Review Draft Report cont. Review of Duties The suggestion was made that the actual language outlining the of the Task OMS and Consultants will update report “Duties” outlined in Part T of Force be included in the final report. Each was reviewed to insure it was and matrix to distribute electronically to “duty” Public Law, Chapter 657, adequately covered by the report. Members reached consensus that duties 1, 2 and 3 Task Force by the close of business LD 1726 were covered with the addition of language regarding mandatory eligibility Wednesday, November 21st. Final requirements from the ACA added under Eligibility Level, comments and suggestions are due by “Findings “ – “Current Options for Eligibility Levels and Changes”. Duty 4 was covered adequately. Duty 5 is November 27th. covered with the additional of the amounts to charts 2 (Expenses by Eligibility Category), 3 (Expenses by Provider Type) and 4 (Expenses by Cost Distribution SFY 2011) on pages 11 and 12 of the current draft report. Duty 6 was covered. Duty 7 will be covered once the matrix has been updated for inclusion in the report. Next There was a brief discussion on the process for public comment portion of the meeting on December 11th. OMS and Consultants will develop Public Notice: An Executive Summary using the matrix format without rankings will be Executive Summary and methods for developed and provided. Options discussed for notification of the public hearing were notification will be finalized. newspaper advertisements; notice to providers, provider groups, and General Assistance Interested Parties e-mail distribution list. Nick will develop a timeline to with the Task Force. Guidelines: Recommend comments be submitted in writing prior to the December 11th meeting Oral presentations be limited to 3 5 minutes – Encourage feedback on report and additional recommendations Decisions/Discussion Following public input the Task Force will decide if an additional meeting is necessary Next meeting is scheduled for December or report can be finalized electronically through e-mail copied to all Task Force 11th, 1 5 p.m., Room 228 State House – members with changes outlined in the e-mail. Public Input Helen Bailey Disabilities Rights Center terminology of the report should be cleaned – – up to reflect people first.
Review Draft Report cont. Review of Duties outlined in Part T of Public Law, Chapter 657, LD 1726 The suggestion was made that the actual language outlining the “Duties” of the Task Force be included in the final report. Each “duty” was reviewed to insure it was adequately covered by the report. Members reached consensus that duties 1, 2 and 3 were covered with the addition of language regarding mandatory eligibility requirements from the ACA added under “Findings “ – “Current Eligibility Level, Options for Eligibility Levels and Changes”. Duty 4 was covered adequately. Duty 5 is covered with the additional of the amounts to charts 2 (Expenses by Eligibility Category), 3 (Expenses by Provider Type) and 4 (Expenses by Cost Distribution SFY 2011) on pages 11 and 12 of the current draft report. Duty 6 was covered. Duty 7 will be covered once the matrix has been updated for inclusion in the report. OMS and Consultants will update report and matrix to distribute electronically to Task Force by the close of business Wednesday, November 21st. Final comments and suggestions are due by November 27th. Next There was a brief discussion on the process for public comment portion of the meeting on December 11th. Public Notice: An Executive Summary using the matrix format without rankings will be developed and provided. Options discussed for notification of the public hearing were newspaper advertisements; notice to providers, provider groups, and General Assistance Interested Parties e-mail distribution list. Guidelines: Recommend comments be submitted in writing prior to the December 11th meeting Oral presentations be limited to 3 – 5 minutes Encourage feedback on report and additional recommendations Decisions/Discussion Following public input the Task Force will decide if an additional meeting is necessary or report can be finalized electronically through e-mail copied to all Task Force members with changes outlined in the e-mail. OMS and Consultants will develop Executive Summary and methods for notification will be finalized. Nick will develop a timeline to with the Task Force. Next meeting is scheduled for December 11th, 1 – 5 p.m., Room 228 State House Public Input Helen Bailey – Disabilities Rights Center – terminology of the report should be cleaned up to reflect people first.
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