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BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
TO: All Concerned Persons 1. On November 14, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the Department of Public Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing in the auditorium of the Department of Public Health and Human Services Building, 111 North Sanders, Helena, Montana, to consider the proposed amendment of the above-stated rules. 2. The Department of Public Health and Human Services will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this rulemaking process or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact Department of Public Health and Human Services no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 7, 2012, to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need. Please contact Kenneth Mordan, Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, Montana, 59604-4210; telephone (406) 444-4094; fax (406) 444-9744; or e-mail dphhslegal@mt.gov. 3. The rules as proposed to be amended provide as follows, new matter underlined, deleted matter interlined: 37.85.207 SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM (1) through (2)(n) remain the same. (o) (p) remains the same. (4) remains the same, but is renumbered (3). AUTH: 53-2-201, 53-6-113, 53-6-402, MCA IMP: 53-2-201, 53-6-101, 53-6-103, 53-6-116, 53-6-131, 53-6-141, 53-6-402, MCA 37.85.220 INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FACILITIES (1) through (4) remain the same. (5) (6) The Physician-Related Services Manual governing the administration of the IDTF program adopted at ARM 37.86.101 applies to independent diagnostic testing facilities. AUTH: 53-6-113, MCA IMP: 53-6-111, MCA 37.85.905 PHYSICIAN-ADMINISTERED DRUGS, BILLING REQUIREMENTS (1) through (1)(c)(ii) remain the same. (iii) milliliter - ML; (iv) units - UN; or (v) milligram – ME; (d) through (4) remain the same. (5) Providers participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program: (a) (b) (c) (d) and (6) remain the same. (7) Providers who have registered with the Office of Pharmacy Affairs: (a) (b) remains the same. IMP: 53-6-101, MCA 37.86.101 PHYSICIAN SERVICES, DEFINITIONS (1) through (3) remain the same. (4) The department adopts and incorporates by reference the Physician-Related Services Manual governing the administration of the Physician program dated March 2012. The Physician-Related Services Manual is available for public viewing at the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Health Resources Division, 1400 Broadway, P.O. Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620-2951 and at the department's web site at http://medicaidprovider.hhs.mt.gov/pdf/manuals/physician.pdf. (5) A "primary care service" for purposes of this rule means covered evaluation and management (E&M) procedure codes in the range 99201-99499 and vaccine administration codes 90460, 90461, 90471, 90472, 90473, and 90474 and their successors. (6) A "primary care physician" for purposes of this rule means a physician with a specialty designation of family medicine, general medicine, or pediatric medicine and all subspecialties of these three specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. IMP: 53-6-101, 53-6-113, 53-6-141, MCA 37.86.104 PHYSICIAN SERVICES, REQUIREMENTS (1) through (11) remain the same. (12) Primary care physicians are required to self-attest with the department that they meet the definition of primary care physician. They will do so by enrolling as a primary care physician as defined in ARM 37.86.101(6) with Montana Medicaid. (13) The department will confirm the self-attestation of the physician. Providers that are found to be eligible for this program are eligible to receive additional reimbursement commencing from the date of confirmation. Confirmation consists of: (a) verification of board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties as a primary care physician as defined in ARM 37.86.101(6); or (b) a determination through claims review that at least 60 percent of the codes billed were primary care services as defined in ARM 37.86.101(5). IMP: 53-2-201, 53-6-101, 53-6-111, 53-6-113, 53-6-141, MCA 37.86.105 PHYSICIAN SERVICES, REIMBURSEMENT/GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND MODIFIERS (1) through (6) remain the same. (7) Reimbursement for primary care services performed by confirmed primary care physicians: (a) for E&M procedure codes and vaccine administration codes not part of the VFC program, in calendar year 2013, is the 2013 Montana Medicare reimbursement amount or the amount determined by multiplying the 2009 Medicare conversion factor by the 2013 relative value unit for Montana, whichever is greater; (b) for vaccine administration codes for the VFC program in calendar year 2013 is the lesser of the 2013 Montana Medicare reimbursement amount or the maximum regional VFC amount; (c) for E&M procedure codes and vaccine administration codes not part of the VFC program, in calendar year 2014, is the 2014 Montana Medicare reimbursement amount or the amount determined by multiplying the 2009 Medicare conversion factor by the 2014 relative value unit for Montana, whichever is greater; and (d) for vaccine administration codes for the VFC program in calendar year 2014 is the lesser of the 2014 Montana Medicare reimbursement amount or the maximum regional VFC amount. 37.86.202 MID-LEVEL PRACTITIONER SERVICES, DEFINITIONS For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions will apply: (1) remains the same. (2) "Birth Attendant" means a person that is licensed as a direct entry midwife as defined in Title 37, chapter 27, MCA and ARM Title 24, chapter 111, subchapter 6 and is providing prenatal labor and delivery or postpartum care in a birthing center as defined in ARM 37.86.3001. (2) through (4) remain the same, but are renumbered (3) through (5) (a) advanced practice registered nurse; (b) physician assistant (c) birth attendant. (7) through (13) remain the same, but are renumbered (8) through (14). (15) The definitions found in the introduction to Physicians Current Procedural Terminology, fourth edition (CPT4), published by the American Medical Association of Chicago, Illinois and adopted at ARM 37.86.101 set forth meanings of terms commonly used by the Montana Medicaid program in implementation of the program's mid-level practitioner fee schedule. (16) The "Physician-Related Services Manual" means the physician-related services manual adopted at ARM 37.86.101. It governs the administration of the mid-level practitioner program. IMP: 53-6-101, MCA 37.86.205 MID-LEVEL PRACTITIONER SERVICES, REQUIREMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENT (1) through (5) remain the same. (6) Reimbursement for immunizations, drugs which are billed under HCPCS "J" and "Q" codes, family planning services, administration of injectables, radiology, laboratory and pathology, cardiography and echocardiography services, and for clients under 21 years of age is the lower of: (a) and (b) remain the same. (7) A mid-level practitioner (9) and (10) remain the same, but are renumbered (8) and (9). IMP: 53-6-101, MCA 37.86.501 PODIATRY SERVICES, DEFINITIONS (1) through (3) remain the same. (4) The definitions found in the introduction to Physicians Current Procedural Terminology, fourth edition (CPT4), published by the American Medical Association of Chicago, Illinois and adopted at ARM 37.86.101 defines the terms commonly used by the Montana Medicaid program in implementation of the program's podiatry fee schedule. (5) The "Physician-Related Services Manual" means the physician-related services manual adopted at ARM 37.86.101. It governs the administration of the Podiatry program. AUTH: 53-6-113, MCA 37.86.1401 CLINIC SERVICES, DEFINITIONS (1) through (6) remain the same. (7) The definitions found in the introduction to Physicians Current Procedural Terminology, fourth edition (CPT4), published by the American Medical Association of Chicago, Illinois adopted at ARM 37.86.101 sets forth meanings of terms commonly used by the Montana Medicaid program in implementation of the program's public health clinic fee schedule. (8) The "Physician-Related Services Manual" means the physician-related services manual adopted at ARM 37.86.101. It governs the administration of the Public Health Clinic program. 37.86.1701 FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES (1) and (2) remain the same. (3) The definitions found in the introduction to Physicians Current Procedural Terminology, fourth edition (CPT4), published by the American Medical Association of Chicago, Illinois and adopted at ARM 37.86.101 defines the terms commonly used by the Montana Medicaid program in implementation of the program's family planning clinic fee schedule. (4) The "Physician-Related Services Manual" means the physician-related services manual. It governs the administration of the Family Planning Clinic program. 37.86.3201 NONHOSPITAL LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY (X-RAY) SERVICES, REQUIREMENTS (1) through (3) remain the same. (4) The definitions found in the introduction to Physicians Current Procedural Terminology, fourth edition (CPT4), published by the American Medical Association of Chicago, Illinois and adopted at ARM 37.86.101 defines the terms commonly used by the Montana Medicaid program in implementation of the program's nonhospital laboratory and radiology (x-ray) fee schedule. (5) The "Physician-Related Services Manual" adopted at ARM 37.86.101 governs the administration of the Nonhospital Laboratory and Radiology (X-ray) program. IMP: 53-6-101, 53-6-113, 53-6-141, MCA 4. STATEMENT OF REASONABLE NECESSITY The Department of Public Health and Human Services (the department) is proposing amendments to ARM 37.85.207, 37.85.220, 37.85.905, 37.86.101, 37.86.104, 37.86.105, 37.86.202, 37.86.205, 37.86.501, 37.86.1401, 37.86.1701, and 37.86.3201 pertaining to primary care service enhancement reimbursement and birth attendant services. These rule amendments will enhance reimbursement for primary care services performed by primary care physicians; allow for the reimbursement of birth attendant services in a birthing center; incorporate provider manuals and current procedural terminology (CPT) guidance requirements into ARM for physicians, mid-levels, podiatrists, laboratories, independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs), public health clinics and family planning clinics; update the name of the noncovered service "gastric bypass" to "invasive medical procedures undertaken for the purpose of weight reduction;" update the physician administered drug rule to include new units of service; and rephrase the mid-level practitioner services rules to provide clarity, additional information, and remove redundancy.
ARM 37.86.101, 37.86.104, and 37.86.105 The proposed amendments to these rules are needed due to Section 2303(a)(2) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148 (March 23, 2010), that requires primary care physicians receive enhanced reimbursement when performing primary care services. These rule amendments will be used to define primary care physicians, primary care services, and set reimbursement levels. ARM 37.86.202 The department is proposing to amend ARM 37.86.202. This amendment is needed due to the Affordable Care Act requirement for state Medicaid agencies to reimburse "birth attendants" when performing services at a birthing center. The definition of "birth attendant" would be added to this rule as a mid-level provider. ARM 37.85.220, 37.86.101, 37.86.104, 37.86.105, 37.86.202, 37.86.501, 37.86.3201, 37.86.1401, and 37.86.1701 The department is proposing amendments to these rules to incorporate the provider manual into the rule specific to that provider type. This is needed to support the department's position whenever an administrative review or fair hearing is requested by a provider or client. ARM 37.86.202, 37.86.501, 37.86.3201, 37.85.220, 37.86.1401, and 37.86.1701 The department is proposing amendments to these rules to incorporate current procedural terminology (CPT) into the rule specific to that provider type. This is needed to support the department's position whenever an administrative review or fair hearing is requested by a provider or client. ARM 37.85.207 The department is proposing to amend this rule as it is needed to update the term used for the noncovered service "gastric bypass" to "invasive medical procedures undertaken for the purpose of weight reduction." Additional procedures are now available involving invasive weight reduction procedures that were not available when this rule was originally adopted. This change will more clearly explain which procedures are not parts of the Medicaid benefit plan. ARM 37.85.905 The department is proposing to amend this rule as it is needed to add the unit of measure "milligram" to the list of items that may be included as a measure of the amount of drugs administered by a physician. This is necessary to correct the inadvertent omission of the unit from the rule. ARM 37.86.205 The department is proposing to amend this rule to remove redundancies concerning mid-level reimbursement. Fiscal Impact and Entities Affected Because of the Affordable Care Act, reimbursement to primary care physicians performing primary care services will increase. These additional costs will be borne by the federal government. The federal government will pay 100% of the costs greater than the Montana fee set as of July 1, 2009. This will result in a cost savings for Montana. Vaccine administrations for the Vaccines for Children Program will also see an increase in reimbursements due to the increase in the amount known as the regional maximum amount. These additional costs will be borne by the federal government. Cost savings will be realized due to the new restriction that fees will be limited to the lesser of the regional maximum amount or the Medicare amount. Formerly fees were set at the regional maximum amount. ARM 37.85.406 reflects the fiscal impact. The other rule amendments will have no fiscal impacts. The estimated cumulative fiscal impact of these rules is: Federal Match State General Fund Total Cost SFY 2013 $1,027,274 ($66,792) $960,482 SFY 2014 $2,054, 548 ($133,584) $1,920,964 These rule amendments are estimated to impact 13,400 Medicaid providers and 106,000 Medicaid clients. 5. The department intends the proposed rule changes to be applied effective January 1, 2013. 6. Concerned persons may submit their data, views, or arguments either orally or in writing at the hearing. Written data, views, or arguments may also be submitted to: Kenneth Mordan, Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, Montana, 59604-4210; fax (406) 444-9744; or e-mail dphhslegal@mt.gov, and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., November 23, 2012. 7. The Office of Legal Affairs, Department of Public Health and Human Services, has been designated to preside over and conduct this hearing. 8. The department maintains a list of interested persons who wish to receive notices of rulemaking actions proposed by this agency. Persons who wish to have their name added to the list shall make a written request that includes the name, e-mail, and mailing address of the person to receive notices and specifies for which program the person wishes to receive notices. Notices will be sent by e-mail unless a mailing preference is noted in the request. Such written request may be mailed or delivered to the contact person in 6 above or may be made by completing a request form at any rules hearing held by the department. 9. An electronic copy of this proposal notice is available through the Secretary of State's web site at http://sos.mt.gov/ARM/Register. The Secretary of State strives to make the electronic copy of the notice conform to the official version of the notice, as printed in the Montana Administrative Register, but advises all concerned persons that in the event of a discrepancy between the official printed text of the notice and the electronic version of the notice, only the official printed text will be considered. In addition, although the Secretary of State works to keep its web site accessible at all times, concerned persons should be aware that the web site may be unavailable during some periods, due to system maintenance or technical problems. 10. The bill sponsor contact requirements of 2-4-302, MCA, do not apply. /s/ John Koch /s/ Anna Whiting Sorrell Rule Reviewer Anna Whiting Sorrell, Director Public Health and Human Services Certified to the Secretary of State October 15, 2012.
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