AGENDA

 

MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD OF THE COLORADO

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING

The Capitol Center

225 East 16th Avenue

Denver, CO 80203

December 11, 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
Ginny Riley, President	Alan Eisenberg
Paul Melinkovich, Vice President	Richard Markley
Linda Andre	Wendell Phillips
Jeffrey Cain	Sally Schaefer
Kathleen Chitty	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, January 8, 2009 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at The Capitol Center, 225 East 16th 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 November 13, 2009 meeting

 

4.  Rules

 

Emergency Agenda

 

Document 01 MSB 09-11-24-A

Revision to Eligibility Rule to Include Documentation Requirements from the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, §130.1B (Annie Lee, Child Health Plan Plus Division)

 

Final Permanent Adoption by Consent Agenda

 

Document 02 MSB 09-10-26-A	Revision to the Medical Assistance Rule Concerning Limitations on Reimbursement of Non-Medical Transportation Services for HCBS Waiver Services, §8.490  (Barbara Prehmus, Long Term Benefits Division)
Document 03 MSB 09-10-29-A	Revision to the Medical Assistance Rule Concerning Reduction to Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement, § 8.300.6 (Jessica McKeen, Rates Section)
Document 04 MSB 09-10-29-B	Revision to the Medical Assistance Rule Concerning Durable Medical Equipment, §8.590.7.I (Doug Van Hee, Program Performance Section)
Document 05 MSB 09-10-30-A	Revision to the Medical Assistance Rule Concerning Ambulatory Surgery Centers, §8.570 (Eric Wolf, Medicaid program Division)

The Medical Services Board voted that testimony on Documents 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 08-10-20-A

Revision to the Medical Assistance Rule Concerning Mental Health Capitation Rate Setting, §8.215 (Jed Ziegenhagen, Rates Section)

 

Closing Motion for Rules Agenda

 

5.  Department Updates

• HB 09-1293 Health Care Affordability Act of 2009 Update - Chris Underwood, State Programs & Federal Financing -  Handout 

 

• CIVHC Presentation - Phil Kalin CIVHC Director

 

• Preferred Drug List Moratorium Update - Dr. Judy Zerzan, Pharmacy

          Handout -  Mental Health Prescription Drug Guiding Principles 

 

 

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