CMS-10398 #51 - Section 1115 Demonstration FAST TRACK Extension Te

OMB No.: 0938-1148

CMS Form: CMS-10398 #51

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Section 1115 Demonstration

FAST TRACK Extension Template for Program Changes

Proposed Demonstration Changes for the Extension Period

1. General Description. Provide an overall description of the changes the state proposes for the extension of the demonstration. Specifically, include information on the expected impact these proposed program changes will have on populations covered by the demonstration and how it furthers the approved objectives and goals of the demonstration.

2. Expenditure Authorities. List any proposed modifications, additions to, or removal of currently approved expenditure authorities. Indicate how each new expenditure authority is necessary to implement the proposed changes and also how each proposed change furthers the state’s intended goals and objectives for the requested extension period.

3. Waiver Authorities. List any proposed modifications, additions to, or removal of currently approved waiver authorities. Indicate how each new waiver authority is necessary to implement the proposed changes and also how each proposed change furthers the state’s intended goals and objectives for the requested extension period.

4. Eligibility. List any proposed changes to the population(s) currently being served under the demonstration.

If the state is proposing to add populations, please refer to the list of Medicaid Eligibility Groups at: http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Waivers/1115/Downloads/List-of-Eligibility-Groups.pdf when describing Medicaid State plan populations, and for an expansion eligibility group, please provide a plain language description of the group(s) that is sufficiently descriptive to explain to the public.

If the state is proposing to remove any demonstration populations, please include in the justification how the state intends to transition affected beneficiaries into other eligible coverage as outlined in the Special Terms and Conditions (STCs).

5. Benefits and Cost Sharing. Describe any proposed changes to the benefits currently provided under the demonstration and any applicable cost sharing requirements. The justification should include any expected impact these changes will have on current and future demonstration enrollment.

6. Delivery System. Describe any proposed changes to the healthcare delivery system by which benefits will be provided to demonstration enrollees. The justification should include how the state intends a seamless transition for demonstration enrollees and any expected impact on current and future demonstration enrollment.

7. Budget/Allotment Neutrality. Describe any proposed changes to state demonstration financing (i.e., sources of state share) and/or any proposed changes to the overall approved budget/allotment neutrality methodology for determining federal expenditure limits (other than routine updates based on best estimate of federal rates of change in expenditures at the time of extension).

8. Evaluation. Describe any proposed changes to the overall demonstration evaluation design, research questions or hypotheses being tested, data sources, statistical methods, and/or outcome measures. Justification should include how these changes furthers and does not substantially alter the currently approved goals and objectives for the demonstration.

9. Other. Describe proposed changes to any other demonstration program feature that does not fit within the above program categories. Describe how these change(s) furthers the state’s intended goals and objectives for the requested extension period.

State Contact Person(s)

Please provide the contact information for the state’s point of contact for this demonstration extension application.

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