June 11, 2014

RE: LSA Document #13-498 – Proposed rule implement new Medicaid financial eligibility requirements for certain Medicaid applicants or recipients.

On behalf of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, I am submitting this notice to the Publisher of the Indiana Register in compliance with IC 4-22-2-25, which requires that a notice be sent to the Publisher if a rule will not be approved or deemed approved by the Governor within one year of publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule. This notice is to be submitted to the Publisher before the two hundred fiftieth day following the publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule.

The Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule was published in the Indiana Register on November 6, 2013 (DIN: 20131106-IR-405130498NIA).

The Proposed Rule has been prepared and the agency is in the process of preparing the fiscal and economic analyses of the Proposed Rule, as required under IC 4-22-2-28. Once the Proposed Rule is published, the agency can file a Notice of Public Hearing. Following the public hearing, the agency must consider and respond to public comments and present the rule to the Secretary for final adoption. Thereafter, the Office of the Attorney General has 45 days to complete a review of the rule and supporting documentation, after which the Governor has 30 days to complete his review. As such, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will be unable to complete the rulemaking process by November 6, 2014. Approval or deemed approval by the Governor is expected not later than November 6, 2015.

This notice setting forth the expected date of approval or deemed approval of LSA Document #13-498 is being submitted in a timely manner. July 14, 2014, is the two hundred fiftieth day after publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule.

Kim Crawford

Staff Attorney

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration

Office of the General Counsel