[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2373-2374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1025]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[ORD-095-N]


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

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that during the month of November 1996, 
no proposals, under the authority of section 1115 of the Social 
Security Act were approved, disapproved, or withdrawn. (This notice can 
be accessed on the Internet at HTTP://WWW.HCFA.GOV/ORD/ORDHP1.HTML.)

DATES: 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

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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 November 1996

A. Comprehensive Health Reform Programs

1. New Proposals
    No new proposals were received during the month of November.
2. Pending, Approved, Disapproved, and Withdrawn Proposals
    We did not approve or disapprove any Comprehensive Health Reform 
Programs during November nor were any proposals withdrawn during that 
month. Pending proposals for the month of October found in the Federal 
Register of December 9, 1996, 61 FR 64914, remain unchanged with the 
exception of the following one new proposal submitted in October that 
is now pending.
    Demonstration Title/State: State of Washington Medicaid Section 
1115(a) Waiver Request--Washington.
    Description: Under the ``State of Washington Medicaid Section 
1115(a) Waiver Request,'' the State is requesting waivers of the 75/25 
and lock-in requirements. The State's intent is for the demonstration 
to subsume the current 1915(b) Health Options Program. The State is 
planning innovations with encounter data, Medicaid HEDIS, and quality 
measures for the disabled population.
    Date Received: October 2, 1996.
    State Contact: Jane Beyer, Assistant Secretary, Medical Assistance 
Administration, Department of Social and Health Services, P.O.Box 
45500, Olympia, Washington 98504-5500, (360) 586-6513.
    Federal Project Officer: Nancy Goetschius, Health Care Financing 
Administration, Office of Research and Demonstrations, Mail Stop C3-18-
26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.

B. Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals

1. New, Pending, Approved, Disapproved, and Withdrawn Proposals
    We did not receive any new proposals or approve or disapprove any 
Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals during the month of November 
nor were any proposals withdrawn during that month. Pending proposals 
for the month of October found in the Federal Register of December 9, 
1996, 61 FR 64914, 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: December 18, 1996.
Barbara Cooper,
Acting Director, Office of Research and Demonstrations.
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