Volume 42 - Issue 16 - April 20, 2023

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment
Division of Health Care Finance

Public Notice

On March 16, 2023, The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Health Care Finance (KDHE-DHCF) published the CMS required 30-day public notice to amend the Kansas Medicaid State Plan. Community Health Workers (CHW) will be added as a service. The CHW must be certified in the State of Kansas to provide services within the scope of the certification program. The certified CHW will be supervised by a licensed practitioner. Reimbursement will be defined in the Medicaid fee schedule.

The time for comments for the required 30-day notice ended on April 17, 2023. Due to public interest in this State Plan Amendment (SPA), KDHE-DHCF is adding another two week public notice for further comments from the public. No changes have been made to the SPA under consideration.

The proposed effective date for the SPA remains the same, July 1, 2023.

Fee-For- Service Only	Estimated Federal Financial Participation
FFY 2023	$2,693
FFY 2024	$30,358

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 comments for this additional two-week public notice is Friday, May 5, 2023.

Draft copies of the proposed SPA may also be found at a Local Health Department (LHD).

Sarah Fertig
State Medicaid Director
Division of Health Care Finance
Department of Health and Environment

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