Volume 42 - Issue 31 - August 3, 2023
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Division of Health Care Finance
Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulation
A public hearing will be conducted at 9:00 a.m. October 4, 2023, in Room 9E, 900-N, Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Topeka, Kansas, to receive comments concerning the amendment to K.A.R. 129-6-86 that clarifies a change for qualifying for Kansas Medicaid benefits by recipients who are low-income Medicare beneficiaries. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is the Kansas Medicaid agency. The Division of Health Care Finance administers the Kansas Medicaid programs.
This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period for the proposed regulation as stated in K.S.A. 77-421(a)(3). All interested parties may submit written comments before the hearing to Dorothy Noblit, KDHE, Division of Health Care Finance, Room 900-N, Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Topeka, KS, 66612-1220, or by email at dorothy.noblit@ks.gov. The Division of Health Care Finance will give all interested parties a reasonable opportunity to present their views at the hearing, but it may be necessary to request each participant to limit any oral presentation to five minutes.
A copy of the regulation and the economic impact statement may be obtained by contacting Dorothy Noblit at 785-296-8903.
Any individual with a disability may request accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed regulation and economic impact statement in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation should be made at least five working days before the hearing by contacting Dorothy Noblit at 785-296-8903 or by calling the Kansas Relay Center at 800-766-3777.
A summary of the regulation and the economic impacts follows:
Proposed Amended Regulation
K.A.R. 129-6-86. Poverty-level, low-income, and expanded low-income medicare beneficiaries; determined eligibles. This proposed regulation clarifies a federal change for low-income Medicare beneficiaries to receive Kansas Medicaid benefits. Under new federal provisions, a low-income Medicare beneficiary who, also, receives Medicare Part B immunosuppressive drug benefits may qualify for Kansas Medicaid benefits without enrollment in Medicare Part A. Other low-income Medicare beneficiaries would still need to enroll in Medicare Part A.
Federal Mandate
The proposed regulation is due to changes in federal Medicaid law.
Economic Impact
The Division of Health Care Finance, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, did not foresee an economic impact on applicants for Medicaid services.
Affected Parties
Kansas Medicaid program and low-income Medicare beneficiaries who are, also, enrolled in the Kansas Medicaid program.
Sarah Fertig
State Medicaid Director
Division of Health Care Finance
Department of Health and Environment
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