12 Va. Admin. Code § 30-141-50

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 9, December 16, 2024

Section 12VAC30-141-50 - Notice of adverse action or adverse benefit determination

A. The local department of social services, CPU, or DMAS shall send written notification to enrollees at least 10 calendar days prior to suspension or termination of enrollment.

B. DMAS or the MCO shall send written notification to enrollees at least 10 calendar days prior to reduction, suspension, or termination of a previously authorized health service.

C. The local department of social services, CPU, DMAS, or the MCO shall send written notification to applicants and enrollees of all other adverse actions within 10 calendar days of the adverse action.

D. Notice shall include:

1. The determination the LDSS, CPU, DMAS, or MCO has made or intends to make;

2. The reasons for the determination, including the right of the enrollee to be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records, and other information relevant to the determination;

3. An explanation of applicable rights to request an appeal of that determination. For adverse benefit determinations by an MCO, this shall include information on the MCO's internal appeal process and, after the internal appeal process is exhausted, a state fair hearing pursuant to 42 CFR 402(b) and 42 CFR 402(c);

4. The procedure for exercising these appeal rights;

5. The circumstances under which an appeal process can be expedited and how to request it; and

6. The circumstances under which enrollment or services may continue pending appeal, how to request benefits be continued, and the circumstances, consistent with state policy, under which the enrollee may be required to pay the costs of these services.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 30-141-50

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 21, eff. August 1, 2003; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 20, eff. 6/26/2019.

Statutory Authority: § 32.1-351 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.