2003 Medical Assistance Program fee schedule for Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support Waiver-Funded Select Services, Targeted Service Management and Community Mental Retardation Base-Funded Program?

DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WELFARE

Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule for Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support Waiver-Funded Select Services, Targeted Service Management and Community Mental Retardation Base-Funded Program

[42 Pa.B. 6601]
[Saturday, October 13, 2012]

 The Department of Public Welfare (Department) is providing final notice of the fee schedule rates for select services funded through the Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support waivers and Targeted Service Management to the Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2012. These final fee schedule rates also serve as the Department's established fees under 55 Pa. Code § 4300.115(a) (relating to Department established fees) for base-funded services managed through county programs for individuals with an intellectual disability under the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (50 P. S. §§ 4104—4704) and 55 Pa. Code Chapters 51 and 4300 (relating to Office of Developmental Programs home and community-based services; and county mental health and mental retardation fiscal manual). The Department published its proposed fee schedule rates at 42 Pa.B. 3811 (June 30, 2012) and will implement the rates as proposed.

Fiscal Impact

 It is anticipated there will be an approximate cost to the Commonwealth of $15.694 million ($7.144 million State funds) in Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and subsequent fiscal years.

Public Comment

 Copies of this notice may be obtained at the local Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) County Program, Administrative Entity (AE) or regional Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) in the corresponding regions:

 • Western region: Piatt Place, Room 4900, 301 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, [phone]

 • Northeast region: Room 315, Scranton State Office Building, 100 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503, [phone]

 • Southeast region: 801 Market Street, Suite 5071, Philadelphia, PA 19107, [phone] or [phone]

 • Central region: Room 430, Willow Oak Building, P. O. Box 2675, DGS Annex Complex, Harrisburg, PA 17105, [phone]

 Contact information for the local MH/ID County Program or AE may be found at https://www.hcsis.state.pa. us/hcsis-ssd/pgm/asp/PRCNT.ASP, or contact a previously referenced regional ODP.

 Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding this notice to the Department at the ODP's rate-setting mailbox at [e-mail], use subject header ''PN Fee Schedule,'' or Department of Public Welfare, Office of Developmental Programs, Division of Provider Assistance and Rate Setting, 4th Floor, Health and Welfare Building, Forster and Commonwealth Avenues, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

 Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid or service may submit comments using the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] (TDD users) or [phone] (voice users).

GARY D. ALEXANDER, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-797. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2012-13 is $7,144,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2013-14 is $7,144,000; 2nd Succeeding Year 2014-15 is $7,144,000; 3rd Succeeding Year 2015-16 is $7,144,000; 4th Succeeding Year 2016-17 is $7,144,000; 5th Succeeding Year 2017-18 is $7,144,000;

		ID— Community Waiver Program	ID— Community Base Program
(4)	2011-12 Program—	$854,863,000	$166,520,000
	2010-11 Program—	$672,376,000	$155,958,000
	2009-10 Program—	$622,849,000	$156,619,000

 (7) ID—Community Waiver Program; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-2003. Filed for public inspection October 12, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]