FEDERAL ACCESS STANDARDS. MCPs must provide or arrange for the delivery of all medically necessary, Medicaid-covered health services, as well as assure that they are in compliance with the following federally defined Provider panel access standards as required by 42 CFR 438.206: In establishing and maintaining their provider panel, MCPs must consider the following: The anticipated Medicaid membership. The expected utilization of services, taking into consideration the characteristics and health care needs of specific Medicaid populations represented in the MCP. The number and types (in terms of training, experience, and specialization) of panel providers required to deliver the contracted Medicaid services. The geographic location of panel providers and Medicaid members, considering distance, travel time, the means of transportation ordinarily used by Medicaid members, and whether the location provides physical access for Medicaid members with disabilities. MCPs must adequately and timely cover services to an out-of-network provider if the MCP’s contracted provider panel is unable to provide the services covered under the MCP’s provider agreement. The MCP must cover the out-of-network services for as long as the MCP network is unable to provide the services. MCPs must coordinate with the out-of-network provider with respect to payment and ensure that the provider agrees with the applicable requirements. Contracting providers must offer hours of operation that are no less than the hours of operation offered to commercial members or comparable to Medicaid FFS, if the provider serves only Medicaid members. MCPs must ensure that services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, when medically necessary. MCPs must establish mechanisms to ensure that panel providers comply with timely access requirements, and must take corrective action if there is failure to comply. In order to demonstrate adequate provider panel capacity and services, 42 CFR 438.206 and 438.207 stipulates that the MCP must submit documentation to the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), in a format specified by ODM, that demonstrates it offers an appropriate range of preventive, primary care and specialty services adequate for the anticipated number of members in the service area, while maintaining a provider panel that is sufficient in number, mix, and geographic distribution to meet the needs of the number of members in the service area. This documentation of assurance of adequate capacity and services mu...
FEDERAL ACCESS STANDARDS. The MyCare Ohio Plan (MCOP) shall provide or arrange for the delivery of all medically necessary, Medicaid-covered health services in a timely manner, and ensure compliance with federally defined provider panel access standards as required by 42 CFR 438.206.
FEDERAL ACCESS STANDARDS. The MCP shall provide or arrange for the delivery of all medically necessary, Medicaid-covered health services in a timely manner, and ensure compliance with federally defined provider panel access standards as required by 42 CFR 438.206.
FEDERAL ACCESS STANDARDS. MCPs must demonstrate that they are in compliance with the following federally defined provider panel access standards as required by 42 CFR 438.206: In establishing and maintaining their provider panel, MCPs must consider the following: • The anticipated Medicaid membership. • The expected utilization of services, taking into consideration the characteristics and health care needs of specific Medicaid populations represented in the MCP. • The number and types (in terms of training, experience, and specialization) of panel providers required to deliver the contracted Medicaid services. • The geographic location of panel providers and Medicaid members, considering distance, travel time, the means of transportation ordinarily used by Medicaid members, and whether the location provides physical access for Medicaid members with disabilities. • MCPs must adequately and timely cover services to an out-of-network provider if the MCP’s contracted provider panel is unable to provide the services covered under the MCP’s provider agreement. The MCP must cover the out-of-network services for as long as the MCP network is unable to provide the services. MCPs must coordinate with the out-of-network provider with respect to payment and ensure that the provider agrees with the applicable requirements. Contracting providers must offer hours of operation that are no less than the hours of operation offered to commercial members or comparable to Medicaid fee-for-service, if the provider serves only Medicaid members. MCPs must ensure that services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, when medically necessary. MCPs must establish mechanisms to ensure that panel providers comply with timely access requirements, and must take corrective action if there is failure to comply. In order to demonstrate adequate provider panel capacity and services, 42 CFR 438.206 and
