Volume 41 - Issue 26 - June 30, 2022

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment
Division of Health Care Finance

Public Notice

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Health Care Finance (KDHE-DHCF) is amending the Kansas Medicaid State Plan. Effective July 1, 2021, the 2021 Kansas Legislature passed HB 2254 to increase the total amount designated for funeral services in an irrevocable burial agreement to $10,000. This limit (statutory funeral services cap) is to be increased every July 1st thereafter by the cumulative percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region from May 2021 (the base year) to May of the current year.

The proposed effective date for the State Plan Amendment (SPA) is July 1, 2022.

Fee-For- Service Only	Estimated Federal Financial Participation
FFY 2022	$0
FFY 2023	$0

To request a copy of the proposed SPA, to submit a comment, or to review comments, please contact William C. Stelzner by email at william.stelzner@ks.gov, or by mail at:

William C. Stelzner
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Division of Health Care Finance
900 SW Jackson, Room 900N
Topeka, KS 66612

The last day for public comment is August 1, 2022.

Sarah Fertig
State Medicaid Director

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