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§ 1901. Administration of program

(a)(1) The secretary of human services or designee shall take appropriate action, including making of rules, required to administer a medical assistance program under Title XIX (Medicaid) and Title XXI (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act.

(2) The secretary or designee shall seek approval from the general assembly prior to applying for and implementing a waiver of Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act, an amendment to an existing waiver, or a new state option that would restrict eligibility or benefits pursuant to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Approval by the general assembly under this subdivision constitutes approval only for the changes which are scheduled for implementation.

(3)(A) During the legislative session, the secretary or designee shall notify the house committee on human services and the senate committee on health and welfare when proposed rules are filed regarding changes to the medical assistance program under Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act or under an approved waiver. Upon notification, the committees may request the secretary to seek recommendations from the committees prior to filing the final proposed rules with the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.

(B) Outside the legislative session, the secretary or designee shall notify the health access oversight committee when proposed rules are filed regarding changes to the medical assistance program under Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act or under an approved waiver. Upon notification, the committee may request the secretary to seek recommendations from the committee prior to filing the final proposed rules with the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.

(C) Nothing in this subdivision (3) shall prohibit the agency from complying with the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3.

(b) The secretary may charge a monthly premium, in amounts set by the general assembly, to each individual 18 years or older who is eligible for enrollment in the health access program, as authorized by section 1973 of this title and as implemented by rules. All premiums collected by the agency of human services or designee for enrollment in the health access program shall be deposited in the state health care resources fund established in section 1901d of this title. Any co-payments, coinsurance, or other cost sharing to be charged shall also be authorized and set by the general assembly.

(c) The secretary may charge a monthly premium, in amounts set by the general assembly, per family for pregnant women and children eligible for medical assistance under sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(III), (IV), (VI), and (VII) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, whose family income exceeds 185 percent of the federal poverty level, as permitted under section 1902(r)(2) of that act. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the state health care resources fund established in section 1901d of this title and shall be available to the agency to offset the costs of providing Medicaid services. Any co-payments, coinsurance, or other cost sharing to be charged shall also be authorized and set by the general assembly.

Subsection (d) repealed effective upon the expiration of the Global Commitment for Health Medicaid waiver; see note set out below.

(d)(1) To enable the state to manage public resources effectively while preserving and enhancing access to health care services in the state, the office of Vermont health access is authorized to serve as a publicly operated managed care organization (MCO).

(2) To the extent permitted under federal law, the office of Vermont health access shall be exempt from any health maintenance organization (HMO) or MCO statutes in Vermont law and shall not be considered to be an HMO or MCO for purposes of state regulatory and reporting requirements. The MCO shall comply with the federal rules governing managed care organizations in Part 438 of Chapter IV of Title 42 of the United States Code. The Vermont rules on the primary care case management in the Medicaid program shall be amended to apply to the MCO except to the extent that the rules conflict with the federal rules.

(3) The agency of human services and office of Vermont health access shall report to the health access oversight committee about implementation of Global Commitment in a manner and at a frequency to be determined by the committee. Reporting shall, at a minimum, enable the tracking of expenditures by eligibility category, the type of care received, and to the extent possible allow historical comparison with expenditures under the previous Medicaid appropriation model (by department and program) and, if appropriate, with the amounts transferred by the department to the office of Vermont health access. Reporting shall include spending in comparison to any applicable budget neutrality standards.

(e)(1) The department for children and families and the office of Vermont health access shall monitor and evaluate and report quarterly beginning July 1, 2006 on the disenrollment in each of the Medicaid or Medicaid waiver programs subject to premiums, including:

(A) The number of beneficiaries receiving termination notices for failure to pay premiums;

(B) The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage as a result of failure to pay premiums as of the second business day of the month following the termination notice. The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage for nonpayment of premiums shall be reported by program and income level within each program; and

(C) The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage as a result of failure to pay premiums whose coverage is not restored three months after the termination notice.

(2) The department and the office shall submit reports at the end of each quarter required by subdivision (1) of this subsection to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the senate committee on health and welfare, the house committee on human services, the health access oversight committee, and the Medicaid advisory board.

(f) The secretary shall not impose a prescription co-payment for individuals under age 21 enrolled in Medicaid or Dr. Dynasaur. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 6; amended 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2005, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 308, eff. May 31, 2006; 2007, No. 74, § 3, eff. June 6, 2007.)

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Statutes > Vermont > Title-33 > Chapter-19 > 1901

§ 1901. Administration of program

(a)(1) The secretary of human services or designee shall take appropriate action, including making of rules, required to administer a medical assistance program under Title XIX (Medicaid) and Title XXI (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act.

(2) The secretary or designee shall seek approval from the general assembly prior to applying for and implementing a waiver of Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act, an amendment to an existing waiver, or a new state option that would restrict eligibility or benefits pursuant to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Approval by the general assembly under this subdivision constitutes approval only for the changes which are scheduled for implementation.

(3)(A) During the legislative session, the secretary or designee shall notify the house committee on human services and the senate committee on health and welfare when proposed rules are filed regarding changes to the medical assistance program under Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act or under an approved waiver. Upon notification, the committees may request the secretary to seek recommendations from the committees prior to filing the final proposed rules with the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.

(B) Outside the legislative session, the secretary or designee shall notify the health access oversight committee when proposed rules are filed regarding changes to the medical assistance program under Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act or under an approved waiver. Upon notification, the committee may request the secretary to seek recommendations from the committee prior to filing the final proposed rules with the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.

(C) Nothing in this subdivision (3) shall prohibit the agency from complying with the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3.

(b) The secretary may charge a monthly premium, in amounts set by the general assembly, to each individual 18 years or older who is eligible for enrollment in the health access program, as authorized by section 1973 of this title and as implemented by rules. All premiums collected by the agency of human services or designee for enrollment in the health access program shall be deposited in the state health care resources fund established in section 1901d of this title. Any co-payments, coinsurance, or other cost sharing to be charged shall also be authorized and set by the general assembly.

(c) The secretary may charge a monthly premium, in amounts set by the general assembly, per family for pregnant women and children eligible for medical assistance under sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(III), (IV), (VI), and (VII) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, whose family income exceeds 185 percent of the federal poverty level, as permitted under section 1902(r)(2) of that act. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the state health care resources fund established in section 1901d of this title and shall be available to the agency to offset the costs of providing Medicaid services. Any co-payments, coinsurance, or other cost sharing to be charged shall also be authorized and set by the general assembly.

Subsection (d) repealed effective upon the expiration of the Global Commitment for Health Medicaid waiver; see note set out below.

(d)(1) To enable the state to manage public resources effectively while preserving and enhancing access to health care services in the state, the office of Vermont health access is authorized to serve as a publicly operated managed care organization (MCO).

(2) To the extent permitted under federal law, the office of Vermont health access shall be exempt from any health maintenance organization (HMO) or MCO statutes in Vermont law and shall not be considered to be an HMO or MCO for purposes of state regulatory and reporting requirements. The MCO shall comply with the federal rules governing managed care organizations in Part 438 of Chapter IV of Title 42 of the United States Code. The Vermont rules on the primary care case management in the Medicaid program shall be amended to apply to the MCO except to the extent that the rules conflict with the federal rules.

(3) The agency of human services and office of Vermont health access shall report to the health access oversight committee about implementation of Global Commitment in a manner and at a frequency to be determined by the committee. Reporting shall, at a minimum, enable the tracking of expenditures by eligibility category, the type of care received, and to the extent possible allow historical comparison with expenditures under the previous Medicaid appropriation model (by department and program) and, if appropriate, with the amounts transferred by the department to the office of Vermont health access. Reporting shall include spending in comparison to any applicable budget neutrality standards.

(e)(1) The department for children and families and the office of Vermont health access shall monitor and evaluate and report quarterly beginning July 1, 2006 on the disenrollment in each of the Medicaid or Medicaid waiver programs subject to premiums, including:

(A) The number of beneficiaries receiving termination notices for failure to pay premiums;

(B) The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage as a result of failure to pay premiums as of the second business day of the month following the termination notice. The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage for nonpayment of premiums shall be reported by program and income level within each program; and

(C) The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage as a result of failure to pay premiums whose coverage is not restored three months after the termination notice.

(2) The department and the office shall submit reports at the end of each quarter required by subdivision (1) of this subsection to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the senate committee on health and welfare, the house committee on human services, the health access oversight committee, and the Medicaid advisory board.

(f) The secretary shall not impose a prescription co-payment for individuals under age 21 enrolled in Medicaid or Dr. Dynasaur. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 6; amended 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2005, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 308, eff. May 31, 2006; 2007, No. 74, § 3, eff. June 6, 2007.)


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Statutes > Vermont > Title-33 > Chapter-19 > 1901

§ 1901. Administration of program

(a)(1) The secretary of human services or designee shall take appropriate action, including making of rules, required to administer a medical assistance program under Title XIX (Medicaid) and Title XXI (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act.

(2) The secretary or designee shall seek approval from the general assembly prior to applying for and implementing a waiver of Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act, an amendment to an existing waiver, or a new state option that would restrict eligibility or benefits pursuant to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Approval by the general assembly under this subdivision constitutes approval only for the changes which are scheduled for implementation.

(3)(A) During the legislative session, the secretary or designee shall notify the house committee on human services and the senate committee on health and welfare when proposed rules are filed regarding changes to the medical assistance program under Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act or under an approved waiver. Upon notification, the committees may request the secretary to seek recommendations from the committees prior to filing the final proposed rules with the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.

(B) Outside the legislative session, the secretary or designee shall notify the health access oversight committee when proposed rules are filed regarding changes to the medical assistance program under Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act or under an approved waiver. Upon notification, the committee may request the secretary to seek recommendations from the committee prior to filing the final proposed rules with the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.

(C) Nothing in this subdivision (3) shall prohibit the agency from complying with the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3.

(b) The secretary may charge a monthly premium, in amounts set by the general assembly, to each individual 18 years or older who is eligible for enrollment in the health access program, as authorized by section 1973 of this title and as implemented by rules. All premiums collected by the agency of human services or designee for enrollment in the health access program shall be deposited in the state health care resources fund established in section 1901d of this title. Any co-payments, coinsurance, or other cost sharing to be charged shall also be authorized and set by the general assembly.

(c) The secretary may charge a monthly premium, in amounts set by the general assembly, per family for pregnant women and children eligible for medical assistance under sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(III), (IV), (VI), and (VII) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, whose family income exceeds 185 percent of the federal poverty level, as permitted under section 1902(r)(2) of that act. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the state health care resources fund established in section 1901d of this title and shall be available to the agency to offset the costs of providing Medicaid services. Any co-payments, coinsurance, or other cost sharing to be charged shall also be authorized and set by the general assembly.

Subsection (d) repealed effective upon the expiration of the Global Commitment for Health Medicaid waiver; see note set out below.

(d)(1) To enable the state to manage public resources effectively while preserving and enhancing access to health care services in the state, the office of Vermont health access is authorized to serve as a publicly operated managed care organization (MCO).

(2) To the extent permitted under federal law, the office of Vermont health access shall be exempt from any health maintenance organization (HMO) or MCO statutes in Vermont law and shall not be considered to be an HMO or MCO for purposes of state regulatory and reporting requirements. The MCO shall comply with the federal rules governing managed care organizations in Part 438 of Chapter IV of Title 42 of the United States Code. The Vermont rules on the primary care case management in the Medicaid program shall be amended to apply to the MCO except to the extent that the rules conflict with the federal rules.

(3) The agency of human services and office of Vermont health access shall report to the health access oversight committee about implementation of Global Commitment in a manner and at a frequency to be determined by the committee. Reporting shall, at a minimum, enable the tracking of expenditures by eligibility category, the type of care received, and to the extent possible allow historical comparison with expenditures under the previous Medicaid appropriation model (by department and program) and, if appropriate, with the amounts transferred by the department to the office of Vermont health access. Reporting shall include spending in comparison to any applicable budget neutrality standards.

(e)(1) The department for children and families and the office of Vermont health access shall monitor and evaluate and report quarterly beginning July 1, 2006 on the disenrollment in each of the Medicaid or Medicaid waiver programs subject to premiums, including:

(A) The number of beneficiaries receiving termination notices for failure to pay premiums;

(B) The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage as a result of failure to pay premiums as of the second business day of the month following the termination notice. The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage for nonpayment of premiums shall be reported by program and income level within each program; and

(C) The number of beneficiaries terminated from coverage as a result of failure to pay premiums whose coverage is not restored three months after the termination notice.

(2) The department and the office shall submit reports at the end of each quarter required by subdivision (1) of this subsection to the house and senate committees on appropriations, the senate committee on health and welfare, the house committee on human services, the health access oversight committee, and the Medicaid advisory board.

(f) The secretary shall not impose a prescription co-payment for individuals under age 21 enrolled in Medicaid or Dr. Dynasaur. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 6; amended 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2005, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 308, eff. May 31, 2006; 2007, No. 74, § 3, eff. June 6, 2007.)


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