Public Notice for Proposed MFTD Waiver Amendment
HFS posted the proposed amendment for the medically fragile, technology dependent waiver.
On June 19, 2015, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) issued a Public Notice regarding a proposed amendment for the waiver for children who are medically fragile, technology dependent. The actual notice is posted below.
We are posting this information on our website, as well as notifying our home nursing agencies and home medical equipment providers directly about this proposed waiver amendment.
If you wish to comment on the proposed waiver changes, HFS will be accepting public input until July 18, 2015. Those interested in providing input are asked to email feedback to the HFS web portal email address HFS.SWTransitionPlan@illinois.gov or mail their written comments to:
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
ATTN: Waiver Management
201 South Grand Ave East FL2
Springfield, IL 62763
STATE OF ILLINOIS
HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES (HCBS) WAIVER
HCBS WAIVER FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE, TECHNOLOGY DEPENDENT – IL0278
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
- Statute requiring agency to publish information concerning proposed changes in methods and standards for establishing medical assistance payment rates for medical services in the Illinois Register: 5 ILCS 100/5-70(c)
- Summary of Information: The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), in conjunction with the University of Illinois at Chicago – Division of Specialized Care for Children (UIC-DSCC) propose to amend the HCBS Waiver for Children who are Medically Fragile, Technology Dependent – IL0278. The proposed waiver amendment includes revisions and additions to the MFTD waiver capacity, Affordable Care Act (ACA) and qualifications for care coordination.
Illinois seeks public input into the development of the HCBS Waiver for Children who are Medically Fragile, Technology Dependent – IL0278 amendment through two separate statements of public notice and input.
- Electronic public notice posted on the HFS website at http://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/MedicalPrograms/HCBS/Pages/default.aspx with a link to this website on the UIC-DSCC website.
- For persons that may not have access to the website, the proposed waiver amendment is available at UIC-DSCC offices across the State.
In addition to the two methods of notification, the operating agency of the HCBS Waiver for Children who are Medically Fragile, Technology Dependent – IL0278 has emailed language located in this notification and the HFS website to its stakeholders which include provider agencies and care coordination entities. UIC-DSCC has requested that these entities inform the public of the opportunities to access a copy of the proposed waiver amendment including electronically at the HFS website or in person at any of the UIC-DSCC offices located across the State.
HFS will be accepting public input regarding the proposed amendment of the HCBS Waiver for Children who are Medically Fragile, Technology Dependent – IL0278 for a 30 day public comment period from June 19, 2015 through July 18, 2015. Those interested in providing input are asked to email feedback to the HFS web portal email address: HFS.SWTransitionPlan@illinois.gov; or mail their written comments to:
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
ATTN: Waiver Management
201 South Grand Ave East FL2
Springfield, IL 62763
A summary of the public notice and comments will be incorporated into the renewal prior to HFS submitting to the Federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS). The summary will include modifications to the initial waiver amendment and the reasons why or who the State of Illinois did not adopt specific comments or recommendations.