Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 3 histories
208.895. Referral for services, department duties — assessments and care plans, requirements — definitions — report. — 1. Upon the receipt of a properly completed referral for service for MO HealthNet-funded home- and community-based care or a physician's order, the department of health and senior services shall:
(1) Process, review and approve or deny the referral within fifteen business days;
(2) For approved referrals, arrange for the provision of services by a home- and community-based provider;
(3) Notify the referring entity or individual within five business days of receiving the referral if a different physical address is required to schedule the assessment. The referring entity has five days to provide a current physical address if requested by the department. If a different physical address is needed, the fifteen-day limit included in subdivision (1) of this subsection is suspended until the information is received by the department;
(4) Inform the applicant of:
(a) The full range of available MO HealthNet home- and community-based services, including, but not limited to, adult day care services, home-delivered meals, and the benefits of self-direction and agency model services;
(b) The choice of home- and community-based service providers in the applicant's area, and that some providers conduct their own assessments, but that choosing a provider who does not conduct assessments will not delay delivery of services; and
(c) The option to choose more than one home- and community-based service provider to deliver or facilitate the services the applicant is qualified to receive;
(5) Prioritize the referrals received, giving the highest priority to referrals for high-risk individuals, followed by individuals who are alleged to be victims of abuse or neglect as a result of an investigation initiated from the elder abuse and neglect hotline, and then followed by individuals who have not selected a provider or who have selected a provider that does not conduct assessments; and
(6) Notify the referring entity and the applicant within ten business days of receiving the referral if it has not scheduled the assessment.
2. If the department of health and senior services has not complied with subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section, a provider has the option of completing an assessment and care plan recommendation. At such time that the department approves or modifies the assessment and care plan, the care plan shall become effective; such approval or modification shall occur within five business days after receipt of the assessment and care plan from the provider. If such approval, modification, or denial by the department does not occur within five business days, the provider's care plan shall be approved and payment shall begin to the provider based on the assessment and care plan recommendation submitted by the provider.
3. At such time that the department approves or modifies the assessment and care plan, the latest approved care plan shall become effective. If the department assessment determines the client does not meet the level of care, the state shall not be responsible for the cost of services claimed prior to the department's written notification to the provider of such denial.
4. The department shall implement subsections 2 and 3 of this section unless the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services disapproves any necessary state plan amendments or waivers to implement the provisions in subsections 2 and 3 of this section allowing providers to perform assessments.
5. The department's auditing of home- and community-based service providers shall include a review of the client plan of care and provider assessments, and choice and communication of home- and community-based service provider service options to individuals seeking MO HealthNet services. Such auditing shall be conducted utilizing a statistically valid sample. The department shall also make publicly available a review of its process for informing participants of service options within MO HealthNet home- and community-based service provider services and information on referrals.
6. For purposes of this section:
(1) "Assessment" means a face-to-face determination that a MO HealthNet participant is eligible for home- and community-based services and:
(a) Is conducted by an assessor trained to perform home- and community-based care assessments;
(b) Uses forms provided by the department;
(c) Includes unbiased descriptions of each available service within home- and community-based services with a clear person-centered explanation of the benefits of each home- and community-based service, whether the applicant qualifies for more than one service and ability to choose more than one provider to deliver or facilitate services; and
(d) Informs the applicant, either by the department or the provider conducting the assessment, that choosing a provider or multiple providers that do not conduct their own assessments will in no way affect the quality of service or the timeliness of the applicant's assessment and authorization process;
(2) A "properly completed referral" shall contain basic information adequate for the department to contact the client or person needing service. At a minimum, the referral shall contain:
(a) The stated need for MO HealthNet home- and community-based services;
(b) The name, date of birth, and Social Security number of the client or person needing service, or the client's or person's MO HealthNet number; and
(c) The current physical address and phone number of the client or person needing services.
Additional information which may assist the department including contact information of a responsible party shall also be submitted.
7. The department shall:
(1) Develop an automated electronic assessment care plan tool to be used by providers; and
(2) Make recommendations to the general assembly by January 1, 2014, for the implementation of the automated electronic assessment care plan tool.
8. No later than December 31, 2014, the department of health and senior services shall submit a report to the general assembly that reviews the following:
(1) How well the department is doing on meeting the fifteen-day requirement;
(2) The process the department used to approve the assessors;
(3) Financial data on the cost of the program prior to and after enactment of this section;
(4) Any audit information available on assessments performed outside the department; and
(5) The department's staffing policies implemented to meet the fifteen-day assessment requirement.
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(L. 2009 H.B. 395 § 1, A.L. 2010 S.B. 842, et al. merged with S.B. 1007, A.L. 2013 S.B. 127)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 208 - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief
Section 208.001 - Citation of law — MO HealthNet created — division created — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.022 - TANF electronic benefit cards to include photograph of recipient.
Section 208.044 - Child day care services to be provided certain persons — eligible providers.
Section 208.048 - Aid to families with dependent child — school attendance required — rules.
Section 208.050 - Aid to dependent children denied, when.
Section 208.060 - Applications for benefits, how and where filed.
Section 208.065 - Verification of eligibility for public assistance, contract for.
Section 208.067 - TANF set-aside minimums for certain programs.
Section 208.071 - Individualized assessment of applicant — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.080 - Appeal to director of the respective division, when — procedure.
Section 208.090 - Reinstatement and payment of benefits to applicant.
Section 208.100 - Appeal to circuit court — procedure.
Section 208.110 - Appeals from circuit court.
Section 208.120 - Records, when evidence, restrictions on disclosure — penalty.
Section 208.125 - Records may be destroyed, when.
Section 208.130 - Benefits granted may be reconsidered.
Section 208.140 - Grants subject to any change of law.
Section 208.145 - Medical assistance benefits, eligibility based on receipt of AFDC benefits, when.
Section 208.146 - Ticket-to-work health assurance program — eligibility — expiration date.
Section 208.150 - Monthly benefits, how determined.
Section 208.154 - Insufficient funds, benefits to be paid pro rata.
Section 208.155 - Records concerning applicants and recipients of medical assistance confidential.
Section 208.158 - Payments to be made only when federal grants-in-aid are provided.
Section 208.159 - Payments for nursing home services, how administered — rules.
Section 208.160 - Payment rolls, how prepared — checks and warrants, how issued.
Section 208.163 - Direct payment on request by authorized providers of services.
Section 208.170 - Duties of state treasurer — special funds created.
Section 208.171 - Effective date of certain sections.
Section 208.172 - Reduction or denial of benefits, basis for, restrictions on.
Section 208.173 - Committee established.
Section 208.175 - Drug utilization review board established, members, terms, compensation, duties.
Section 208.176 - Division to provide for prospective review of drug therapy.
Section 208.180 - Payment of benefits, to whom — disposition of benefit check of deceased person.
Section 208.181 - Expedited eligibility process, pregnant women.
Section 208.190 - Division to comply with acts of congress relating to Social Security benefits.
Section 208.198 - Same or similar services, equal reimbursement rate required.
Section 208.210 - Undeclared income or property — benefits may be recovered by division, when.
Section 208.212 - Annuities, affect on Medicaid eligibility — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.213 - Personal care contracts, effect on eligibility.
Section 208.221 - Jurisdiction, administrative hearing commission, procedure.
Section 208.223 - Reimbursement for ambulance service to be based on mileage.
Section 208.225 - Medicaid per diem rate recalculation for nursing homes, amount.
Section 208.229 - Rebates on outpatient drugs — definitions.
Section 208.230 - Public assistance beneficiary employer disclosure act — report, content.
Section 208.238 - Eligibility, automated process to check applicants and recipients.
Section 208.240 - Statewide dental delivery system authorized.
Section 208.247 - Food stamp eligibility, felony conviction not to make ineligible, when.
Section 208.250 - Definitions.
Section 208.265 - Rules and procedures, developed by whom, published, where.
Section 208.341 - School programs — postponing sexual involvement — QUEST — rites of passage.
Section 208.342 - Earned income tax credit program, AFDC recipients.
Section 208.345 - Protocols for referral of public assistance recipients to federal programs.
Section 208.400 - Definitions.
Section 208.405 - JOBS program established, duties of department.
Section 208.420 - Department to apply for and accept federal funds.
Section 208.425 - Welfare reform coordinating committee established.
Section 208.431 - Medicaid managed care organization reimbursement allowance, amount.
Section 208.432 - Record keeping required, submission to department.
Section 208.434 - Amount final, when — protest, procedure.
Section 208.435 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 208.436 - Remittance to the department — deposit in dedicated fund.
Section 208.455 - Formula for federal reimbursement allowance established by rule — procedure.
Section 208.463 - Documents content and form prescribed by rule.
Section 208.469 - Tax exempt or nonprofit status granted by state not to be affected.
Section 208.471 - Medicaid reimbursement payments to hospitals, amount, how calculated.
Section 208.475 - Effective date of allowance.
Section 208.477 - Medicaid eligibility, criteria used, effect when more restrictive than FY2003.
Section 208.480 - Federal reimbursement allowance expiration date.
Section 208.530 - Definitions.
Section 208.533 - Commission established — members, qualifications — terms — expenses.
Section 208.535 - Commission, duties.
Section 208.600 - Citation of law, definitions.
Section 208.603 - Department of health and senior services to administer federal program.
Section 208.618 - Program to address mental health needs.
Section 208.621 - Program, at-risk elderly.
Section 208.624 - Invest in caring, model program — intergenerational care and training program.
Section 208.627 - Report, delivery of case management services, contents — delivery of report.
Section 208.631 - Program established, terminates, when — definitions.
Section 208.633 - Eligible children, income limits of parents or guardians.
Section 208.636 - Requirements of parents or guardians.
Section 208.640 - Co-payments required, when, amount, limitations.
Section 208.643 - Rules, compliance with federal law.
Section 208.646 - Waiting period required, when.
Section 208.647 - Special health care needs, waiver of waiting period for coverage.
Section 208.650 - Studies and reports required by department of social services.
Section 208.655 - Abortion counseling prohibited, exceptions.
Section 208.657 - Rules, effective when, invalid when.
Section 208.659 - Revision of eligibility requirements for uninsured women's health program.
Section 208.670 - Practice of telehealth, definitions — reimbursement of providers.
Section 208.677 - School children, parental authorization required for telehealth.
Section 208.690 - Citation of law — definitions.
Section 208.692 - Program established, purpose — asset disregard — departments duties — rules.
Section 208.694 - Eligibility — discontinuance of program, effect of — reciprocal agreements.
Section 208.696 - Director's duties — rules.
Section 208.698 - Reports required.
Section 208.750 - Title — definitions.
Section 208.760 - Eligibility — withdrawal of moneys, when.
Section 208.765 - Forfeiture of account moneys, when — death of account holder, effect of.
Section 208.770 - Tax exemption, credit, when.
Section 208.775 - Independent evaluation — report.
Section 208.780 - Definitions.
Section 208.782 - Missouri Rx plan established, purpose — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.786 - Authority of department in providing benefits — start of program benefits, when.
Section 208.788 - Program not an entitlement — payer of last resort requirements.
Section 208.794 - Fund created.
Section 208.798 - Termination date.
Section 208.853 - Findings and purpose.
Section 208.856 - Council created, expenses, members, terms, removal.
Section 208.859 - Powers and duties of the council.
Section 208.862 - Consumer rights and employment relations.
Section 208.865 - Definitions.
Section 208.868 - Federal approval and funding.
Section 208.871 - Severability clause.
Section 208.900 - Definitions.
Section 208.903 - Financial assistance for personal care, eligibility requirements.
Section 208.909 - Responsibilities of recipients and vendors.
Section 208.918 - Vendor requirements, philosophy and services.
Section 208.921 - Denial of eligibility, applicant entitled to hearing.
Section 208.924 - Discontinuation of services, when.
Section 208.927 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 208.935 - Assessment tool, home and community-based services.
Section 208.951 - Request for proposals.
Section 208.952 - Committee established, members, duties.
Section 208.955 - Committee established, members, duties — issuance of findings.
Section 208.990 - MO HealthNet eligibility requirements.
Section 208.991 - Definitions — persons eligible for MO HealthNet — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.1050 - Fund created, use of moneys.
Section 208.1060 - Food banks, state plan to be submitted for federal project.