Residents of long term care facilities


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CO

"II. ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT…
2. To be eligible to Enroll as a Covered Person under this Contract, a person must be a Colorado Medicaid Client and be a resident of the Contractor’s Service Area. The following Clients are not eligible to be Enrolled under this Contract:
  a.  Clients who, at the time of application for Enrollment and/or at the time of Enrollment, are domiciled or residing in an institution including intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, state mental hospitals or state correctional institutions…"  Colorado Contract, page 12.

FL

"7.  Eligible Recipients…Residents who are residents of Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) and not enrolled in an ALF waiver program are eligible for enrollment in the plan...

8.   Ineligible Recipients. The following categories describe recipients whom the plan shall not enroll under this contract:
a.  Medicaid eligible recipients who, at the time of application for enrollment and/or at the time of enrollment, are domiciled or residing in an institution, including nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, state hospitals or correctional institutions..."  Florida Contract, page 9.

FLMH

"2.13  Persons Eligible for Enrollment: ...
B.  Ineligible Recipients.  The following categories describe recipients not eligible for enrollment under the plan: ...
2.  Medicaid eligible recipients who, at the time of enrollment, are domiciled or residing in an institution including nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded." Florida Mental Health RFP, pages 34-35.

HI

“All ABD recipients, with the exception of the following:
  1) residents of nursing homes;
  2) recipients wait listed for nursing home bed placement...
  4) residents of intermediate care facilities for mentally retarded...will be enrolled into a QUEST plan...” Hawaii RFP, unnumbered page.

“20.120 Hawaii QUEST (QUEST)...
ABD recipients who will remain in Medicaid’s fee-for-service program and will not be enrolled into QUEST include persons who:
  1)  reside in nursing homes (ICF and SNF level of care);
  2) are wait listed in hospitals for nursing home bed placement...
  4)  reside in intermediate care facilities for mentally retarded (ICF-MR)...” Hawaii RFP, page 5.

“40.110  Basic Criteria
All recipients must meet the following basic eligibility criteria: ...
*  Not reside in a public institution, including correctional facilities and the Hawaii State Hospital.” Hawaii RFP, page 43.

“40.230  Categorical Requirements...
ABD participants residing in nursing homes, are wait listed in hospitals for nursing home bed placement...residing in intermediate care facilities for mentally retarded (ICF-MR)...will be excluded from the QUEST program and remain in fee-for-service...” Hawaii RFP, page 43.

“b)  For ABD recipients who reside in nursing homes and require acute hospitalization from time to time, will they continue under Medicaid’s fee-for-service program, or will they have to qualify for QUEST during the acute hospitalization stay?  The same question applies to ICF-MR recipients.

ANSWER: ...
ABD recipients residing in nursing homes and wait listed for placement in long-term care facilities at the time of the conversion will not be enrolled in QUEST.  When these recipients require acute hospitalization, they will be covered under fee-for- service.   This is true for those residing in ICF-MR facilities.” Hawaii RFP, Q&A, page 2.

HIBH

"20.500  HCFA Contingency...
ABD members who will remain in Medicaid's fee-for-service program and will NOT be enrolled in QUEST include persons who:
 1) reside in nursing facilities (ICF and SNF level of care);
 2) are waitlisted in hospitals for nursing facility bed placement;
 3) are PACE participants…"  Hawaii Behavioral Health RFP, page 7.

"20.700 Eligible BHMC Plan Members...
The following Medicaid eligible who will not be enrolled in the BHMC plan include persons who are:
•  Residing in a hospital who are waitlisted for a nursing facility;
•  Participating in PACE;…"   Hawaii Behavioral Health RFP, page 8.

"20.760  Involuntary Commitment
The BHMC plan shall be responsible for providing all required services to members who have been involuntarily committed for inpatient or ambulatory evaluation and treatment under provisions of Chapter 334, HRS, to the extent that these services are deemed necessary by the plan's utilization review procedures...

20.770  Criminal Commitment
Adult members who have been criminally committed for evaluation or treatment in an inpatient setting or ambulatory mental health care settings under the provisions of Chapter 706, HRS, shall be disenrolled from all QUEST plans and become the clinical and financial responsibility of the appropriate State agency.  The BHMC plan shall be relieved of its responsibility for providing behavioral health services."  Hawaii Behavioral Health RFP, pages 11-12.

"40.100  Eligibility
40.110  Basic Criteria
All members must meet the following basic eligibility criteria:
•  Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident alien
•  Intend to reside in the State of Hawaii
•  Provide a verified Social Security Number (SSN)
•  Not reside in a public institution, including correctional facilities and the Hawaii State Hospital

40.200  QUEST Eligibility...
40.230  Categorical Requirements...
ABD participants residing in nursing facilities…participating in the PACE program…will be excluded from the QUEST program and remain in fee-for-service…"  Hawaii Behavioral Health RFP, page 36.

IL

"Eligible Enrollee means a Client or KidCare Participant except one who: ...
•  is residing in a long term care facility including state operated facilities..."  Illinois HMO Contract, pages 2-3.

IA

"Medicaid eligible recipients will be excluded from enrollment with a HMO if they: ...
2.  Are residing in a nursing facility or ICF/MR…"  Iowa Contract, page 11.

IABH

"ATTACHMENT ON IOWA PLAN ENROLLMENT CRITERIA...
The following beneficiaries are excluded from enrollment:
*  Persons who reside in Glenwood State Hospital School or Woodward State Hospital School..."  Iowa Behavioral Health Contract, page 77.

KS

"A.  DETERMINE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY...
Beneficiaries Excluded From the Contract
The following categories of TAF and PLE Medicaid beneficiaries are excluded from receiving services under this contract: …
•  Beneficiaries residing in a nursing facility, nursing facility for the mentally ill, ICF/MR or head injury rehabilitation facility…"  Kansas Contract, pages 40-41.

KY

"VI.  ENROLLMENT AND DISENROLLMENT
A.  Eligibility
  The Contractor shall follow eligibility procedures and requirements in accordance with Sections 7.10.1 through 7.10.6 and Attachment X of the RFA…"  Kentucky Contract, page 25.

"Listed below are categories of Medicaid recipients who are not eligible to enroll in the Partnership's Network: ...
  Individuals currently Medicaid eligible and have been in a nursing facility for more than thirty-one (31) days...
  Individuals in a psychiatric facility, excluding a PRTF."  Kentucky RFA, Attachment X, page 95.

ME

"II.  DEFINITIONS.
A.  The following terms used in this Contract shall be interpreted as defined herein, except to the extent that the context may clearly require otherwise: …

25.  Excluded Recipients are Medicaid recipients who are not in the target population because they fall within one of the following exclusions:
 a.  recipients residing in a nursing facility or intermediate care facility for people with mental retardation (ICF/MR)...
 d.  recipients residing in jails or State mental institutions...

26.  Exempt Recipients are Medicaid recipients, otherwise in the target population, who the Department may determine will remain in the fee-for-service Medicaid system instead of being enrolled in a managed care program because they qualify for one of the following exemptions: ...
 i.  individuals receiving hospice care at the time of enrollment; and
 j.  individuals residing in a private non-medical institution."  Maine Contract, pages 2, 5.

MD

"Chapter 63  Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program:  Eligibility and Enrollment
.01  Eligibility...
B.  A recipient is not eligible for the Maryland Medicaid Managed Care Program if the recipient:
 (1)  Has been, or is expected to be, continuously institutionalized for more than 30 successive days in:
  (a)  A long-term care facility, or
  (b)  An IMD;
 (2)  Is institutionalized in an intermediate care facility for mentally retarded persons…"  Maryland COMAR 10.09.63.01.

MI

"II-E MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND CHCP ENROLLMENT...
3. Medicaid Eligible Groups Excluded From Enrollment in the CHCP: ...
*Persons receiving long term care (custodial care) in a licensed nursing facility…"  Michigan Contract, page 16.

MN

"Section 2.24. Institutionalized means a category of Enrollees used as a factor to determine the Rate Cell of an individual who resides in a Nursing Facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR)."  Minnesota Contract, page 12.

"Section 3.1.1.  Eligibility…
C.  Eligibility Determinations for MA and GAMC. Eligibility for MA and GAMC and eligibility for participation in PMAP and PGAMC will be determined by the Local Agency. All persons who receive MA or GAMC and reside in the Service Area will participate in PMAP or PGAMC, except for Recipients who are members of the following MA and GAMC populations...

5)  MA and GAMC Recipients who are residents of state institutions, unless the placement has been approved by the HEALTH PLAN."  Minnesota Contract, page 17.

MO

"1.7.2  Not Covered Under the Managed Care Plan: ...
b.  Individuals eligible under ME Code 14 (Nursing Care-OAA) residing in a  nursing home and who are receiving cash to apply toward their nursing home costs or a vendor payment directly to a nursing home for their care through the Medicaid program."  Missouri RFP, page 16.

NE

"9.2.5 Excluded Clients: The following clients shall be excluded from the NHC (based on the information known to the HHS eligibility system): ...
 (b) Clients residing in nursing facilities and receiving custodial care pursuant to Section 9.20 of this contract…"  Nebraska Contract, page 32.

NEBH

"9.2.5  Excluded Clients: The following clients are excluded from the NHC (based on the information known to the HHS eligibility system): ...
  (b)  Clients residing in nursing facilities and receiving custodial care  pursuant to 471 NAC 12-000;
  (c)  Clients residing in intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR) pursuant to 471 NAC 31-000…"  Nebraska Behavioral Health Contract, page 33.

NJ

"ARTICLE 6
ENROLLMENT EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
6.1  The following persons are excluded from enrollment in the contractor's plan: ...
   C.  Individuals who are institutionalized in a long term care or residential facility.  However, individuals who are eligible through DYFS and are institutionalized in a DYFS residential center/facility are not excluded from enrolling in the contractor's plan…"  New Jersey Contract, page 37.

"APPENDIX A...
INSTITUTIONAL FEE-FOR-SERVICE BENEFITS
NO CASE MANAGEMENT BY THE CONTRACTOR...
Medicaid recipients participating in a waiver or demonstration program or admitted for long term care treatment in one of the following shall be disenrolled from the contractor's plan on the date of admission to institutionalized care.
   -  Nursing Facility care
   -  Residential Treatment Center care...
   -  Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Retardation…"  New Jersey Contract, Appendix A, page 170.

NM

"All Medicaid eligible clients are required to participate in the Medicaid managed care program except for the following: ...
2.B.1.b  Institutionalized clients i.e., those residing for greater than thirty (30) days in nursing facilities...
2.B.1.c  Clients residing in intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded: ..."  New Mexico Contract, page 22.

NY

"5.  ELIGIBLE, EXEMPT AND EXCLUDED POPULATIONS...
5.3  Excluded Populations
The following populations are ineligible for enrollment in Medicaid managed care...
 c) Individuals who are residents of State-operated psychiatric facilities or residential treatment facilities for children and youth.
 d) Individuals who are residents of Residential Health Care Facilities ('RHCF') at the time of enrollment and individuals who enter a RHCF subsequent to enrollment, except for short term rehabilitative stays anticipated to be no greater than thirty (30) days.
 e) Individuals enrolled in managed long term care demonstrations authorized under Article 4403-f of the New York State P.H.L. …"  New York Contract, pages 5-1-5-4.

NC

"3.1  Persons Eligible for Enrollment
To be eligible to enroll in the Plan established pursuant to this Contract, a person must be a Recipient in the North Carolina Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Program in one of the aid categories listed below; and residing in Mecklenburg County; and not eligible for Medicare…
 g.  Adult Care Home Residents (SAD)…"  North Carolina Contract, page 5.

ND

"ATTACHMENT F:  ELIGIBLE GROUPS...
2.  Individuals in the aid categories and subcategories are not eligible to enroll in the HMO if: ...
B.  They are nursing facility residents, or are otherwise institutionalized in facilities such as intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded or residential treatment centers…" North Dakota Contract, Attachment F, page 1.

OH

"5101:3-26-03  Managed care plan:  Covered services...
(I)  Exclusions, limitations and clarifications.
(1)  When an MCP enrollee has been found by ODHS to meet the criteria for either a skilled intermediate, or ICF-MR level of care and is then placed in a NF, ICF-MR... ODHS will disenroll the enrollee from the MCP effective on the last day of the month prior to the placement, pursuant to procedures specified by ODHS.  ENROLLEES WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH DISENROLLMENT IF THEY ARE PLACED IN A NF FOR A SHORT-TERM REHABILITATIVE STAY AS DETERMINED BY ODHS."  Ohio RFP, Appendix E, OAC 5101:3-26-03, pages 1-2.
**Note:  NF refers to a nursing facility

OK

"1.2  General Information for Applicants...
1.2.2  Covered Populations
The following categories of Medicaid and Title XXI beneficiaries in the three urban areas will be mandatorily enrolled into Health Plans awarded contracts through this procurement: ...
• The populations…excluding those persons…currently institutionalized…"  Oklahoma RFP, page 2.

"2.4.6  Exceptions to Health Plan Enrollment
The following categories of members who otherwise qualify will be excluded from participation in the managed care program: ...
• Individuals who are institutionalized…"  Oklahoma RFP, page 18.

PA

"F.  In-Plan Services...
2.  Description of Comprehensive Benefit Package...

i. Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR)
The HMO is responsible to provide the full realm of medical services to members residing in ICF/MRs. The HMO is not responsible to provide any services which are covered under the facility's per diem payment such as room, board, and treatment. The HMO is also not responsible to provide any medical services determined to fall under the scope of behavioral health services, or are the responsibility of the behavioral health contractor(s).

j. Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)
The HMO is responsible to provide the full realm of medical services to members residing in RTFs. The HMO is not responsible to provide any services which are covered under the facility's per diem payment such as room, board, and treatment. The HMO is also not responsible to provide any medical services determined to fall under the scope of behavioral health services, or are the responsibility of the behavioral health contractor(s)…"  Pennsylvania RFP, pages 37-45.

"H.  Coordination with Out-of-Plan Services...
5.  Nursing Homes
The HMO will be responsible for the payment of members for up to thirty (30) consecutive days if that member is admitted into a nursing home facility...

Individuals who are residing in nursing homes and are subsequently found eligible for MA will not be enrolled in the HealthChoices Program.

Individuals eligible for MA but not mandated into HealthChoices Program when they enter nursing homes or MA recipients who are placed in nursing homes inside the HealthChoices program area who previously resided outside the HealthChoices project area , will not be enrolled in the HealthChoices Program.

MA eligible recipients who are placed into a nursing home from a hospital and were not previously enrolled in HealthChoices Program or individuals who enter a nursing home from a hospital and are then determined eligible for MA will not be enrolled in the HealthChoices program.  However, should an individual leave the nursing home to reside in the HealthChoices project area and then be determined mandatory for the HealthChoices Program, they will then be required to  enroll into the Program…"  Pennsylvania RFP, pages 51-55.

UT

"ATTACHMENT B - Special Provisions
Article I - Definitions...
G.  'Enrollee' means any Medicaid eligible:  (3) who is accepted for enrollment by the CONTRACTOR according to the conditions set forth in this Contract excluding residents of the Utah State Hospital, Utah State Developmental Center, and long-term care facilities except as defined in Attachment C."  Utah Contract, Attachment B, page 1.

UTMH

"Article II
ENROLLMENT...

B.  Enrollment Exclusions
  1.  Medicaid Enrollees who reside at the Utah State Hospital and the Utah Developmental Center are not covered under the Contract."  Utah Mental Health Contract, page 2.

"Rate Cells..
Separate rates will be established for each eligible group as follows: ...
11.  Nursing Home Residents"  Utah Mental Health Contract, page 23.

VA

"D.  ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT...
1.  Medicaid and CMSIP Eligible Individuals Excluded from Medallion II

The Contractor shall cover all Medicaid and CMSIP eligible individuals, with the exception of individuals excluded from Medallion II, as defined in 12 VAC 30-120-370.  The Department shall exclude individuals meeting the exclusion criteria listed below: …
a.  Individuals who are inpatients in the State mental hospitals listed below:
 i.   Western State Hospital.
 ii.   Southwestern VA Mental Health Institution.
 iii.  Eastern State Hospital.
 iv.  HW Davis Medical Center.
 v.   Southern Virginia Mental Health Institution.
 vi   Western State HM&S.
 vii.  Northern Virginia Mental Health Institution.
 viii. Dejarnette Center.
 ix.   Central State Hospital, and
 x.    Southwestern State HM&S;

b.  Individuals who are approved by the Department as inpatients in long-stay hospitals, nursing facilities, or intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded...

l.  Individuals who have been pre-assigned to an HMO but have not yet been enrolled, who are inpatients in hospitals other than those listed in (a) of this section, until the first day of the month following discharge."  Virginia Contract, pages 21-23.

WV

"1.1 BACKGROUND...
The Medically Needy…  populations will be excluded, as will Medicaid-eligible residing in nursing facilities.  The feasibility of including these populations during a later phase of the program will be investigated."  West Virginia RFA, page 1.

WI

"14. LIVING IN A PUBLIC INSTITUTION-The HMO shall be liable for the cost of providing all medically necessary services to enrollees who are living in a public institution as defined in Article I, during the month in which they first enter the public institution. Enrollees who remain in a public institution after the last day of the month are no longer eligible for Medical Assistance and HMOs are not liable for providing care after the end of the first month.

15. TRANSFER FROM A PUBLIC INSTITUTION TO A MEDICAL FACILITY-Enrollees who are living in a public institution and go directly from the public institution to a medical facility, court ordered or voluntarily, are no longer living in a public institution and remain eligible for Medicaid. The HMO shall be responsible for reimbursing for the provision of medically necessary treatment if treatment is at the HMO's facilities, or if unable to itself provide for such treatment."  Wisconsin Contract, Addendum II, page 84.