Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Application and Renewal Process (210-RICR-50-00-4)
210-RICR-50-00-4
ACTIVE RULE
EMERGENCY RULE
| Title | 210 | Executive Office of Health and Human Services |
| Chapter | 50 | Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports |
| Subchapter | 00 | Long-Term Services |
| Part | 4 | Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Application and Renewal Process (210-RICR-50-00-4) |
| Type of Filing | Amendment |
| Regulation Status | Active |
| Effective | 03/24/2020 to 03/19/2021 |
Regulation Authority :
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8-6.1; Federal Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1396a; 42 U.S.C. § 1396k; Section 1413(b)(1)(A) ACA; Fed Regs: 42 C.F.R. § 435.905-910; 42 C.F.
Purpose and Reason :
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services adopts 210-RICR-50-00-4 as a new regulation. It does not repeal or replace any existing Medicaid regulation. The regulation sets forth the following: LTSS Eligibility Factors; LTSS Planning and the Cost of Care; Process for Filing an Application; Forms Required as Part of the Application/Renewal Process; Application Assistance; Applicants’ Rights and Responsibilities; Eligibility Determination Timelines; Pre-eligibility Screening; EOHHS’ Responsibilities; Renewal Process.
Editorial Notes :
The agency requested an extension 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 extension was granted in accordance with Executive Order 20-111 which permits extensions for sixty (60) days. As a result of this additional extension, the effective dates have been revised and the regulation will now become ineffective on March 19, 2021.
Brief statement of Reason for Finding Imminent Peril :
Covid
