California School Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA)

May 12, 2009

09/10 First Quarter Time Survey Period
 
DHCS has announced the 09/10, 1st quarter time survey period.  It begins on Saturday (yes, Saturday) August 22nd.  I am confident that your district will have to coordinate a different start date as no students should be in attendance on Saturday.  Some districts/schools will still be on summer recess or just beginning the school year.  Please work with myself or your vendor to make sure that your district will start on the appropriate date.  Please be sure to include the district calendar and an explanation in your audit file if your district does not begin on the DHCS prescribed time survey period.
 

CMS' Rule to Rescind the Elimination of MAA

 As we reported May 1st, CMS has published a rule that will rescind the elimination of reimbursement for MAA, some school based transportation, some elements of TCM and several other medical related programs.

As part of the rulemaking process, the public is invited to submit comments electronically or by U.S. mail. The deadline for comments is June 1, 2009.

If your district would like to comment, we encourage you to do so. Letters must reference file code CMS-2287-P2 and may be submitted as follows:

1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on this regulation to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions under the "More Search Options" tab.

2. By Regular Mail. You may mail written comments to the following address ONLY:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,

Department of Health and Human Services,

Attention: CMS-2287-P

P.O. Box 8010,

Baltimore, MD 21244-8010.

 

 May 1, 2009

This is a step in the right direction.  It is possible that the rule eliminating MAA, Targeted Case Management and Transportation may be rescinded.  Please stay posted for more information.  Happy Friday!

The office of the HHS Secretary announced that the following final CMS regulations are being RESCINDED: school-based administrative and transportation services (2287), and, in part, targeted case management (CMS 2237).   The link to the website is: 

 http://www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2009-10494_PI.pdf

 

February 17, 2009

It appears that the stimulus package will extend the life of the MAA program until June 30, 2009

 

The 4th quarter time survey period begins Monday, April 13th.  If your district has this day off, you should begin your time survey on Tuesday, April 14th and, no matter which date you start, time survey for 5 consecutive student attendance days

June 30, 2008

Finally- good news!

On June 25th, in a 92 to 6 vote, the U. S. Senate approved the War Supplemental Appropriations bill that included moratoria until April 2009 on six Medicaid regulations, including school based administrative activities and LEA direct billing for specialized transportation. The Senate approved the language that the House passed.

The President signed the bill this morning.

Once we have more information, we will let you know all of the details.

 

 

 

 

 

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