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MEETING NOTICE
Medicaid Medical Advisory Committee (MMAC)
Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023
3 -5 p.m., CT
Virtual Meeting (video and audio available through Teams)
Join the meeting via Microsoft Teams meeting link or
Join by phone: 701-328-0950, Conference ID: 579 038 315#
Agenda
Roll call
Welcome to new member Bobbie Will
Follow-up
3:05-3:25
- CMS MAC Proposed rule change update – was open for public comment until 7.3.23. Waiting to hear whether rule will be modified and/or approved
- MMAC Charter Workgroup proposed changes to Charter
- MMAC onboarding materials and exit survey workgroup
- Poll
3:25-3:35
- Unwinding of ND Medicaid continuous enrollment update. Continuous enrollment ended March 31, 2023. Renewals began April 1st – Joyce Johnson
Medical Services Division Updates
3:35 – 4:00
- ARPA (Home and Community Based Services) HCBS Spending Plans/Updates – Myers and Stauffer representative - website
- Medical Services organization chart & staffing updates
- State Plan Amendments
- July 1 – Most providers saw a 3% inflationary increase, see sections 48 & 49 of HB 1012
- Public Notice - Medicaid State Plan Changes for July 1, 2023
- Waiver Updates – ND current Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers page
- Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver – Amendment will go out for public comment 9.1.23 – Nancy Nikolas Maier
- Traditional Individual with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) HCBS Waiver – renewal activities, waiver expires 3.31.24 – Tina Bay
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) waiver – Waiver amendment with effective date 11.1.23 (public comment ended 7.30.23)
- Medically Fragile HCBS waiver
- Technology Dependent waiver
- Children’s Hospice HCBS waiver
Discussion
4:00-4:20
- Meet Sarah Aker – ND’s new Medicaid Director
- 4:10 – Quality Update – Meagan Heckaman
4:20-4:30
Did you Know? Unaccompanied Youth, Healthcare, and Medicaid
4:30-4:40
Education Topic: Medicaid and Medicare – Meghan Thomas
4:40-5:00
Questions?/Comments/Public Comment
Next meeting date:
Nov. 21, 2023, 3-5 p.m. CT via Microsoft Teams
Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations, including appropriate auxiliary aids to participate, can contact Ashley Gerving at 701-328-4807, toll-free 800-755-2604, 711 (TTY) or gervingashley@nd.gov.
Date Revised and Reposted: Aug. 10, 2023 (Agenda added)
Date Posted: Jan. 27, 2023