Purpose: Adopting new WAC 388-106-0720 through 388-106-0740, Medicare/Medicaid integration program (MMIP) services; and amending WAC 388-106-0015 What long-term care services does the department provide?, to implement a new and innovative managed care program in the state of Washington that will combine long-term care and medical services under one coordinated service delivery model and capitated payment structure, thereby improving client outcomes through increased coordination, while better managing Medicaid expenditures. When effective, this rule supersedes emergency rules filed as WSR 05-14-074.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-106-0015.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090.

     Other Authority: 42 C.F.R. 441.302(a), Social Security Act, Section 1915(c) waiver rules, 42 C.F.R. 438.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-16-084 on August 1, 2005.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 5, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 5, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: September 13, 2005.

Andy Fernando, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

     (1) Medical personal care (MPC) is a Medicaid state plan program authorized under RCW 74.09.520. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care in their own home or in a residential facility.

     (2) Community options program entry system (COPES) is a Medicaid waiver program authorized under RCW 74.39A.030. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care in their own home or in a residential facility.

     (3) Medically needy residential waiver (MNRW) is a Medicaid waiver program authorized under RCW 74.39.041. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care in a residential facility.

     (4) Medically needy in-home waiver (MNIW) is a Medicaid waiver program authorized under RCW 74.09.700. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care in their own home.

     (5) Chore is a state-only funded program authorized under RCW 74.39A.110. Grandfathered clients may receive assistance with personal care in their own home.

     (6) Volunteer chore is a state-funded program that provides volunteer assistance with household tasks to eligible clients.

     (7) Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) is a Medicaid/Medicare managed care program authorized under 42 CFR 460.2. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care and medical services in their own home, in residential facilities, and in adult day health centers.

     (8) Adult day health is a supervised daytime program providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapy services in addition to core services outlined in WAC 388-106-0800.

     (9) Adult day care is a supervised daytime program providing core services, as defined under WAC 388-106-0800.

     (10) GAU-funded residential care is a state-funded program authorized under WAC 388-400-0025. Clients eligible for this program may receive personal care services in an adult family home or an adult residential care facility.

     (11) Residential care discharge allowance is a service that helps eligible clients to establish or resume living in their own home.

     (12) Private duty nursing is a Medicaid service that provides an alternative to institutionalization in a hospital or nursing facility setting. Clients eligible for this program may receive at least four continuous hours of skilled nursing care on a day to day basis in their own home.

     (13) Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) is a program authorized under chapter 74.38 RCW. Clients eligible for this program may receive community-based services as defined in RCW 74.38.040.

     (14) Respite program is a program authorized under RCW 74.41.040 and WAC 388-106-1200. This program provides relief care for unpaid family or other caregivers of adults with a functional disability.

     (15) Programs for persons with developmental disabilities are discussed in chapter 388-825 through 388-853 WAC.

     (16) Nursing facility.

     (17) Medicare/Medicaid Integration Project (MMIP) is a DSHS prepaid managed care program, authorized under 42 CFR Part 438, that integrates medical and long-term care services for clients who are sixty-five years of age or older and eligible for Medicare (Parts A and B) and Medicaid.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. 05-11-082, § 388-106-0015, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.]

     (a) Care coordination;

     (b) Personal care services in your own home or in a residential facility;

     (c) Home Health Aide;

     (d) Adult Day Services;

     (e) Environmental Modifications;

     (f) Personal Emergency Response System (PERS);

     (g) Skilled Nursing;

     (h) Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies;

     (i) Home Delivered Meals;

     (j) Residential care;

     (k) Nursing facility care.

     (2) The care plan may also include, but is not limited to, the following medical services:

     (a) Primary medical care;

     (b) Restorative therapies, including speech, occupational, and physical therapy;

     (c) Nursing Services;

     (d) Durable medical equipment (e.g., wheelchair);

     (e) Pharmaceutical products;

     (f) Immunizations and vaccinations;

     (g) Vision Care;

     (h) Emergency room visits and inpatient hospital stays. The care plan may also include other services determined necessary by the interdisciplinary team to improve and maintain your overall health status.

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     (1) Be age sixty-five or older;

     (2) Live within the designated MMIP service area;

     (3) Be eligible for Medicare (Parts A and B);

     (4) Be eligible for Medicaid-funded medical and/or long-term care services.

     (a) To be eligible to receive long-term care services under this program, you must meet functional eligibility for one of the long-term care programs per WAC 388-106-0210(2), WAC 388-106-0310(4), or WAC 388-106-0355(1) and financial eligibility for noninstitutional categorically needy, or institutional categorically needy as described in chapter 388-513 WAC and WAC 388-515-1505.

     (b) Ongoing functional and financial eligibility for long-term care services will be determined at least annually by the state.

     (c) If you are determined not eligible for long-term care services, you may be eligible to receive medical services under MMIP; and

     (5) Not be enrolled in any other medical coverage plan that purchases services on a prepaid basis (e.g., prepaid health plan).

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