[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 8451-8452] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-4649] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [ORD-096-N] New and Pending Demonstration Project Proposals Submitted Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act: December 1996 AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces that, during the month of December 1996, no new proposals were submitted under the authority of section 1115 of the Social Security Act and no proposals were disapproved or withdrawn. The notice also identifies approved and pending proposals for 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 December 1996 A. Comprehensive Health Reform Programs 1. New Proposals No new proposals were received during the month of December. 2. Pending Proposals Pending proposals for the month of November 1996 identified in the Federal Register of January 16, 1997 (62 FR 2374) and listed in part in the Federal Register of December 9, 1995 (61 FR 64914) remain unchanged, except for the Alabama proposal identified under item 4 that was approved. 3. Approved Conceptual Proposals No conceptual proposals were approved during the month of December. 4. Approved Proposals The following comprehensive health reform proposal was approved during the month of December. Demonstration Title/State: Better Access for You (BAY) Health Plan Demonstration--Alabama. Description: Alabama's Section 1115 demonstration waiver proposal, Better Access for You (BAY) Health Plan,'' is a 5-year demonstration project that will enroll current Medicaid beneficiaries into managed care and offer enhanced family planning benefits up to 24 months to low-income women. The State will initially implement the demonstration in Mobile County with possible expansion to other counties. Date Received: July 10, 1995. State Contact: Vicki Huff, Director of Managed Care, Alabama Medicaid Agency, 501 Dexter Avenue, P.O. Box 5624, Montgomery, AL 36103-5624, (334) 242-5011. Federal Project Officer: Maria Boulmetis, 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 December. 6. Withdrawn Proposals No proposals were withdrawn during the month of December. [[Page 8452]] 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 December nor were any proposals withdrawn during that month. Pending proposals for the month of November 1996 identified in the Federal Register of January 16, 1997 (62 FR 2374) and listed 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: February 10, 1997. Barbara Cooper, Acting Director, Office of Research and Demonstrations. [FR Doc. 97-4649 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P