AHCCCS Tribal Consultation Meetings

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

August 10, 2010 - AHCCCS Update; State Medicaid HIT Plan Update; Section 1115 Waiver Renewal; ALTCS Request for Proposals for Program Contractors; Waiver Update; Update in Procedures for Certification & Licensure of Facilities; DSH Payments & Local Match Opportunities; MIPPA Estate Recovery SPA Request; Prescription Drug Rebate SPA Request

• Meeting Summary
• Meeting Documents
  • Agenda
  • Powerpoint Presentation - AHCCCS Update
  • Payments to IHS and 638 Facilities
  • Powerpoint Presentation - HIT Update
  • CMS Fact Sheet - EHR Incentive
  • Powerpoint Presentation - Renewal of Arizona's 1115 Waiver
  • Powerpoint Presentation - ALTCS RFP CYE 12
  • Benefits Changes Exemption in Waiver STCs
  • ARRA Guidance Request Letter
  • Arizona Certification Letter (Pre-July 2010 Template)
  • Arizona Certification Letter (Revised Version 7-29-10)
  • Fact Sheet - Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) & IGA Update
  • SPA 10-008 Submittal (MIPPA Estate Recovery)
  • SPA 10-007 Submittal (Drug Rebates)
• Written Comments

June 3, 2010 - Medicaid HIT/HIE Update; Benefit Changes; Rehabilitation Services; Home Modifications for ALTCS Members; ARRA Provisions Regarding Managed Care & Indian Health Providers; and, Future Meetings

• Meeting Summary
• Meeting Documents
  • Agenda
  • Fact Sheet - Tribal Consultation HIT Update
  • Projected IHS & 638 Hospital Incentive Payments (Rev 04.13.10)
  • Powerpoint Presentation - Benefit Changes
  • Fact Sheet - Benefit Changes for AHCCCS Adult Members
  • SPA 09-004 Companion Letter - Rehab Services
  • AHCCCS Internal Claims Policy and Procedure Manual
  • ALTCS Home Modification Request Form DRAFT
  • ALTCS Home Modification Contractor's Form DRAFT
  • Home Modification Contractors Process DRAFT
  • Fact Sheet - MCO Requirements under ARRA
  • Title 42 Chapter 7 SSA Title XIX, Section 1396u-2
  • Inpatient Claims Paid for MCO Enrollees at IHS & 638 SFY09
  • Outpatient Claims Paid for MCO Enrollees at IHS & 638 SFY09
• Written Comments

April 28, 2010 - ALTCS Direct Care Worker Training & Testing; AHCCCS Adult Benefit Changes

• Meeting Summary
• Meeting Documents
  • Agenda
  • Fact Sheet - Direct Care Worker Training and Testing Requirements
  • Fact Sheet - Benefit Changes for AHCCCS Adult Members
  • Benefit Changes Data Definitions and Utilization
  • AHCCCS Tribal Consultation Policy - revisions as of 04/28/10
• Written Comments

March 29, 2010 - Medicaid Incentive Payments; AHCCCS Budget Changes; Federal Health Care Reform

• Meeting Summary
• Meeting Documents
  • Agenda
  • Presentation - AHCCCS Budget Changes and Health Care Reform
  • AHCCCS Letter to Governor Brewer - 3/25/10
  • Presentation - Medicaid Incentive Payments
  • IHS and 638 Hospital Projected Payments for 2011
  • Letter from Dr. Theresa Cullen - 2/23/10
    • AHCCCS Response to Dr. Theresa Cullen - 3/18/10

March 23, 2010 - Cost Sharing Exemptions for American Indian Medicaid Members

• Meeting Summary
• Meeting Documents
  • Agenda
  • Presentation - Nominal Copayments, Alternative Copayments, American Indians
  • Original Arizona Administrative Code (AAC) R9-22-711 Copayments
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

February 23, 2010 - Tribal Consultation Process

• Meeting Summary
• Meeting Documents
  • Agenda
  • AHCCCS Tribal Consultation Policy Draft Revisions (as of 2/22/10)
  • CMS State Medicaid Director Letters (SMDL)
    • SMDL 10-001 - ARRA Protections for Indians in Medicaid and CHIP
    • SMDL 01-024 - Tribal Consultation for Waiver Proposals and Waiver Renewals
  • Tribal Technical Advisory Group (TTAG) Member List
  • TTAG Charter

January 26, 2010 - AHCCCS Budget in conjunction with ADHS and ADES Budget Updates

• Meeting Summary
• Meeting Documents
  • Agenda
  • Presentation - AHCCCS Update
  • JLBC Staff Baseline Adjustments and Shortfall Options List
  • Adult AHCCCS Eligibility Chart
  • Presentation - DES FY2010-2011 Budget, Executive Recommendation, DES Impacts

January 15, 2010 - Elimination of the Hospice Benefit for Acute Care Adults; Community Transition Services

• Meeting Summary
• Meeting Documents
  • Agenda
• Written Comments
  • Tohono O'odham Nation - 1/14/10