Meeting Notice - Medicaid Medical Advisory Committee Meeting (Aug. 20, 2024)

Medicaid Medical Advisory Committee Meeting
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024
3:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. CST

Virtual Information
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Join by phone: 701-328-0950 / conference ID: 851 267 429#
 

Agenda

Roll Call

Follow-up (3:05 – 3:45 p.m.)

• MMAC Charter review and changes – compliance with finalized federal Access Rule – Mandy Dendy, Policy Director
  • Conflict of Interest Presentation - Ethics Commission – Logan Carpenter, General Counsel
  • Discuss proposed and required Charter changes
    • Required (most changes are required by July 9, 2025):
      • Continuous, rotating membership with no consecutive terms
      • At least 25% of members being Medicaid beneficiary members who are also members of the Medicaid Member Engagement Committee (MMEC)
      • Representation from certain membership categories
      • Published list of members along with recruitment and selection processes, including MMAC leadership
      • Rotating variety of meeting attendance options with accessible meetings, including one annual in-person meeting in Bismarck
      • Annual reporting requirements (First annual report must be finalized by July 9, 2026, and posted 30 days after)
      • Time on each meeting agenda for conflict-of-interest disclosures
  • Questions to decide:
    • What is/are the appropriate MMAC member term lengths? (including for MMEC members and Tribal representative)
    • Can members serve repeat non-consecutive terms? If so, how many?
      • How will MMAC members choose a chairperson and how long will the chair serve?

Poll

Did You Know? (3:45 – 3:55 p.m.)

• Non-Emergency Medical Transportation – Kimberly Gabriel, Utilization Review Specialist

Medical Services Division Updates (3:55 – 4:35 p.m.)

• Medicaid Eligibility Call Center merged with Customer Support Call Center on August 1
• Eligibility – Changes on the Horizon – Mandy Dendy, Policy Director
• Dual Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) Overview – Adrienne Biles, D-SNP Administrator
• SFN 905 Requests for New/Additional Coverage Update – Mandy Dendy, Policy Director
• State Plan Amendments
  • Recent
    • added enrollment of school psychologists as Other Licensed Providers (OLPs) and Behavior Analysts as Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Providers
    • See Provider Updates page for policy change announcements
  • Upcoming
    • MMAC pages of State Plan, including update to Tribal Consultation pages
    • Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) hospital payments
• Home and Community-Based Waivers (HCBS 1915(c)) – ND current Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers page
  • Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver – Nancy Nikolas Maier, Aging Services Director

Education Topic (4:35 – 4:55 p.m.)

• IPRO Presentation on Annual Technical Report findings – Chuck Merlino

Questions? / Comments / Public Comment

• Next Meeting Date: November 19, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. via. Microsoft Teams
   

Individuals who need accommodations in order to participate or who would like information about joining the meeting can contact Ashley Gerving at 701-328-2354, toll-free 800-755-2604, 711 (TTY) or gervingashley@nd.gov.

Date Posted: Jan. 8, 2024
Date Revised:  Aug. 6, 2024 (agenda and meeting details added)