PROMOTIONS AND STAFF CHANGES 22.1 Job Postings
Key Staff The Contractor shall employ the key staff members listed below. The State requires the Contractor to have key staff members dedicated full-time to the Contractor’s Indiana Medicaid product lines. In some instances key staff must be dedicated to Hoosier Healthwise. Contractor must employ sufficient staff to achieve compliance with contractual requirements and performance metrics. The Contractor shall have an office in the State of Indiana from which, at a minimum, key staff members physically perform the majority of their daily duties and responsibilities, and a major portion of the Contractor’s operations take place. The Contractor shall be responsible for all costs related to securing and maintaining the facility for interim start-up support and the subsequent operational facility. Upon award of the Contract, the Contractor shall deliver the final staffing plan within thirty (30) calendar days after notice of award; such plan will include a resume for each proposed key staff person outlined below for acceptance by FSSA. FSSA reserves the right to approve or disapprove all initial and replacement key staff prior to their assignment to Hoosier Healthwise FSSA shall have the right to require that the Contractor remove any individual (whether or not key staff) from assignment to the program. The Contractor shall ensure the location of any staff or operational functions outside of the State of Indiana does not compromise the delivery of integrated services and the seamless experience for members and providers. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all staff functions conducted outside of the State of Indiana are readily reportable to OMPP at all times to ensure such locations does not hinder the State’s ability to monitor the Contractor’s performance and compliance with Contract requirements. Indiana-based staff shall maintain a full understanding of the operations conducted outside of the State of Indiana, and must be prepared to discuss these operations with OMPP upon request, including during unannounced OMPP site visits. Except in the circumstance of the unforeseeable loss of a key staff member’s services, the Contractor shall provide written notification to OMPP of anticipated vacancies of key staff within five (5) business days of receiving the key staff person’s notice to terminate employment or five (5) business days before the vacancy occurs, whichever occurs first. At that time, the Contractor shall present OMPP with an interim plan to cover the responsibilities created by the key staff vacancy. Likewise, the Contractor shall notify OMPP in writing within five (5) business days after a candidate’s acceptance to fill a key staff position or five (5) business days prior to the candidate’s start date, whichever occurs first. In addition to attendance at vendor meetings, all key staff must be accessible to OMPP and its other program subcontractors via telephone, voicemail and electronic mail systems. As part of its annual and quarterly reporting, the Contractor must submit to OMPP an updated organizational chart including e- mail addresses and phone numbers for key staff. OMPP reserves the right to interview any prospective candidate and/or approve or deny the individuals filling the key staff positions set forth below. OMPP also reserves the right to require a change in key staff as part of a corrective action plan should performance concerns be identified. The key staff positions include, but are not limited to: Chief Executive Officer – The Chief Executive Officer or Executive Director has full and final responsibility for plan management and compliance with all provisions of the Contract.