Any additional information will be announced as it becomes available on the Medicaid Internet site. The HHA manual dated October 1987 and previous Medicaid bulletins concerning home health services were made obsolete. Other providers who want a copy of the manual should FAX or mail a request to Medicaid Information for the February 1998 Home Health Services Manual. The previous section 441.16 has been renumbered as 441.17. The following is a summary of the bond requirements as issued on January 5, 1998.
New requirements are in bold text .
Although Medicaid is required to follow the Medicare requirements for surety bonds, a separate bond must be provided to Medicaid. It must contain a clause requiring the surety agency to notify the State in the event of cancellation. A home health agency applying to become a new Medicaid provider must meet new Financial Viability and Capitalization requirements, as stated in the Federal Regulations. Medicaid Surety Bond Form, which, when properly completed, will be accepted by Medicaid as proof of compliance with the surety bond requirements. The HHA must explain what steps it has taken to obtain a surety bond and request an extension.