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Committee conditionally approves interim HHS rule HEC 6420; agency told to consider emergency filing for fees
Summary
JELCAR conditionally approved HEC 6420, an interim DHHS rule governing residential-treatment Medicaid reimbursements, after staff flagged that it cites an expired interim rule (HEC 63 55). DHHS told the committee it is reimplementing the expired rule and continues payments, and the committee asked the agency to consider emergency rulemaking for fee provisions.
Staff told the committee that interim rule HEC 6420 — which implements reimbursement requirements for residential treatment programs under Medicaid — cites an interim rule (HEC 63 55) that expired in September, leaving an unclear citation. Staff said the expired citation meant there were no enforceable requirements at that cross-reference and…
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