Contacts:
Emily Beaulieu
Title XIX Administrator
907-334-2653
Kate Hudson
Title XXI (CHIP)
Administrator
907-465-5820
Emily Ricci
Medicaid Director
907-764-8111
Archive of Tribal
Consultation Letters
Medicaid Tribal Consultation
In accordance with federal requirements, the Medicaid agency engages tribal health organizations in a consultative process before submitting to CMS proposals for demonstrations and waivers and state plan amendments (SPAs) implementing changes in eligibility requirements; reductions in reimbursement rates; changes in reimbursement methodologies; reductions in covered services; changes in provider qualifications or requirements; and other SPAs with a direct impact on American Indians or Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), tribal health organizations, or the Indian Health Service. Consultation facilitates tribal health system involvement in the decision-making process while preserving the right of the department to make appropriate decisions about the administration of the Medicaid program.
Announcements
March 1, 2023 - Welcome to the redesigned Medicaid tribal consultation webpage intended to provide tribal partners with a readily accessible and comprehensive location for notices, resources, and an archive of past consultative activity.
To ensure access to the latest information, please take advantage of the option to
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Published Documents
2023
- 09/06:
Tribal Consultation Letter - IDD, APDD, CCMC, and ISW Waiver Amendments
- 08/30:
Licensed Behavior Analyst Fee Schedule Effective Date
- 07/28:
Amended Update to Fee Schedule Dates State Plan Amendment
- 07/20:
DRG, DES-DSH State Plan Amendment
- 04/11:
dSPA Amendment and SPA Recission - State Plan PCS, CFC, and TCM Services 10% rate increase
- 04/11:
dSPA Extension of First Aid and CPR flexibility (Amended 4/26/23)
- 04/05:
Tribal Consultation Letter: dSPA Extension - Pharmacy Dispensing Fee (Amended 4/26/23)
- 04/05:
SPA Continued Suspension of State Plan Behavioral Health Medicaid Service Prior Authorizations (Amended 4/26/23)
April 25, 2023 Response from CITC
April 26, 2023 Response from KIT provider (1)
April 27, 2023 Response from KIT provider (2)
May 8, 2023 Response from APIA
May 15, 2023 Response from KIC
May 17, 2023 Response from ANHB
May 17, 2023 Response from ANTHC
May 17, 2023 Response from CRNA
May 17, 2023 Response from NSHC
May 17, 2023 Response from SCF
May 17, 2023 Response from TCC
- 04/04:
Correction of the Disaster Relief State Plan Amendment
- 02/10:
Pharmacy Counseling Signature Waiver
- 01/18:
HCBS Waiver Renewals
- 01/12:
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