excluded any managed care populations or any populations covered by a federal waiver program. The first report is due to CMS by October 1, 2016.

The full AMRP Report will be published on the Agency’s website on August 22, 2016, at the following link:

http://ahca.myflorida.com/medicaid/Policy_and_Quality/Policy/federal_authorities/federal_waivers/AMRP_2016-08.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 AMRP report to Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Agency will consider all public comments received regarding the report. The 30-day public notice and public comment period is from August 22, 2016 through September 21, 2016. 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 AMRP report.

To submit comments by postal service or internal email, please follow the directions outlined below. When providing comments regarding the AMRP report, please have ‘AMRP Report Comments’ referenced in the subject line. Mail comments and suggestions to: AMRP Report Comments, Office of the Deputy Secretary for Medicaid, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 8, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Email your comments and suggestions to [e-mail].

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Carla Sims in the Medicaid Director’s office at [phone] or by email: [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: Carla Sims in the Medicaid Director’s office at [phone] or by email: [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).