Medicaid Managed Care Service Delivery Arrangements (210-RICR-40-10-1)

Regulation Authority :

Chapters 40-6 and 40-8 of the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended; Title XIX of the Social Security Act

Purpose and Reason :

TThe purpose of this rule is describe the managed care service delivery options for Elders and Adults with Disabilities and long-term care beneficiaries. The purpose is also to set forth in clear language the respective roles and responsibilities of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), beneficiaries, health plans, and other contractual entities related to managed care enrollment and service delivery for Elders and Adults with Disabilities and long-term care beneficiaries. Federal Poverty Levels have been updated for 2019.

Editorial Notes :

The agency requested extensions to the effective dates allowed by R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.10 for this emergency amendment which was promulgated on March 24, 2020. The extensions were granted in accordance with Executive Orders 20-72, 20-89, 20-111, and 21-16 which permit extensions for sixty (60) days. The effective dates have been revised and the regulation will now become ineffective on May 18, 2021.

Brief statement of Reason for Finding Imminent Peril :

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