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 the amendment to Indiana's Hoosier Care Connect 1915(b) Managed Care Waiver.

PURPOSE

Hoosier Care Connect is a coordinated care program for Hoosiers aged 59 and under, or with blindness or a disability, as well as some groups of children in foster care, who live in the community and are not eligible for Medicare. Members of the program receive all Medicaid covered benefits in addition to care coordination services. Care coordination is a client centered, assessment-based approach to integrating health care and social support services and is offered to all Hoosier Care Connect members through disease management, care management, and complex care management.

The Hoosier Care Connect 1915(b) waiver amendment will disenroll members 60 years old and older from the program and enroll them in the PathWays program.

SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS

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 with 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.

The Hoosier Care Connect waiver will be available for review and public comment on the FSSA public notice webpage (https://www.in.gov/fssa/public-notices/) on or before January 17, 2024. There will be no public hearing. Anyone who wishes to comment on the proposed renewal may submit comments during the 30 day public comment period running from January 17, 2024, through February 16, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Written comments may be sent via email to Madison.MayGruthusen@fssa.in.gov or by mail to:

All written comments concerning the 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.

Daniel Rusyniak, MD

Secretary

Family and Social Services Administration