Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on January 15, 2013, at 9:00 a.m., at the Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Conference Center Room 5, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services will hold a public hearing on a proposed rule to amend 405 IAC 5-2 to include definitions for individualized education program (IEP), IEP nursing services, IEP transportation services, and school corporation, to correct the cite in the definition of provider, to amend 405 IAC 5-3-12 to include an exception for IEP related services to the prior authorization requirements, to amend 405 IAC 5-4-2 to allow for school corporations to provide transportation services for students with individualized education programs, to amend 405 IAC 5-22-2 to allow and set forth requirements for Medicaid reimbursement of nursing services provided by a public school corporation for students with individualized education programs, and to add 405 IAC 5-30-11 to set forth requirements for Medicaid reimbursement of transportation services provided by a public school corporation.

The proposed rule amendments would not impose requirements or costs under IC 4-22-2-24(d)(3).

All parties interested in the proposed rule are invited to attend the public hearing and to offer public comments. In lieu of attendance at the public hearing, written comments may be sent to: FSSA, Attention: Kim Crawford c/o Yvonne Burke, 402 W. Washington St., Room W451, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Correspondence should be identified in the following manner: "COMMENT RE: LSA Document #12-550, Individualized Education Plan Amendments". All written comments concerning the rule received by the Office of Medicaid Planning and Policy will be available for public inspection at the Office of General Counsel, Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W451, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Copies of the proposed rule and this notice are now available on the Family Social Services Administration website at:

Copies of the proposed rule and this notice are now available and may be inspected by contacting the director of the local county Division of Family Resources office, except in Marion County, where public inspection may be made at 402 West Washington Street, Room W451, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Copies of these rules are now on file at the Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W451 and Legislative Services Agency, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N201, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection.