AGENDA

 

MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD OF THE COLORAD

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING

The Capitol Center

225 East 16^th Avenue

Denver, CO 80203

July 10, 2009

9:00 A.M.

 

The mission of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is to improve access to cost-effective, quality health care services for Coloradans.

 

 

MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD MEMBERS
Jeffrey Cain, President	Richard Markley
Ginny Riley, Vice President	Paul Melinkovich
Linda Andre	Wendell Phillips
Kathleen Chitty	Sally Schaefer
Alan Eisenberg	Mary Trujillo-Young
	Vacant

 

1.  Roll Call

 

2.  General Announcements

 

Date and location of the next Medical Services Board meeting:  The meeting will be held Friday, August 14, 2009 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at The Capitol Center, 225 East 16^th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203, in the Sixth Floor Conference Room.

 

It is the policy of this Board and the Department to remind everyone in attendance that this facility is private property. The capacity of the meeting room is 38.  Please do not block the doors or stand around the edges of the room.  Please be respectful of others on the floor and do not congregate in the hall outside the meeting room.  Please turn cell phones off while in the meeting room as they interfere with the recording equipment.

 

3.  Approval of the minutes from the June 12, 2009 meeting

 

4.  Rules

 

Final Permanent Adoption by Consent Agenda

 

Document 01 MSB 09-05-13-A	Revisions to the Medicaid Eligibility Rules to Comply with the Maintenance of Eligibility Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Section 8.100 (Brian Zolynas, Legal Division)
Document 02 MSB 09-04-03-A	Revisions to the Medicaid Eligibility Resource Rules Concerning Native Americans to Comply with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Section 8.100.1; 8.100.5.M (Brian Zolynas, Legal Division)
Document 03 MSB 09-01-16-A	Revision to the Pharmacy Rule for Determining Reimbursement Rates of Pharmaceuticals, Section 8.800 (Tom Leahey, Pharmacy Section)
Document 04 MSB 09-05-26-A	Revision to the Medical Assistance Rule for Out of State Hospital Reimbursement, Section 8.302 (Jessica McKeen, Rates Section)
Document 05 MSB 09-05-06-A	Revisions to the Medical Assistance Rules for Nursing Facility Benefits, Nursing Facility Cost Reporting and Nursing Facility Classifications, Sections 8.440, 8.441 and 8.443 (Diane Taylor, Nursing Facility Section)

 

The Medical Services Board voted that testimony on Documents 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05 is complete and that these items be placed on a consent agenda for final permanent adoption.  Board members may remove rules from the consent agenda to consider further comments.

 

Initial Approval Agenda

 

Document 06 MSB 09-05-01-A

Revisions to the Medicaid Eligibility Identity Documentation Requirements, Section 8.100.3.H. (Brian Zolynas, Legal Division)

 

Closing Motion for Rules Agenda

 

5.  Department Updates

 

Legislative Implementation Plan ¿ Lindy Wallace, Project Oversight & Planning Office Director

CBMS Update ¿ Sue Williamson, Client & Community Relations Office Director

 

 

6.  Open Forum for Public Comments

(All comments will be limited to a maximum of five minutes unless scheduled in advance.*)

 

7.  Adjourn

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing · 1570 Grant Street · Denver, CO 80203-1818 · (303) 866-2993 Phone · (303) 866-4411 Fax