In accordance with public notice requirements established at 42 CFR 457.65, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) publishes this notice of the health services initiative application to support poison treatment, advice, and prevention efforts.

PURPOSE

This Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) State Plan Amendment will allow the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) to receive funding from OMPP to go towards providing treatment advice to the public and healthcare providers to manage exposure to poisonous and hazardous substances through the use of a health services initiative under 42 U.S.C. § 1397ee. The funds will also be used to provide public education on poison prevention. There are approximately over 55,000 poison exposures to Hoosiers each year, and 62% involve children at 18 years of age or younger with 48% involving children at 5 years of age or younger. Currently, the ISDH has a contract with the Indiana Poison Center, which is the state's only poison center, to provide these services.

SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS

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 renewal may submit through May 3, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. Written comments may be sent via email to: gary.parker@fssa.in.gov or by mail to:

All written comments concerning this renewal 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.