In accordance with public notice requirements established at 42 CFR 447.205, 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 rate adjustment to services tied to the Medicare rate. The public notice period will run 9/27/2023 through 10/27/2023.

FSSA-OMPP proposes to modify reimbursement rates for Medicaid services that are tied to a Medicare rate. The updated methodology will be based on the prior year's Medicare rate, rather than the current Medicare year. This rate adjustment will allow OMPP to more efficiently update rates on an annual basis, align Medicare tied reimbursement rates with physician services rates that were updated in House Enrolled Act 1001-2023, and reduce the need for providers to resubmit claims or receive retroactive payments. This change will be effective 1/1/2024.

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. 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: Madison May-Gruthusen, 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: MEDICARE RATE SCHEDULING. Written comments will be made available for public inspection at the address herein of the OMPP.

Daniel Rusyniak, MD

Secretary

Family and Social Services Administration