Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0050 - Rural Health, Office of › Chapter 8 - WYOMING PRIMARY CARE SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM › Section 8-7 - Applicant/Grantee Responsibilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The applicant,
				following public notice and a hearing, must obtain approval by the Board of
				County Commissioners for the applicable county to apply for these grant funds.
				A copy of the meeting minutes or a signed letter where board approval was
				granted is required as part of the application. Board approval cannot be more
				than six (6) months old at the time of application to the Program.
(b) Eligible applicants must complete the
				approved Program application and submit it to the Department.
(c) During the three (3) year grant term,
				which will be identified in the Grant Award Agreement, grantees must:
(i) Provide services to the public regardless
				of an individual's ability to pay, and accept as first priority, and treat
				without reservation, patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and
				Services Act (Medicaid), Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act
				(Medicare), and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) who seek medical
				care which the heaithcare provider is qualified to provide. Sliding fee scales
				and charity care policies based upon income are acceptable. Care is not always
				expected to be Iree; however, an unreasonable sliding fee scale or payment
				policy can be cause for denial of grant funds.
(ii) Submit an annual report to the
				Department stating the number of patients seen using the clinic's sliding fee
				scale and/or charity care policy, as well as the number of patients seen using
				Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP.
(iii)
				Integrate care within the entire service community, as described in Section
				4 of
				these Rules, and reflect the integration in the grantee's operation plan. An
				operation plan that does not reflect integration of services as described in
				Section
				4 is
				cause for denial of grant funds.
(iv) Maintain HIPAA compliance in all
				communications pertaining to this Program with the Department.
(v) Annually supply key performance
				indicators, as defined in Section
				4 of
				these Rules, for the approved project and include a narrative and other
				supporting documentation on key performance indicator status. Key performance
				indicators must be approved by the Department and must be consistent with the
				purpose of this Program, as stated in Section
				2 of
				these Rules.
(vi) Annually collect,
				maintain, and report data on the grant's effect on improvements to access to
				care within the community and surrounding rural areas.
(vii) Submit a quarterly report on three (3)
				quality indicators of the grantee's choosing, as described in Section
				4 of
				these Rules. Indicators must remain the same during the entire three (3) year
				grant term. Grantee may request in writing to change an indicator. The
				Department, at its sole discretion, will determine if the requested change is
				approved or denied.
(viii) Within
				sixty (60) days of the end of the three (3) year grant term, the grantee must
				submit an end of grant final report to the Department that summarizes the
				project's successes, challenges, and outcomes, as well as all required reports
				and data to date.
(ix) Agree to
				repay the state all grant funds received if grantee fails to remain in
				compliance with the terms and requirements of these Rules and the Grant Award
				Agreement for the entire three year (3) grant term.