39-783. Notice to affected health care provider groups of reduction in scope or reimbursement of services under medical assistance program; contents; effect of failure to give notice.

39-783

Chapter 39.--MENTALLY ILL, INCAPACITATED AND DEPENDENT PERSONS; SOCIAL WELFARE
Article 7.--SOCIAL WELFARE

      39-783.   Notice to affected health care provider groups of reduction inscope or reimbursement of services under medical assistance program;contents; effect of failure to give notice.The secretary of social and rehabilitation services shallmail a written notice to all affected health care provider groups of each reductionin the scope or reimbursement of services provided under the medicalassistance program of the department of social and rehabilitation servicesat least 10 days prior to the effective date of any such reduction. Thewritten notice shall include a complete and accurate description of theproposed reductions. The secretary of social and rehabilitation servicesshall not implement any such reduction in the medical assistance programuntil 10 days after the date that the written noticeprescribed by this section is mailed to the affected provider groups.The failure to give notice asprescribed by this section shall not constitute or provide grounds for anycause of action concerning the medical assistance program and no suchfailure to give notice shall invalidate any action of the secretary ofsocial and rehabilitation services concerning the medical assistance program.

      History:   L. 1987, ch. 328, § 1; July 1.