[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29409-29410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14596]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[ORD-087-N]


New and Pending Demonstration Project Proposals Submitted 
Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act: April 1996

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: No new proposals for Medicaid demonstration projects were 
submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services during the 
month of April 1996 under the authority of section 1115 of the Social 
Security Act. This notice lists proposals that were approved or are 
pending during the month of April. None were disapproved or withdrawn 
during this time period.

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(This notice can be accessed on the Internet at HTTP://WWW.HCFA.GOV/
ORD/ORDHP1.HTML.)

COMMENTS: We will accept written comments on these proposals. We will, 
if feasible, acknowledge receipt of all comments, but we will not 
provide written responses to comments. We will, however, neither 
approve nor disapprove any new proposal for at least 30 days after the 
date of this notice to allow time to receive and consider comments. 
Direct comments as indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Mail correspondence to: Susan Anderson, Office of Research 
and Demonstrations, Health Care Financing Administration, Mail Stop C3-
11-07, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Anderson, (410) 786-3996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (the Act), the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may consider and approve 
research and demonstration proposals with a broad range of policy 
objectives. These demonstrations can lead to improvements in achieving 
the purposes of the Act.
    In exercising her discretionary authority, the Secretary has 
developed a number of policies and procedures for reviewing proposals. 
On September 27, 1994, we published a notice in the Federal Register 
(59 FR 49249) that specified (1) The principles that we ordinarily will 
consider when approving or disapproving demonstration projects under 
the authority in section 1115(a) of the Act; (2) the procedures we 
expect States to use in involving the public in the development of 
proposed demonstration projects under section 1115; and (3) the 
procedures we ordinarily will follow in reviewing demonstration 
proposals. We are committed to a thorough and expeditious review of 
State requests to conduct such demonstrations.
    As part of our procedures, we publish a notice in the Federal 
Register with a monthly listing of all new submissions, pending 
proposals, approvals, disapprovals, and withdrawn proposals. Proposals 
submitted in response to a grant solicitation or other competitive 
process are reported as received during the month that such grant or 
bid is awarded, so as to prevent interference with the awards process.

II. Listing of New, Pending, Approved, and Withdrawn Proposals for 
the Month of April 1996

A. Comprehensive Health Reform Programs:

1. New Proposals
    No new proposals were received during the month of April.
2. Pending Proposals
    Pending proposals for the month of April remain the same with the 
exception of the Medicaid Demonstration Project for Los Angeles County, 
California which was approved. See below 4. Approved Proposals for 
further description. Pending proposals for the month of November 1995 
published in the Federal Register on January 23, 1996, 61 FR 1769, 
remain unchanged.
3. Approved Conceptual Proposals (Awards of Waivers Pending.)
    No conceptual proposals were approved during the month of April.
4. Approved Proposals
    The following comprehensive health reform proposal was approved 
during the month of April.
    Demonstration Title/State: Medicaid Demonstration Project for Los 
Angeles County--California.
    Description: The State demonstration will stabilize the County 
health care system and foster a restructuring process that is 
responsible to the needs of the community.
    Date Received: February 29, 1996.
    Date Approved: April 26, 1996.
    State Contact: John Rodriguez, Deputy Director, Medical Care 
Services, Department of Health Services, 714/744 P Street, P.O. Box 
942732, Sacramento, CA 94234-7320, (916) 654-0391.
    Federal Project Officer: Gina Clemons, Health Care Financing 
Administration, Office of Research and Demonstrations, Office of State 
Health Reform Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3-18-26, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
5. Disapproved Proposals
    No proposals were disapproved during the month of April.
6. Withdrawn Proposals
    No proposals were withdrawn during the month of April.

B. Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals

1. New Proposals
    No new proposals were received during the month of April.
2. Pending, Approved, and Withdrawn Proposals
    We did not approve or disapprove any Other Section 1115 
Demonstration Proposals during April nor were any proposals withdrawn 
during that month. Pending proposals for the month of November 1995 
published in the Federal Register on January 23, 1996, 61 FR 1769, and 
for the months of February and March 1996 published in the Federal 
Register on May 14, 1996, 61 FR 24318 remain unchanged.

III. Requests for Copies of a Proposal

    Requests for copies of a specific Medicaid proposal should be made 
to the State contact listed for the specific proposal. If further help 
or information is needed, inquiries should be directed to HCFA at the 
address above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program, No. 93.779; Health 
Financing Research, Demonstrations, and Experiments.)

    Dated: May 28, 1996.
Barbara Cooper,
Acting Director, Office of Research and Demonstrations.
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