Kansas Statutes 39-783. Notice to affected healthcare provider groups of reduction in scope or reimbursement of services under medical assistance program; contents; effect of failure to give notice
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 39-783
- Assistance: includes such items or functions as the giving or providing of money, food assistance, food, clothing, shelter, medicine or other materials, the giving of any service, including instructive or scientific. See Kansas Statutes 39-702
- Department: means the department of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 39-7,116
- Medical assistance: means the payment of all or part of the cost of necessary: (1) Medical, remedial, rehabilitative or preventive care and services that are within the scope of services to be provided under a medical care plan developed by the secretary pursuant to this act and furnished by health care providers who have a current approved provider agreement with the secretary; and (2) transportation to obtain care and services that are within the scope of services to be provided under a medical care plan developed by the secretary pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 39-702
- Secretary: means the secretary for children and families, unless otherwise specified. See Kansas Statutes 39-702
The secretary for aging and disability services or the Kansas department of health and environment shall mail a written notice to all affected health care provider groups of each reduction in the scope or reimbursement of services provided under the medical assistance program of the Kansas department for aging and disability services or the Kansas department of health and environment at least 10 days prior to the effective date of any such reduction. The written notice shall include a complete and accurate description of the proposed reductions. The secretary for aging and disability services or the Kansas department of health and environment shall not implement any such reduction in the medical assistance program until 10 days after the date that the written notice prescribed by this section is mailed to the affected provider groups. The failure to give notice as prescribed by this section shall not constitute or provide grounds for any cause of action concerning the medical assistance program and no such failure to give notice shall invalidate any action of the secretary for aging and disability services or the Kansas department of health and environment concerning the medical assistance program.