Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-64-21

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 30-64-21 - Procedures applicable to the service area; development by the CDDO

(a) The governing board of each CDDO desiring to contract with the secretary shall develop written procedures, subject to approval by the commissioner, which shall specify how the requirements of this article will be met within that service area by the CDDO, and if applicable, by affiliating providers. These procedures shall include provisions which allow any affiliating provider which employs 20 or more direct care employees to contract with the department for direct payment in lieu of receiving payments from the CDDO.

(b) At least 30 days before final adoption, the governing board shall present these procedures to the service area's council of community members organized pursuant to K.A.R. 30-64-22(a)(3), who may provide written comment upon them to the board. The board shall include any comments by the council with the procedures when the procedures are submitted to the commissioner.

(c)

(1)

(A) At least 30 days before final adoption, the governing board shall present these procedures to interested parties and the public at a public hearing held for the purposes of receiving comments upon these procedures; or

(B) other means may be used to solicit and receive comments about these procedures from interested parties and the public at least 30 days before final adoption.

(2) The commission shall have been consulted in advance of this public hearing or the board's decision to use any other means to obtain public comments, and the commission shall have given approval of the process to be used. The board shall summarize any comments received and include them with the procedures when the procedures are submitted to the commissioner.

(d) The governing board shall obtain approval of these procedures by the commissioner before the CDDO may be awarded a contract by the secretary. The CDDO shall not make any changes to these procedures after their approval except in compliance with the procedures set forth in subsections (b) and (c) above. The CDDO shall obtain approval of these changes by the commissioner, in writing, before those changes may become effective.

(e) This regulation shall take effect on and after July 1, 1996.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-64-21

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-1801, et seq.; effective July 1, 1996.