Public Meeting Notice [29 Pa.B. 5353] The Department of Public Welfare (Department) is announcing the opportunity for public comment on the plan to implement HealthChoices, the mandatory managed care program for Medical Assistance consumers in Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh/Capital Zone. Health Choices was implemented in five counties in the Southeast Zone in 1997 and in 10 additional counties in the Southwest Zone in 1999. The Department is now developing the HealthChoices program for the following 10 counties in the Lehigh/Capital Zone: Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, Perry and York.
A discussion paper on the plan to implement HealthChoices in the Lehigh/Capital Zone may be obtained by calling (717) 772-6512 or accessing the DPW Web page at: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/oma/dpwomap2.asp
In order to gather comments from all interested parties, the Department will hold two public meetings to discuss the Department's plans to implement HealthChoices in the Lehigh/Capital Zone. The first meeting will be held on Monday, October 18, 1999, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Allentown State Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania and the second meeting will be held on Thursday, October 21, 1999, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Pennsylvania Game Commission headquarters located at 2001 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Persons who wish to present comments on the paper must schedule a 5-minute time slot by calling (717) 772-6512. Speaking slots may be scheduled until 4 p.m., October 15, 1999. Please bring a written copy of your comments to the meeting.
Persons unable to attend either meeting may submit comments in writing to: DPW/OMAP, Bureau of Policy, Budget, and Planning, 789 Eisenhower Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17111.
Written comments also will be accepted at the following e-mail address: lehighcap@dpw.state.pa.us
Written comments will be accepted until 4 p.m., November 12, 1999.
FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1720. Filed for public inspection October 8, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
