Ohio Admin. Code 5160-58-02 - MyCare Ohio plans: eligibility and enrollment
(A) Eligibility.
(1) Except as specified in paragraph (A)(2)
of this rule, in mandatory service areas as permitted by
42 C.F.R.
438.52 (October 1, 2016
2021 ), an
individual must be enrolled in a MyCare Ohio plan (also known as "plan")
(MCOP) if he or she meets all of the following
criteria:
(a) Age eighteen or older at the
time of enrollment in the plan
MCOP ;
(b) Eligible for medicare parts A, B and D,
and full benefits under the medicaid program; and
(c) Reside in a plan demonstration county in
Ohio. A list of demonstration counties, and the plans
MCOPs available
in those counties, is available at http://medicaid.ohio.gov.
(2) Indians who are members of
federally recognized tribes may voluntarily choose to enroll in
a plan
an
MCOP .
(3) The following
individuals are not eligible for enrollment in a
plan
an MCOP :
(a) Individuals enrolled in the program of
all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE);
(b) Individuals who have other third party
creditable health care coverage, except medicare coverage as authorized by
42 U.S.C.
1395 (January 1,
2017
July 1, 2022 );
(c) Individuals who are inmates of public
institutions as defined in
42 C.F.R.
435.1010 (October 1,
2016
2021 );
(d)
Individuals with intellectual disabilities who have a level of care that meets
the criteria specified in rule 5123:2-8-01
5123-8-01
of the Administrative Code and receive services through a home and
community-based services (HCBS) waiver administered by the Ohio department of
developmental disabilities (DODD); and
(e) Individuals with intellectual
disabilities who receive services through an intermediate care facility for
individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF-IID).
(4) Individuals are eligible for
plan
MCOP
enrollment in the manner prescribed in this
rule if the Ohio department of medicaid (ODM) has a provider agreement
with the plan
MCOP applicable to the eligible individual's county of
residence.
(5) Nothing in this rule
shall be construed to limit or in any way jeopardize an eligible individual's
basic medicaid eligibility or eligibility for medicare or other non-medicaid
benefits to which he or she may be entitled.
(B) MyCare Ohio plan enrollment.
(1) The following applies to
plan
MCOP
enrollment:
(a) The
plan
MCOP
must accept eligible individuals without regard to race, color, religion,
gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
disability, national origin, veteran's status, military status, genetic
information, ancestry, ethnicity, mental ability, behavior, mental or physical
disability, use of services, claims experience, appeals, medical history,
evidence of insurability, geographic location within the service area, health
status or need for health services. The plan
MCOP will not
use any discriminatory policy or practice in accordance with
42 C.F.R.
438.3(d) (October 1,
2016
2021 ).
(b)
The plan
MCOP
must accept eligible individuals who request plan
MCOP membership
without restriction.
(c) If
a plan
an
MCOP member loses managed care eligibility and is disenrolled from the
plan
MCOP , and
subsequently regains eligibility, his or her membership in the same
plan
MCOP
shall be re-instated back to the date eligibility was regained in accordance
with procedures established by ODM.
(d) The plan
MCOP must cover
all members designated by ODM in an ODM-produced Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) compliant 834 daily or monthly
enrollment file of new members, continuing members, and terminating
members.
(e) The
plan
MCOP
shall not be required to provide medicaid coverage to an individual until the
individual's membership in the plan
MCOP is confirmed via an ODM-produced HIPAA
compliant 834 daily or monthly enrollment file or upon mutual agreement between
ODM and the plan
MCOP .
(2) Should a service area change from
voluntary to mandatory, the notice rights in this rule must be followed.
(a) When a service area is initially
designated by ODM as mandatory for eligible individuals specified in paragraph
(A)(1) of this rule, ODM shall confirm the eligibility of each individual as
prescribed in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule. Upon the confirmation of
eligibility:
(i) Eligible individuals residing
in the service area who are currently plan
MCOP members are deemed participants in the
mandatory program; and
(ii) All
other eligible individuals residing in the mandatory service area may request
plan
MCOP
membership at any time but must select a plan
MCOP following
receipt of a notification of mandatory enrollment (NME) issued by
ODM.
(b) MyCare Ohio
plan membership selection procedures for the mandatory program:
(i) A newly eligible individual who does not
make a choice following issuance of a NME by ODM and one additional notice,
will be assigned to a plan
MCOP by ODM, the medicaid consumer hotline, or
other ODM-approved entity.
(ii) ODM
or the medicaid consumer hotline shall assign the individual to a
plan
MCOP
based on prior medicaid fee-for-service, managed care
organization, or plan
MCOP membership history, whenever available, or
at the discretion of ODM.
(C) Commencement of coverage.
Coverage of plan
plan
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5164.02, 5166.02, 5167.02
Rule Amplifies: 5164.02, 5166.02, 5167.02
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/2014, 08/01/2016, 01/01/2017
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(A) Eligibility.
(1) Except as specified in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, in mandatory service areas as permitted by 42 C.F.R. 438.52 (October 1, 2016 2021 ), an individual must be enrolled in a MyCare Ohio plan (also known as "plan") (MCOP) if he or she meets all of the following criteria:
(a) Age eighteen or older at the time of enrollment in the plan MCOP ;
(b) Eligible for medicare parts A, B and D, and full benefits under the medicaid program; and
(c) Reside in a plan demonstration county in Ohio. A list of demonstration counties, and the plans MCOPs available in those counties, is available at http://medicaid.ohio.gov.
(2) Indians who are members of federally recognized tribes may voluntarily choose to enroll in a plan an MCOP .
(3) The following individuals are not eligible for enrollment in a plan an MCOP :
(a) Individuals enrolled in the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE);
(b) Individuals who have other third party creditable health care coverage, except medicare coverage as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1395 (January 1, 2017 July 1, 2022 );
(c) Individuals who are inmates of public institutions as defined in 42 C.F.R. 435.1010 (October 1, 2016 2021 );
(d) Individuals with intellectual disabilities who have a level of care that meets the criteria specified in rule 5123:2-8-01 5123-8-01 of the Administrative Code and receive services through a home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver administered by the Ohio department of developmental disabilities (DODD); and
(e) Individuals with intellectual disabilities who receive services through an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF-IID).
(4) Individuals are eligible for plan MCOP enrollment in the manner prescribed in this rule if the Ohio department of medicaid (ODM) has a provider agreement with the plan MCOP applicable to the eligible individual's county of residence.
(5) Nothing in this rule shall be construed to limit or in any way jeopardize an eligible individual's basic medicaid eligibility or eligibility for medicare or other non-medicaid benefits to which he or she may be entitled.
(B) MyCare Ohio plan enrollment.
(1) The following applies to plan MCOP enrollment:
(a) The plan MCOP must accept eligible individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran's status, military status, genetic information, ancestry, ethnicity, mental ability, behavior, mental or physical disability, use of services, claims experience, appeals, medical history, evidence of insurability, geographic location within the service area, health status or need for health services. The plan MCOP will not use any discriminatory policy or practice in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 438.3(d) (October 1, 2016 2021 ).
(b) The plan MCOP must accept eligible individuals who request plan MCOP membership without restriction.
(c) If a plan an MCOP member loses managed care eligibility and is disenrolled from the plan MCOP , and subsequently regains eligibility, his or her membership in the same plan MCOP shall be re-instated back to the date eligibility was regained in accordance with procedures established by ODM.
(d) The plan MCOP must cover all members designated by ODM in an ODM-produced Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) compliant 834 daily or monthly enrollment file of new members, continuing members, and terminating members.
(e) The plan MCOP shall not be required to provide medicaid coverage to an individual until the individual's membership in the plan MCOP is confirmed via an ODM-produced HIPAA compliant 834 daily or monthly enrollment file or upon mutual agreement between ODM and the plan MCOP .
(2) Should a service area change from voluntary to mandatory, the notice rights in this rule must be followed.
(a) When a service area is initially designated by ODM as mandatory for eligible individuals specified in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, ODM shall confirm the eligibility of each individual as prescribed in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule. Upon the confirmation of eligibility:
(i) Eligible individuals residing in the service area who are currently plan MCOP members are deemed participants in the mandatory program; and
(ii) All other eligible individuals residing in the mandatory service area may request plan MCOP membership at any time but must select a plan MCOP following receipt of a notification of mandatory enrollment (NME) issued by ODM.
(b) MyCare Ohio plan membership selection procedures for the mandatory program:
(i) A newly eligible individual who does not make a choice following issuance of a NME by ODM and one additional notice, will be assigned to a plan MCOP by ODM, the medicaid consumer hotline, or other ODM-approved entity.
(ii) ODM or the medicaid consumer hotline shall assign the individual to a plan MCOP based on prior medicaid fee-for-service, managed care organization, or plan MCOP membership history, whenever available, or at the discretion of ODM.
(C) Commencement of coverage.
Coverage of plan plan
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5164.02, 5166.02, 5167.02
Rule Amplifies: 5164.02, 5166.02, 5167.02
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/2014, 08/01/2016, 01/01/2017