Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on May 20, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., at Room 233 State House, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services will hold a public hearing on proposed rules for Medicaid rehabilitation option (MRO) services that amend 405 IAC 5-3-13 to add partial hospitalization to services requiring prior authorization, to delete assertive community treatment intensive case management from the list of services requiring prior authorization, and to replace community mental health rehabilitation services with Medicaid rehabilitation option (MRO) services; amend 405 IAC 5-20-8 to exclude persons holding a master's degree in social work, marital and family therapy, or mental health counseling from being reimbursed for partial hospitalization services; to define the conditions under which partial hospitalization services will be reimbursed, the standards for partial hospitalization programs, and the exclusions to reimbursement for partial hospitalization services; and to remove partial hospitalization as a general service that is not reimbursable by Medicaid, except as provided under 405 IAC 5-21.5; add 405 IAC 5-21.5 to define MRO services and terms related to MRO services; to set out reimbursement for MRO services; to define behavioral health rehabilitation services, including the provision of behavioral health counseling and therapy, medication training and support, skills training and development, behavioral health level of need redetermination, crisis intervention, child and adolescent intensive resiliency services, adult intensive resiliency services, intensive alcohol or drug, or both, outpatient treatment, alcohol or drug, or both, counseling, peer recovery services, case management services, and psychiatric assessment and intervention; to define case management services, including services, standards, and exclusions; to define eligibility criteria for the MRO program services, program standards, and provider types that may provide services; to define prior authorization requirements for MRO services; amend 405 IAC 5-29-1 to make technical corrections; and repeal 405 IAC 5-21-1, 405 IAC 5-21-2, 405 IAC 5-21-3, 405 IAC 5-21-4, 405 IAC 5-21-5, 405 IAC 5-21-6, and 405 IAC 5-21-8.

The Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services has the authority to adopt rules under IC 12-15-1-10. The proposed rules do not impose on the regulated entities any cost or requirement that is not expressly required by the statutes authorizing the agency to adopt the rules.

All parties interested in the rule are invited to attend the hearing and offer public comments. In lieu of attendance at the hearing, written comments may be sent to: IFSSA, Attention: Sarah Jagger, 402 West Washington Street, Room W382, P. O. Box 7083, Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083. Correspondence should be identified in the following manner: "COMMENT RE: LSA Document #10-45, MEDICAID REHABILITATION OPTION SERVICES". All written comments concerning the rule received by the OMPP will be available for public inspection at the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, 402 West Washington Street, Room W382, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Copies of these rules are now on file at the Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W451 and Legislative Services Agency, One North Capitol, Suite 325, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection.