New and Pending Demonstration Project Proposals Submitted Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act: April 1996

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[ORD-087-N]

New and Pending Demonstration Project Proposals Submitted

Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act: April 1996

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: No new proposals for Medicaid demonstration projects were

submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services during the

month of April 1996 under the authority of section 1115 of the Social

Security Act. This notice lists proposals that were approved or are

pending during the month of April. None were disapproved or withdrawn

during this time period.

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(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, and Withdrawn Proposals for

the Month of April 1996

A. Comprehensive Health Reform Programs:

1. New Proposals

No new proposals were received during the month of April.

2. Pending Proposals

Pending proposals for the month of April remain the same with the

exception of the Medicaid Demonstration Project for Los Angeles County,

California which was approved. See below 4. Approved Proposals for

further description. Pending proposals for the month of November 1995

published in the Federal Register on January 23, 1996, 61 FR 1769,

remain unchanged.

3. Approved Conceptual Proposals (Awards of Waivers Pending.)

No conceptual proposals were approved during the month of April.

4. Approved Proposals

The following comprehensive health reform proposal was approved

during the month of April.

Demonstration Title/State: Medicaid Demonstration Project for Los

Angeles County--California.

Description: The State demonstration will stabilize the County

health care system and foster a restructuring process that is

responsible to the needs of the community.

Date Received: February 29, 1996.

Date Approved: April 26, 1996.

State Contact: John Rodriguez, Deputy Director, Medical Care

Services, Department of Health Services, 714/744 P Street, P.O. Box

942732, Sacramento, CA 94234-7320, (916) 654-0391.

Federal Project Officer: Gina Clemons, 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 April.

6. Withdrawn Proposals

No proposals were withdrawn during the month of April.

B. Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals

1. New Proposals

No new proposals were received during the month of April.

2. Pending, Approved, and Withdrawn Proposals

We did not approve or disapprove any Other Section 1115

Demonstration Proposals during April nor were any proposals withdrawn

during that month. Pending proposals for the month of November 1995

published in the Federal Register on January 23, 1996, 61 FR 1769, and

for the months of February and March 1996 published in the Federal

Register on May 14, 1996, 61 FR 24318 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: May 28, 1996.

Barbara Cooper,

Acting Director, Office of Research and Demonstrations.

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