97-4649. New and Pending Demonstration Project Proposals Submitted Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act: December 1996  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 8451-8452]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-4649]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    [ORD-096-N]
    
    
    New and Pending Demonstration Project Proposals Submitted 
    Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act: December 1996
    
    AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice announces that, during the month of December 1996, 
    no new proposals were submitted under the authority of section 1115 of 
    the Social Security Act and no proposals were disapproved or withdrawn. 
    The notice also identifies approved and pending proposals for this time 
    period. (This notice can be accessed on the Internet at HTTP://
    WWW.HCFA.GOV/ORD/ORDHP1.HTML.)
    
    COMMENTS: We will accept written comments on these proposals. We will, 
    if feasible, acknowledge receipt of all comments, but we will not 
    provide written responses to comments. We will, however, neither 
    approve nor disapprove any new proposal for at least 30 days after the 
    date of this notice to allow time to receive and consider comments. 
    Direct comments as indicated below.
    
    ADDRESSES: Mail correspondence to: Susan Anderson, Office of Research 
    and Demonstrations, Health Care Financing Administration, Mail Stop C3-
    11-07, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Anderson, (410) 786-3996.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    I. Background
    
        Under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (the Act), the 
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may consider and approve 
    research and demonstration proposals with a broad range of policy 
    objectives. These demonstrations can lead to improvements in achieving 
    the purposes of the Act.
        In exercising her discretionary authority, the Secretary has 
    developed a number of policies and procedures for reviewing proposals. 
    On September 27, 1994, we published a notice in the Federal Register 
    (59 FR 49249) that specified (1) the principles that we ordinarily will 
    consider when approving or disapproving demonstration projects under 
    the authority in section 1115(a) of the Act; (2) the procedures we 
    expect States to use in involving the public in the development of 
    proposed demonstration projects under section 1115; and (3) the 
    procedures we ordinarily will follow in reviewing demonstration 
    proposals. We are committed to a thorough and expeditious review of 
    State requests to conduct such demonstrations.
        As part of our procedures, we publish a notice in the Federal 
    Register with a monthly listing of all new submissions, pending 
    proposals, approvals, disapprovals, and withdrawn proposals. Proposals 
    submitted in response to a grant solicitation or other competitive 
    process are reported as received during the month that such grant or 
    bid is awarded, so as to prevent interference with the awards process.
    
    II. Listing of New, Pending, Approved, Disapproved, and Withdrawn 
    Proposals for the Month of December 1996
    
    A. Comprehensive Health Reform Programs
    
    1. New Proposals
        No new proposals were received during the month of December.
    2. Pending Proposals
        Pending proposals for the month of November 1996 identified in the 
    Federal Register of January 16, 1997 (62 FR 2374) and listed in part in 
    the Federal Register of December 9, 1995 (61 FR 64914) remain 
    unchanged, except for the Alabama proposal identified under item 4 that 
    was approved.
    3. Approved Conceptual Proposals
        No conceptual proposals were approved during the month of December.
    4. Approved Proposals
        The following comprehensive health reform proposal was approved 
    during the month of December.
        Demonstration Title/State: Better Access for You (BAY) Health Plan 
    Demonstration--Alabama.
        Description: Alabama's Section 1115 demonstration waiver proposal, 
    Better Access for You (BAY) Health Plan,'' is a 5-year demonstration 
    project that will enroll current Medicaid beneficiaries into managed 
    care and offer enhanced family planning benefits up to 24 months to 
    low-income women. The State will initially implement the demonstration 
    in Mobile County with possible expansion to other counties.
        Date Received: July 10, 1995.
        State Contact: Vicki Huff, Director of Managed Care, Alabama 
    Medicaid Agency, 501 Dexter Avenue, P.O. Box 5624, Montgomery, AL 
    36103-5624, (334) 242-5011.
        Federal Project Officer: Maria Boulmetis, Health Care Financing 
    Administration, Office of Research and Demonstrations, Office of State 
    Health Reform Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3-18-26, 7500 Security 
    Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
    5. Disapproved Proposals
        No proposals were disapproved during the month of December.
    6. Withdrawn Proposals
        No proposals were withdrawn during the month of December.
    
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    B. Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals
    
    1. New, Pending, Approved, Disapproved, and Withdrawn Proposals
        We did not receive any new proposals or approve or disapprove any 
    Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals during the month of December 
    nor were any proposals withdrawn during that month. Pending proposals 
    for the month of November 1996 identified in the Federal Register of 
    January 16, 1997 (62 FR 2374) and listed in the Federal Register of 
    December 9, 1996 (61 FR 64914) remain unchanged.
    
    III. Requests for Copies of a Proposal
    
        Requests for copies of a specific Medicaid proposal should be made 
    to the State contact listed for the specific proposal. If further help 
    or information is needed, inquiries should be directed to HCFA at the 
    address above.
    
    (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program, No. 93.779; Health 
    Financing Research, Demonstrations, and Experiments)
    
        Dated: February 10, 1997.
    Barbara Cooper,
    Acting Director, Office of Research and Demonstrations.
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Document Information

Published:
02/25/1997
Department:
Health and Human Services Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
97-4649
Pages:
8451-8452 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
ORD-096-N
PDF File:
97-4649.pdf