[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8451-8452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4649]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[ORD-096-N]


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

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that, during the month of December 1996, 
no new proposals were submitted under the authority of section 1115 of 
the Social Security Act and no proposals were disapproved or withdrawn. 
The notice also identifies approved and pending proposals for this time 
period. (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, Disapproved, and Withdrawn 
Proposals for the Month of December 1996

A. Comprehensive Health Reform Programs

1. New Proposals
    No new proposals were received during the month of December.
2. Pending Proposals
    Pending proposals for the month of November 1996 identified in the 
Federal Register of January 16, 1997 (62 FR 2374) and listed in part in 
the Federal Register of December 9, 1995 (61 FR 64914) remain 
unchanged, except for the Alabama proposal identified under item 4 that 
was approved.
3. Approved Conceptual Proposals
    No conceptual proposals were approved during the month of December.
4. Approved Proposals
    The following comprehensive health reform proposal was approved 
during the month of December.
    Demonstration Title/State: Better Access for You (BAY) Health Plan 
Demonstration--Alabama.
    Description: Alabama's Section 1115 demonstration waiver proposal, 
Better Access for You (BAY) Health Plan,'' is a 5-year demonstration 
project that will enroll current Medicaid beneficiaries into managed 
care and offer enhanced family planning benefits up to 24 months to 
low-income women. The State will initially implement the demonstration 
in Mobile County with possible expansion to other counties.
    Date Received: July 10, 1995.
    State Contact: Vicki Huff, Director of Managed Care, Alabama 
Medicaid Agency, 501 Dexter Avenue, P.O. Box 5624, Montgomery, AL 
36103-5624, (334) 242-5011.
    Federal Project Officer: Maria Boulmetis, 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 December.
6. Withdrawn Proposals
    No proposals were withdrawn during the month of December.

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B. Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals

1. New, Pending, Approved, Disapproved, and Withdrawn Proposals
    We did not receive any new proposals or approve or disapprove any 
Other Section 1115 Demonstration Proposals during the month of December 
nor were any proposals withdrawn during that month. Pending proposals 
for the month of November 1996 identified in the Federal Register of 
January 16, 1997 (62 FR 2374) and listed in the Federal Register of 
December 9, 1996 (61 FR 64914) 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: February 10, 1997.
Barbara Cooper,
Acting Director, Office of Research and Demonstrations.
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