N.M. Admin. Code § 8.312.3.18 - RECONSIDERATION PROCEDURES FOR LONG TERM CARE DETERMINATIONS
A. A provider who is dissatisfied with the
base year rate determination or the final settlement (in the case of a change
in ownership) may request a reconsideration of the determination by addressing
a request for reconsideration to: director, medical assistance division, human
services department, P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348.
B. The filing of a request for
reconsideration will not effect the imposition of the determination.
C. A request for reconsideration, to be
timely, must be filed with or received by the medical assistance division
director no later than 30 days after the date of the determination notice to
the provider.
D. The written
request for reconsideration must identify each point on which it takes issue
with the audit agent and must include all documentation, citation of authority,
and argument on which the request is based. Any point not raised in the
original filed request may not be raised later.
E. The medical assistance division will
submit copies of the request and supporting material to the audit agent. A copy
of the transmittal letter to the audit agent will be sent to the provider. A
written response from the audit agent must be filed with or received by the
medical assistance division no later than 30 days after the date of the
transmittal letter.
F. The medical
assistance division will submit copies of the audit agent's response and
supporting material to the provider. A copy of the transmittal letter to the
provider will be sent to the audit agent. Both parties may then come up with
additional submittals on the point(s) at issue. Such follow-up submittals must
be filed with or received by the medical assistance division no later than 15
days after the date of the transmittal letter to the provider.
G. The request for reconsideration and
supporting materials, the response and supporting materials, and any additional
submittal will be delivered by the medical assistance division director to the
secretary, or his/her designee, within 5 days after the closing date for final
submittals.
H. The secretary, or
his/her designee, may secure all information and call on all expertise he/she
believes necessary to decide the issues.
I. The secretary, or his/her designee, will
make a determination on each point at issue, with written findings and will
mail a copy of the determinations to each party within 30 days of the delivery
of the material to him. The secretary's determinations on appeals will be made
in accordance with the applicable provisions of the plan. The secretary's
decision will be final and any changes to the original determination will be
implemented pursuant to that decision.
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