Section 508.006 - Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)(A)Accountable Care Partnership Plans. (1)Enrollment in an Accountable Care Partnership Plan.(a)Selection Procedure. When a member becomes eligible for managed care, the MassHealth agency notifies the member of the member's obligation to select a MassHealth managed care provider within the time period specified by the MassHealth agency. The MassHealth agency makes available to the member a list of Accountable Care Partnership Plans in the member's service area. The list of Accountable Care Partnership Plans that the MassHealth agency will make available to members will include those Accountable Care Partnership Plans that contract with the MassHealth agency to serve the coverage type for which the member is eligible and provide services within the member's service area. The member's service area is determined by the MassHealth agency based on zip codes or geographic area. Service area listings may be obtained from the MassHealth agency.(b) MassHealth members are assigned to Accountable Care Partnership Plans, may transfer from Accountable Care Partnership Plans, may be disenrolled from Accountable Care Partnership Plans, and may be re-enrolled in Accountable Care Partnership Plans as described in 130 CMR 508.003(B) through 130 CMR 508.003(E).(2)Obtaining Services when Enrolled in an Accountable Care Partnership Plan. (a)Primary Care Services. When the member selects or is assigned to an Accountable Care Partnership Plan, that Accountable Care Partnership Plan will deliver the member's primary care, determine if the member needs medical or other specialty care from other providers, and determine referral requirements for such necessary medical services.(b)Other Medical Services. All medical services to members enrolled in an Accountable Care Partnership Plan (except those services not covered under the MassHealth contract with the Accountable Care Partnership Plan, family planning services, and emergency services) are subject to the authorization and referral requirements of the Accountable Care Partnership Plan. MassHealth members enrolled in an Accountable Care Partnership Plan may receive family planning services from any MassHealth family planning provider and do not need an authorization or referral in order to receive such services. Members enrolled with an Accountable Care Partnership Plan should contact their Accountable Care Partnership Plan for information about covered services, authorization requirements, and referral requirements.(c)Behavioral Health Services. Members who enroll in an Accountable Care Partnership Plan receive behavioral health services through that Accountable Care Partnership Plan. All behavioral health services to members enrolled in an Accountable Care Partnership Plan, except those services not covered under the MassHealth contract with the Accountable Care Partnership Plan, are subject to the authorization requirements and referral requirements of the Accountable Care Partnership Plan. Members enrolled with an Accountable Care Partnership Plan should contact their Accountable Care Partnership Plan for information about covered services, authorization requirements, and referral requirements.(d)Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Individuals who are Native Americans (within the meaning of "Indians" as defined at 42 U.S.C. 1396u-2) or Alaska Natives who participate in managed care under MassHealth may choose to receive covered services from an Indian health-care provider. Such Indian health-care providers may participate in MassHealth subject to applicable provisions of 130 CMR 450.000: Administrative and Billing Regulations.(3)Copayments. Members who are enrolled in an Accountable Care Partnership Plan must make copayments in accordance with the Accountable Care Partnership Plan's MassHealth copayment policy. Those Accountable Care Partnership Plan copayment policies must(a) be approved by MassHealth;(b) exclude the persons and services listed in 130 CMR 506.014: Copayments Required by MassHealth and 520.037: Copayment and Cost Sharing Requirement Exclusions;(c) not exceed the MassHealth copayment amounts set forth in 130 CMR 506.015: Copayment and Cost Sharing Requirement Exclusions and 520.038: Services Subject to Copayments; and(d) include the copayment maximums set forth in 130 CMR 506.018: Maximum Cost Sharing and 520.040: Maximum Cost Sharing. (See also 130 CMRAmended by Mass Register Issue 1298, eff. 10/23/2015.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1354, eff. 12/18/2017.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1374, eff. 9/21/2018.