NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES ON MEDICAID BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PAYMENT RATES
IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION The Department of Health & Social Services proposes to change regulations on the Medicaid behavioral health services payment rates. |
The Department of Health & Social Services proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 7 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with the Medicaid behavioral health services payment rates, including the following:
- 7 AAC 145.580 is proposed to be changed as follows:
- Increase rates for each behavioral health clinic and rehabilitation service listed in sub-section (a);
- Modify behavioral health services terminology to comply with new terminology.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Rick Calcote, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health at 3601 C Street, Suite 878, Anchorage, AK 99503. Additionally, the Department of Health & Social Services will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 269-3623 and by electronic mail at hss.dbh.publiccomments@alaska.gov . The comments must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2017.
Oral or written comments also may be submitted at a hearing to be held on February 14, 2017, at the Frontier Building, Conference Room Number 880, 3601 C St., Anchorage, AK 99503. The hearing will be held from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and might be extended to accommodate those present before 2 p.m. who did not have an opportunity to comment. If you are unable to attend in person, but would like to comment during the oral public hearing, you can call the teleconference number (800) 315-6338 (Toll Free) and use the code 36171# .
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Rick Calcote by e-mail at rick.calcote@alaska.gov or at 3601 C Street, Suite 880, Anchorage, AK 99503. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Department of Health & Social Services will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and response available on
http://dhss.alaska.gov/dbh/Pages/default.aspx and the Alaska Online Public Notice System at https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/default.aspx .
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Rick Calcote at rick.calcote@alaska.gov or at (907) 269-3617 no later than February 7, 2017, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Rick Calcote at rick.calcote@alaska.gov or at (907) 269-3617.
After the public comment period ends, the Department of Health & Social Services, will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.
Statutory Authority: AS 47.05.010; AS 47.07.030; AS 47.07.040.
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 47.05.010; AS 47.07.030; AS 47.07.040.
Fiscal Information: It is estimated that the proposed regulation changes will require increased appropriations (in thousands of dollars) as follows: FY2017, $290; FY2018, $1,162; FY2019, $1,162.
DATE: January 13, 2017.
/s/Jon Sherwood
Deputy Commissioner
Department of Health & Social Services