In accordance with public notice requirements of 42 CFR 447.205 of the Social Security Act, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) publishes this notice of proposed changes to methods and standards governing reimbursement policy for Medicaid services provided by opioid treatment programs.

OMPP proposes to modify the reimbursement methodology for rehabilitative services to add reimbursement for opioid treatment program services. This change shall be effective August 1, 2017.

The change in reimbursement is necessary in order to include opioid treatment programs in the Medicaid state plan as these facilities provide important services to Medicaid beneficiaries. It is estimated that the fiscal impact of these changes will be an increase in state and federal expenditures of approximately $2.8 million for FFY 2018 (federal share of $1.9 million and state share of $900 thousand) and $23.5 million for FFY 2019 (federal share of $15.4 million and state share of $8.1 million).

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

There will be no public hearing. The public comment period will run from Wednesday, June 28, 2017, through July 28, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Written comments may be directed via email to: kelly.flynn@fssa.in.gov or by postal mail to:

Correspondence should be identified in the following manner: COMMENT RE: OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS. Written comments will be made available for public inspection at the address herein of OMPP.

Jennifer Walthall, M.D., MPH

Secretary

Family and Social Services Administration