Questions
for Addition of Site
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1.
NEED
Clearly
address why and how the addition of the proposed site will
address unmet need and further the mission of the health
center by maintaining
or increasing access
and maintaining
or improving quality of care
for the target population.
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1a.
How was the need for the proposed site identified (check
all applicable reasons)?
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UDS
Trend Data (e.g. Patient Origin Data) and/or a needs
assessment indicated a high need for a site at this location
(e.g. health center is exceeding patient capacity at
existing sites, health center is seeing significant number
of patients from the proposed area).
UDS Data Year (20
) Needs assessment completed on (mm/dd/yyyy):
The
site is located in a Medically Underserved Area (MUA). The
site is located in a Medically Underserved Area (MUA).
Health center verified MUA Designation is current in
HRSA
Database
on (mm/dd/yyyy):
The
site will serve a Medically Underserved Population (MUP).
The site will serve a Medically Underserved Population
(MUP).
Health center verified MUP Designation is
current in HRSA
Database
on (mm/dd/yyyy):
An
existing health center site (section 330 grantee or FQHC
Look-Alike) in the proposed area is closing and/or another
safety net provider(s) is no longer offering services to our
target population in this area.
One
or more of my current sites is under renovation and we need
to add a temporary site to scope where we will provide
services until the current site(s) under renovation are
ready. Once the health center re-opens the existing site in
scope that is currently under renovation, if they will no
longer be utilizing the temporary site added through this
change in scope, they will need to submit a change in scope
to REMOVE the temporary site from scope via a Site Deletion
request.
The
site will replace a site I have already removed from scope
and/or plan to remove from scope in the future, and these
two actions (closure of original site and opening of new
site to replace the original site) will NOT be accomplished
within 120 days or less.
Other
(Describe in the space provided below):
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1b.
Using the most recent UDS data and/or other data specific to
your target population and/or service area, describe the:
specific
access barriers
(e.g. Ratio of Population to One FTE Primary Care
Physician, Distance (miles) OR Travel Time (minutes) to
Nearest Primary Care Provider Accepting New Medicaid and/or
Uninsured Patients: private practitioner, health center,
etc.) and
specific
risk factors
(e.g., occupational, environmental, behavioral,
social/cultural, or housing status) of the patient
population to be served at the proposed site that supports
the need for and/or benefit of the proposed site.
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1c.
Provide evidence that the proposed site will appropriately
serve the current patient and/or target population by
providing the following information about the population
that will utilize the new site.
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Number
of patients projected to be served annually
This
is the anticipated number of patients that will utilize the
proposed site in the coming calendar year.
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Number:
(Format:
99)
Data
Source Used for Projection:
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Percentage
of projected patients at or below 200% of Federal Poverty
Guidelines
This
is the anticipated % of patients with incomes at or below
200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines that will utilize the
proposed site in the coming calendar year.
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Percentage:
%
(Format:
9 or 9.99)
Data
Source Used for Projection:
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Percentage
of projected uninsured patients
This
is the anticipated % of uninsured patients that will utilize
the proposed site in the coming calendar year.
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Percentage:
%
(Format:
9 or 9.99)
Data
Source Used for Projection:
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1d.Provide
a brief narrative description on how the projections in 1c.
were derived.
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2.
Service Area Analysis:
Describe
how the health center has analyzed the service area,
utilizing UDS Mapper and/or other similar resources, where
the proposed site will be located. (Attach analysis
documentation) Responses
should be consistent with data and narrative on unmet need
and projected patients provided in Question 1.
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Service
Area Analysis Resources
Service
Area Overlap Policy and Process:
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/policiesregulations/policies/pin200709.html
UDS
Mapper: http://www.udsmapper.org
HRSA
Data Warehouse: http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov
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2a.
Select the appropriate statement. The proposed site is being
added to:
For
the purposes of this question:
Service
area is defined by the service area zip codes associated
with your Form 5B sites.
Patient
population is defined by your current UDS Patient Origin
Data.
Target
population is defined in your most recent approved
application.
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provide
increased access and/or capacity for the existing
patient/target population
within the existing
service area.
Continue
to Question 3.
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provide
increased access in whole or in part to a new
patient/target population
and/or a new
service area
that is not
currently served by your health center.
Continue
to Question 2b.
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comments related to selection
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2b.
Will the proposed site serve all
or part of the service area of another health center
(section 330 grantee or Look-Alike) and/or of another
primary care safety
net provider
(rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, health
departments, etc.)?
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If
Yes,
list these other health centers and/or safety net providers
and discuss how the proposed site will complement
these existing primary care resources so as to
minimize the potential for unnecessary duplication and/or
overlap
in services, sites, or programs. Continue
to 2c only if the site will serve all or part of the service
area of another health
center
(section 330 grantee or Look-Alike). Otherwise,
continue to Question 3.
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No,
continue directly to Question
3.
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2c.
As the proposed site will serve all
or part of the service area of another health center,
discuss if and how one or more of the following apply to
your proposal (See PIN
2007-09: Service Area Overlap Policy and Process
for more information on HRSA’s principles for
assessing individual situations of service area overlap):
The
proposed site will serve a
newly identified sub-group of underserved people
within a community already served by another health
center(s) site(s) (e.g., homeless people, populations with
limited English proficiency within the service area), where
the health care needs
of the relevant medically underserved population group
within the new service area are not being met by another
health center’s site(s).
The
proposed site will serve an area where unmet
need exceeds the capacity of the existing health center's
site(s)
in the new service area.
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3.
Service Area Collaboration
For
the purpose of this question:
Collaborative
relationships are those that assist in contributing to one
or both of the following goals relative to the proposed
site:
(1) maximizing access to required and additional
services within the scope of the health center project to
the target population that will be served at the proposed
site; and/or
(2) promoting continuity of care to
health care services for health center patients served at
the proposed site beyond the scope of the project.
Collaboration
Resources
Collaboration
PAL:
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/policiesregulations/policies/pal201102.html
UDS
Mapper: http://www.udsmapper.org
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3a.
Describe established
collaboration and new collaborative efforts under
development with existing health centers
(section 330 grantee and Look-Alikes) within or adjacent to
the service area of the proposed site. In addition, list the
names and addresses of these health centers and/or refer to
the attached Service Area Analysis from Question 2 if listed
there). If
service area collaboration has already been discussed in
Service Area Analysis Question 2b, refer back to these
responses.
If a formal affiliation (e.g. MOA, MOU,
contract, etc.) and/ or letter of collaboration or support
from the neighboring health center(s) is available, attach
these documents below. Only documents that speak to the
proposed change in scope request for the site addition
should be included.
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If
no other health centers exist within or adjacent to the
service area state this.
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If documentation of collaboration or support from service
area health centers cannot be obtained, include
documentation of efforts made to obtain such documents and
an explanation for why they could not be obtained.
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3b.
Describe established collaboration and new collaborative
efforts under development with other
safety net providers
(e.g. rural health clinics, critical access hospitals,
health departments, etc.) within or adjacent to the service
area of the proposed site. In addition, list the names and
addresses of these other safety net providers and/or refer
to the attached Service Area Analysis from Question 2 if
listed there). If
service area collaboration has already been discussed in
Service Area Analysis Question 2b, refer back to these
responses.
If
a formal affiliation (e.g. MOA, MOU, contract, etc.) and/or
letter of collaboration or support relevant
to the proposed site addition is available,
attach these documents below. Only
documents that speak to the proposed change in scope request
for the site addition should be included.
✓
If no other safety net providers exist within or adjacent to
the service area state this.
✓
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area safety net providers cannot be obtained, include
documentation of efforts made to obtain such documents and
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4.
Governance
Discuss
whether the addition of the proposed site will have any
impact on the health center’s ability to maintain
compliance with the Health Center Program Board Composition
Governance
Requirements.
Consider and discuss any plans to address, the
following applicable aspects of the Board Composition
Requirement that may be impacted by a site addition:
Will
the addition of the new site significantly change the
overall demographics of the patients served by the health
center as a whole (i.e. across all sites) in terms of race,
ethnicity and sex and thus potentially impact the
representativeness of the composition of the health
center’s current patient majority governing board
(unless
waived for Health Center Program grantees funded and
look-alikes designated only
under sections 330(g), (h), and/or (i) of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act)?
Will
the addition of the new site significantly change the size
and complexity of the overall health center organization
and potentially create the need to recruit additional
patient and/or non-patient board members (i.e. increase the
board’s size)?
Will
the addition of the new site impact the need to recruit
additional non-patient board members with expertise in
areas not currently reflected on the board?
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5.
Site Ownership and Operation:
For
sites that will be operated through a contractual or
subrecipient arrangement (i.e. not directly by the health
center):
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Will
services at the contracted or subrecipient operated site be
provided
on behalf of the health center to health center patients?
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Yes
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No
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Will
the health center’s governing
board retain control and authority
over the provision of the services to health center patients
at the contracted or subrecipient operated site?
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Yes
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No
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Briefly
justify why the health center has chosen to operate the site
through such third party arrangements.
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Health
centers are reminded of their responsibilities to obtain any
required prior approval from HRSA for aspects of the program
conducted by subrecipients or contractors before a
subrecipient or contractor can undertake an activity or make
a budget change requiring that approval e.g., approval to
extend the period of performance of a subaward to a
subrecipient if it would extend beyond the end of the
grant’s project period).
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5a.
FOR SITES OPERATED BY CONTRACT:
If the proposed site is owned and/or operated by a third
party on behalf of the health center through a written
contractual agreement between the health center and the
third party (i.e. the health center is purchasing a specific
set of goods and services from the third party-such as the
operation of a site), does
the contract state, address or include:
The activities to be performed by the contractor
in the operation of the site, specifically including:
How
the services provided at the site will be documented in the
health center patient record?
How
the health center will bill and/or pay for the services
provided to health center patients at the site?
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The
time schedule for such activities (e.g. hours of site
operation)?
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No
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The
policies and requirements that apply to the contractor,
including those required by 45 CFR 74.48 or 92.36(i) and
other terms and conditions of the grant? These
may be incorporated by reference where feasible – See
the HHS Grants Policy Statement for more information on
public policy requirements applicable to contractors at:
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/hhsgrantspolicy.pdf
pages II-2 to II-6
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The
maximum amount of money for which the health center may
become liable to the third party under the agreement?
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Provisions
consistent with the health center’s board approved
procurement policies and procedures in accordance with 45CFR
Part 74.41-48?
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Assurances
that no provisions will affect the health center’s
overall responsibility for the direction of the site and
services to be provided there and accountability to the
Federal government by reserving sufficient rights and
control to the health center to enable it to fulfill its
responsibilities?
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Requirements
that the contractor maintain appropriate financial, program
and property management systems and records and provides the
health center, HHS and the U.S. Comptroller General with
access to such records, including the submission of
financial and programmatic reports to the health center if
applicable and comply with any other applicable Federal
procurement standards set forth in 45CFR Part 74 (including
conflict of interest standards)?
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Provision
that such agreement is subject to termination (with
administrative, contractual and legal remedies) in the event
of breach by the contractor?
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is the responsibility of the health center to ensure that
the contract does NOT inappropriately imply the conference
of the benefits and/or privileges of the Health Center
Program grantees or FQHC Look-Alikes such as 340B Drug
Pricing or FQHC reimbursement, on the other party.
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the contract for the site (draft agreements are
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5b.
FOR SITES OPERATED BY SUBRECIPIENTS:
If the proposed site is owned and/or operated by
subrecipient on behalf of the health center through a
written subrecipient agreement between the health center and
the subrecipient organization to perform a substantive
portion of the grant-supported program or project, respond
to all of the following questions.
A
subrecipient is an organization that “(ii)(I) is
receiving funding from such a grant under a contract with
the recipient of such a grant, and (II) meets the
requirements to receive a grant under section 330 of such
Act . . .” (§1861(aa)(4) and §1905(l)(2)(B)
of the Social Security Act).
Subrecipients
must be compliant with all of the requirements of section
330 to be eligible to receive FQHC reimbursement from both
Medicare and Medicaid.
The
subrecipient arrangement must be documented through a
formal written agreement (Section 330(a)(1) of the PHS Act)
The
health center (grantee of record) named on the NoA is the
entity legally accountable to HRSA for performance of the
project or program, the appropriate expenditure of funds by
all parties including subrecipients, and other requirements
placed on the health center (grantee of record), regardless
of the involvement of others in conducting the project or
program.
Has
the health center’s key management staff confirmed
that the subrecipient meets all
applicable section 330 requirements
and does the health center’s key management staff and
its governing board have a plan in place to monitor the
subrecipient's compliance over time?
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Does
the board-approved subrecipient agreement state, address or
include the following elements necessary for meeting the
programmatic, administrative, financial, and reporting
requirements of the grant, including those necessary to
ensure compliance with all applicable Federal regulations
and policies:
Identification
of the PI/PD and individuals responsible for the
programmatic activity at the subrecipient organization along
with their roles and responsibilities?
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Procedures
for directing and monitoring the programmatic effort?
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Procedures
to be followed in providing funding to the subrecipient,
including dollar ceiling, method and schedule of payment,
type of supporting documentation required, and procedures
for review and approval of expenditures of grant funds?
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If
different from those of the recipient, a determination of
policies to be followed in such areas as travel
reimbursement and salaries and fringe benefits (the policies
of the subrecipient may be used as long as they meet HHS
requirements)?
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Incorporation
of applicable public policy requirements and provisions
indicating the intent of the subrecipient to comply,
including submission of applicable assurances and
certifications? See
the HHS Grants Policy Statement for more information on
public policy requirements applicable to subrecipients at:
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/hhsgrantspolicy.pdf
pages II-2 to II-6
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Subrecipients
are eligible to receive FQHC reimbursement as well as many
of the other benefits and privileges of the Health Center
Program grantees and Look-Alikes such as 340B Drug Pricing,
FTCA coverage (section 330 grantees only).However, the
health center AND subrecipient organization are reminded
that such benefits are not automatically conferred and may
require additional steps and updates (e.g. updating the FTCA
deeming folder to ensure that the subrecipient is deemed via
the grantee of record’s FTCA coverage).
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6.
SERVICES:
Are
all the services that will be offered at the proposed site
already included within the approved scope of project as
documented on your health center’s Form 5A
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No,
but a separate CIS Request will be submitted to add all
new services to scope.
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7.
LIMITED SERVICE SITES
Is
this a limited service sites that will not offer
comprehensive primary care or will not be open to the entire
health center patient population (e.g. sites that offer only
oral or behavioral health services, sites that are only open
to school-aged children, etc.):
How will
patients seen at this proposed site be assured access to the
full scope of existing required and additional services the
health center provides? Please explain
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Yes, explain and address all of the following points as
applicable.
If
the site is limited to a certain segment of the health
center’s patient population (e.g. school-aged
children), how will individuals who present for services at
this site be referred to another appropriate health center
site for services?
If
the site offers only limited services (e.g. dental-only),
how will individuals seen at this site access the full
scope of existing required and additional services the
health center provides?
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SLIDING FEE DISCOUNT PROGRAM:
Will
the health center offer its current sliding fee discount
program (sliding fee discount schedule, including any
nominal fees and related implementing policies and
procedures) at the proposed site to patients with incomes at
or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and
ensure that no patients will be denied access to the service
due to inability to pay?
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9.
Financial Impact Analysis
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9a.
Explain how the addition of the proposed site to scope will
be accomplished and sustained without additional section 330
Health Center Program funds.
Specifically (referencing the attached Financial Impact
Analysis, as necessary) describe how adequate
revenue will be generated to cover all expenses as well as
an appropriate share of overhead costs
incurred by the health center in administering the new site.
The Financial Impact Analysis must at a
minimum show a break-even scenario or the potential for
generating additional revenue.
Additional
revenue (program income) obtained through the addition of a
new site must be invested in activities that further the
objectives of the approved health center project, consistent
with and not specifically prohibited by statute or
regulations.
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9b.
Is this change in scope dependent on any special grant,
foundation or other funding that is time-limited, e.g., will
only be available for 1 or 2 years?
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Yes, how will the new site be supported and sustained when
these funds are no longer available? Describe a clear plan
for sustaining the site.
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All
time-limited or special one-time funds should be clearly
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STAFFING:
Provide
a clear and comprehensive description of the relevant
staffing arrangements made to support the proposed new site
and to ensure staffing is/will be sufficient to meet any
projected patient/visit increases. The discussion of
“staffing” should include non-health center
employees if the site will be operated via contract or
subrecipient arrangement. In addition, describe any
potential impact on the overall organization’s
staffing plan (reference the Financial Impact Analysis as
applicable). Specifically describe any key management staff
that will supervise/oversee site operations and who they
will report to within the larger health center
organizational structure (e.g. CMO, COO, etc.).
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HEALTH CENTER STATUS: Discuss
any major changes in the health center’s staffing,
financial position, governance, and/or other operational
areas, as well as any unresolved areas of non-compliance
with Program Requirements (e.g. active Progressive Action
conditions) in the past 12 months that might impact the
health center’s ability to implement the proposed
change in scope.
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CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING:
How
has the health center planned for the appropriate
credentialing and privileging of all
provider(s)
that will staff the proposed site in accordance with PIN
2002-22?
In responding, consider the following:
It
is the responsibility of the health center to ensure that
all credentialing and privileging of providers has been
completed BEFORE providing services at the new site as part
of their Federal scope of project. This includes services
provided either Directly (Form 5A: Column I) OR via a (Form
5A: Column II) Formal Written Agreement (e.g. contract).
For services provided via a Formal Written Referral
Arrangement (Column III), the referral provider should be
able to assure to the health center that all their
providers are appropriately credentialed and privileged
individually.
The
health center’s current board-approved policy must
cover the required verification of credentials and
establishment of privileges to perform any new activities
and procedures expected of providers by the health center
or be updated to do so (for services provided at the new
site either Directly (Form 5A: Column I) OR via a (Form 5A:
Column II) Formal Written Agreement.
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13.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT/ASSURANCE PLAN:
How
will the proposed new site be integrated into and assessed
via the health center’s quality improvement/assurance
and risk management plans?
In responding,
address the following:
Will
it be integrated into the current QI/QA plan?
Are
board-approved peer and chart review policies in place by
which all provider(s) at the proposed site will be
assessed?
Are
risk management plans in place to assure the new site has
appropriate liability coverage (e.g. non-medical/dental
professional liability coverage, general liability
coverage, automobile and collision coverage, fire coverage,
theft coverage, etc.).
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Additional
Considerations for Adding a Site to Scope
While
the following areas are not specific factors
or criteria that will impact the CIS approval process, these
are key elements that health centers should have considered
or actively planned to address prior to adding a new site to
scope.
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A.
Medical Malpractice Coverage:
Your health center must develop plans for any providers that
will provide services on behalf of the health center at the
new site (e.g., extension of FTCA coverage, private
malpractice coverage). Respond the following as applicable:
For
grantees deemed under the FTCA, have you reviewed the FTCA
Health Center Policy Manual or if appropriate, consulted
with BPHC to assure the applicability of FTCA coverage?
The
FTCA Health Center Policy Manual is available
at:
http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/policiesregulations/policies/pin201101.html
For specific questions, contact the BPHC HelpLine at:
1-877-974-BPHC (2742) or Email: [email protected].
Available Monday to Friday (excluding Federal holidays),
from 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM (ET), with extra hours
available during high volume periods.
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Yes
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Not
Applicable, health center is not deemed or FTCA coverage
does not apply.
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If
you selected "Not Applicable" respond to the
question below.
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For
health centers not deemed under the FTCA or if FTCA coverage
is not applicable to the site, have you developed a plan for
medical malpractice coverage?
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Yes
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No
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B.
Section 340B Drug Pricing Program Participation: Health
centers that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program
are reminded that changes to the scope of project approved
by BPHC do not automatically update within the 340B
Program’s Database. Health centers should contact the
HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs to determine whether any
updates to the 340B Database are necessary by contacting
Apexus Answers at 888-340-2787, or
[email protected].
Will
your health center complete all necessary 340B Program
updates with the HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs?
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Yes
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Not
Applicable, health center does not participate in the
340B program
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C.
Facility Requirements: Has
your health center assured that any/all Federal, State and
local standards/accreditation requirements of the facility
where the new site will be established have been fully met
(including those associated with CMS FQHC certification)?
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Yes
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Not
Applicable
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D.
Reimbursement as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
under Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP:
Health
centers are required to submit a separate Medicare
enrollment application for each “permanent unit”
at which they provide services. This includes units
considered both “permanent sites” and “seasonal
sites” under their HRSA scope of project, but not
mobile vans. Health centers are also required to bill each
service to Medicare using the unique Medicare Billing Number
assigned to the site at which it was provided. Specifically,
health centers must inform Medicare of the new site that has
been added to scope by submitting a new Medicare Enrollment
Application, Form 855A, to their Medicare Administrative
Contractor. Form 855A is available at
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/downloads//cms855a.pdf.
For
further information on the Medicare enrollment application
process, review Program Assistance Letter 2011-04: Process
for Becoming Eligible for Medicare Reimbursement under the
FQHC Benefit available
at:http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/policiesregulations/policies/pal201104.html.
In
addition, many state Medicaid programs also require all
permanent and seasonal sites to enroll individually and bill
using a site-specific billing number. For further
information about the requirements in a state, health
centers should contact their Primary Care Association or
State Medicaid Agency.
Will
your health center submit a separate Medicare enrollment
application for the new site to the appropriate Medicare
Administrative Contractor as soon as possible after HRSA’s
approval of the Change in Scope, and bill for services
provided at this new site using that site’s unique
Medicare Billing Number?
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Yes
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Not
Applicable
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Will
your health center determine if a separate Medicaid
enrollment application is required for your new site, and if
so, submit it as soon as possible?
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Yes
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Not
Applicable
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E.
National Health Service Corps Program Participation:
Health centers that participate in the National Health
Service Corps (NHSC) are reminded that all NHSC providers
must continue to work ONLY at an approved site within the
health center's scope of project. Note that there may be
some sites within a health center’s scope of project
that are not NHSC-eligible (see the Eligibility
Requirements and Qualification Factors section
of the NHSC Site Reference Guide at
http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/sitereference.pdf
for information on eligible and non-eligible NHSC sites).
NHSC
sites and participants may contact the NHSC through the
Customer Service Portal
(https://programportal.hrsa.gov/extranet/landing.seam)
or through the Customer Care Center by calling
1-800-221-9393.
In
adding this site to your scope, has your health center
assessed the impact on any NHSC participants that will be
asked to work at this site and advised them that they will
need to seek a site reassignment with the NHSC prior to
beginning work at this new site?
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Yes
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Not
Applicable, health center does not plan to place any NHSC
participants at this site.
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