In accordance with public notice requirements established at 42 CFR 447.205, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) publishes this notice of proposed changes to methods and standards governing reimbursement policy for Medicaid skin substitute services.

OMPP proposes to modify the reimbursement methodology for skin substitutes by establishing a single reimbursement rate. This change shall be effective November 1, 2016.

OMPP is making this change in order to establish a uniform reimbursement rate for these services. It is estimated that the fiscal impact of these changes will be an increase in state and federal expenditures of approximately $1,200 for FFY 2016 (federal share of $800 and state share of $400) and $4,700 for FFY 2017 (federal share of $3,100 and state share of $1,600).

A copy of this notice is now on file at the Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W451 and is open for public inspection. Also, a copy of this notice is now available and may be inspected by contacting the local county Division of Family Resources office, except in Marion County, where public inspection may be made at 402 West Washington Street, Room W374, Indianapolis, Indiana.

There will be no public hearing. Anyone who wishes to comment on the proposed changes may submit written comments via email to: jennifer.white@fssa.in.gov or via mail at:

Correspondence should be identified in the following manner: COMMENT RE: CHANGES TO SKIN SUBSTITUTE REIMBURSEMENT.

All written comments concerning this change received by OMPP will be available for public inspection at the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, 402 West Washington Street, Room W382, Indianapolis, Indiana.

John J. Wernert, M.D.

Secretary

Family and Social Services Administration