[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 188 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24635]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[ORD-092-N]


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

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice identifies proposals submitted during the month of 
August 1996 under the authority of section 1115 of the Social Security 
Act and those that were approved, disapproved, pending, or withdrawn 
during this time period. (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, Disapproved, and Withdrawn 
Proposals for the Month of August 1996

A. Comprehensive Health Reform Programs

1. New, Pending, Approved, Disapproved, and Withdrawn Proposals:
    We did not receive any new proposals or approve or disapprove any 
proposals during the month of August nor were any proposals withdrawn 
during that month. Therefore, pending proposals for the month of July 
1996 published in the Federal Register of September 11, 1996, 61 FR 
47946, remain unchanged.

B. Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals

1. New Proposals
    No new proposals were received during the month of August.
2. Pending, Approved, Disapproved, and Withdrawn Proposals
    We did not approve or disapprove any Other Section 1115 
Demonstration Proposals during August nor were any proposals withdrawn 
during that month. The one proposal submitted in July and now pending 
is as follows:
    Demonstration Title/State: Continuing Care Networks (CCN) 
Demonstration--Monroe County, New York.
    Description: The CCN project is designed to test the efficiency and 
effectiveness of financing and delivery systems which integrate 
primary, acute and long term care services under combined Medicare and 
Medicaid capitation payments. Participants will be both Medicare only, 
and dually eligible Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries, who are 65 or 
older. Enrollment will be voluntary for all participants.
    Date Received: July 1, 1996
    State Contact: C. Christopher Rush, Assistant Bureau Director, 
Bureau of Long Term Care, Division of Health and Long Term Care, New 
York State Department of Social Services, 40 North Pearl Street, 
Albany, New York 12243-0001, (518) 473-5507.
    Federal Project Officer: Kay Lewandowski, Health Care Financing 
Administration, Office of Research and Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3-23-
04, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
    Other pending proposals can be found in the Federal Register of 
September 11, 1996, 61 FR 47946.

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: September 18, 1996.
Barbara Cooper,
Acting Director, Office of Research and Demonstrations.
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