Crosswalk

Burden Change

Reason for Change

Type of Change

2017 (new version)

2014 (old version)
Provider Information

Made Services_Mobility; Sedation; and
Services_Intellectual_Disability fields optional.

Rev

Made information about accommodations for
Yes. Slightly decreases
beneficiaries with special needs optional because the burden to users (see
it was not readily available to States.
Supporting Statement
Part A #15).

Benefits Information

Fields added to benefits survey: (Diagnostic)
Oral health screening or assessment,
Assessment of risk for tooth decay; (Treatment)
Anti-microbial treatments that stop decay from
spreading.

Add

Added three fields to the dental benefits survey to
reflect changes in the field since 2014, including
oral health screenings that may be provided by a
dental hygienist or a physician, and the spread of
new methods for arresting tooth decay.

Yes. Slightly increases
the data collection
burden to users. (see
Supporting Statement
Part A #15).

Data Validation rules

Data submission files that contain more than 5% Rev
of duplicate data are now rejected. Requires
users to input a Program Type (Medicaid or
CHIP).

Supports the continuous effort to improve data
quality in IKN by rejecting submissions with
significant levels of duplicate data, or where a
Program Type (Medicaid or CHIP) is not indicated.

Yes. May increase the
burden of uploading data
into IKN if the data
submitted does not meet
the data quality
standards. (see
Supporting Statement
Part A #15).

Security Policy

Updated security policy to require more secure
passwords, and disable accounts where users
have not logged in within a 90-day period.
Allows State administrators to remove managed
care organizations/contractors.

Rev

Upgrades to site security to meet current data
No.
security standard. Because users are required to
submit provider data quarterly, the requirement to
log in at least once in a 90-day period should not
constitute any additional burden.

IKN Technical Guidance document

Revised structure of IKN Technical Guidance
Document, and made minor editorial changes,

Rev

Made editorial revisions to clarify some points of
No
confusion (e.g., combined uses of "Program
Name" and "Health Plan Name" into "Coverage
Plan Name"), and instructed users to upgrade IKN
Client Tool to latest version

Type of Change: Rev = Revision, Del = Deletion, Add = Addition, and Red = Redesgnation.