State of Hawaii
Department of Human Services
Med-QUEST Division
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Department of Human Services (“DHS”) is supplementing the public notice to amend the Medicaid State Plan published on June 27, 2013, which modified the methodology and standards that it uses to set the payment rates for inpatient hospital and nursing facility services for the Medicaid program.
The proposed amendment continues the suspension of the annual inflation factor to inpatient hospital and nursing facility rates for the 4th quarter of FFY 2013 (July 1, 2013 – September 30, 2013), FFY 2014 (October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014) and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters of FFY 2015 (October 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015). However, the Medicaid State Plan was further amended to exempt the Acuity Level B facilities (ICF/IID) from the suspension of the annual inflation factor for the 4th quarter of FFY 2014 and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters of FFY 2015.
A copy of the proposed changes will be available for public viewing from the first working day that the public notice appears in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawaii Tribune Herald, West Hawaii Today, The Maui News, and The Garden Island, for a period of thirty days after the publication of this notice, from Monday – Friday, exclusive of State holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the appropriate Med-QUEST Division offices on their respective islands listed below. On Oahu, the proposed changes will be available at 601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 518, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707, between the hours of
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from Monday – Friday, exclusive of State holidays.
On Oahu: Department of Human Services
Med-QUEST Division
Policy & Program Development Office
601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 518
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707-2021
Phone: 692-8058
Mailing Address:
Med-QUEST Division
Policy & Program Development Office
P. O. Box 700190
Kapolei, Hawaii 96709-0190
On Maui: Med-QUEST Division
Maui Section
210 Imi Kala Street, Suite 101
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793
Phone: 243-5780
On Molokai: Med-QUEST Division
Molokai Section
65 Makaena Street, Room 110
Kaunakakai, Hawaii 96748
Phone: 553-1758
On Lanai: Med-QUEST Division
Lani Section
730 Lanai Avenue
Lanai City, Hawaii 96763
Phone: 565-7102
On Kauai: Med-QUEST Division
Kauai Section
4473 Pahee Street, Suite A
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
Phone: 241-3575
On Hawaii: Med-QUEST Division
East Hawaii Section
88 Kanoelehua Ave., Room 107
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: 933-0339
Med-QUEST Division
West Hawaii Section
75-5591 Palani Road, Ste. 3004
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone: 327-4970
In addition, written comments concerning the proposed changes may be sent to P. O. Box 700190 at the Oahu mailing address noted above. Special accommodations (i.e., interpreter, sign language interpreter, large print or taped materials) may be arranged upon request. There are currently no public hearings scheduled with respect to the proposed changes.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
PATRICIA MCMANAMAN, DIRECTOR
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