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 the reimbursement methodology for psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF).

OMPP proposes to modify the reimbursement methodology for psychiatric residential treatment facilities from a single statewide per diem rate to facility-specific per diem rates.

OMPP is making this change to revise reimbursement for psychiatric residential treatment facilities in order to more equitably reimburse Medicaid services by accounting for differences in provider costs. It is estimated that the fiscal impact of these changes will be an increase in state and federal expenditures of approximately $0.29 million for FFY 2018 (federal share of $0.19 million and state share of $0.10 million) and $0.38 for FFY 2019 (federal share of $0.25 and state share of $0.13 million).

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. Written comments may be directed to, FSSA, Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, Attention: Jennifer White, 402 West Washington Street, Room W382, P.O. Box 7083, Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083 or by email to spacomment@fssa.in.gov. Correspondence should be identified in the following manner: COMMENT RE: PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY REIMBURSEMENT. Written comments will be made available for public inspection at the address herein of the OMPP.

Jennifer Walthall, MD, MPH

Secretary

Family and Social Services Administration