Recording Date: November 14, 2012 New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
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o The purpose of Webinar #15 is to:o Introduce OMIG’s new Compliance Program
Assessment Form.o Review the Bureau of Compliance’s compliance
program review process. o If you find these slides useful, please use them.o Compliance is a developing field so expect changes. o We will be putting together questions and answers
related to this webinar until Noon on November 15, 2012. They will be available on OMIG’s website by November 30, 2012.
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Review of Statutory and Regulatory Compliance Obligations.
Introduction of the New Compliance Program Assessment Form.
How to Use the New Compliance Program Assessment Form.
Summary of Compliance Program Review Process. Annual Certification Requirement Reminder.
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NYS Social Services Law §Section 363-d subdivision 1.:
“The legislature finds that medical assistance [Medicaid] providers may be able to detect and correct payment and billing mistakes and fraud if required to develop and implement compliance programs. It is the purpose of such programs to organize provider resources to resolve payment discrepancies and detect inaccurate billings, among other things, as quickly and efficiently as possible, and to impose systemic checks and balances to prevent future recurrences. The legislature accordingly declares that it is in the public interest that providers within the medical assistance program implement compliance programs.”
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18 NYCRR Section 521.1
“To be eligible to receive medical assistance payments for care, services, or supplies, or to be eligible to submit claims for care, services, or supplies for or on behalf of another person, the following persons shall adopt and implement effective compliance programs …”
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Providers:
o subject to Public Health Law Article 28 or 36;o Social Services Law §363-d subd. 4 and 18 NYCRR §521.1(a)
o subject to Mental Hygiene Law Article 16 or 31; or o Social Services Law §363-d subd. 4 and 18 NYCRR §521.1(b)
o for which Medicaid is a substantial portion of their business operations. o Social Services Law §363-d subd. 4 and 18 NYCRR §521.1(c)
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“Substantial portion of business operations” means any of the following:o 18 NYCRR §521.2(b)
(1) Claims or orders, or has claimed or has ordered or should be reasonably expected to claim or order at least $500,000 in any consecutive 12 month period from Medicaid; or
(2) Receives or has received, or should be reasonably expected to receive at least $500,000 in any consecutive 12 month period, directly or indirectly from Medicaid; or
(3) Submits or has submitted claims for care, services or supplies to Medicaid on behalf of another person or persons in the aggregate of at least $500,000 in any consecutive 12 month period.
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NYS Social Services Law Section 363-d subd. 3.: “Upon enrollment in … [Medicaid], a provider shall certify to the [DOH] that the provider satisfactorily meets the requirements of this section. Additionally, the commissioner of health and the Medicaid inspector general shall have the authority to determine at any time if a provider has a compliance program that satisfactorily meets the requirements of this section.”
(b)“In the event that the commissioner of health or the Medicaid inspector general finds that the provider does not have a satisfactory program … the provider may be subject to any sanctions or penalties permitted by federal or state laws and regulations, including revocation of the provider’s agreement to participate in the … [Medicaid] program.”
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Compliance Programs shall include the following eight elements: New York State Social Services Law §363-d. sub 2 and 18 NYCRR § 521.3 (c)
o Element 1: Written Policies and Procedures - Code of Conduct/Ethics.
o Element 2: Designation of Compliance Officer – Employee vested w/ responsibility.
o Element 3: Training and Education.
o Element 4: Communication lines to the Compliance Officer/Function.
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o Element 5: Disciplinary Policies.
o Element 6: Identification of Compliance Risk Areas and non-compliance.
o Element 7: Responding to Compliance Issues.
o Element 8: Policy of Non-Intimidation and Non-Retaliation.
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18 NYCRR § 521.3 (a)
Compliance Programs shall be applicable to:
(1) billings;(2) payments;(3) medical necessity and quality of care;(4) governance;(5) mandatory reporting;(6) credentialing; and (7) other risk areas that are or should with due diligence
be identified by the provider.
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Compliance plan document-#1.Compliance Officer/Compliance Committees-#2.
Training and education programs-#3.Communication lines to CO-#4.
Disciplinary policies and procedures-#5. Non-retaliation/non-intimidation-#8.
Compliance connections to board & management.Working Policies and Procedures.
Systems identifying risk areas, errors, PoC and monitoring-#6.Implementation of corrections & improvement-#7.
Measures of effectiveness: Certification history.
Self Disclosure/Hot line reviews. Frequency of same audit issues/edits occurring.
Excluded parties and Quality of Care. Deceased beneficiary billing.
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MEASURE
BUILD
STRUCTURE
PROCESSES
OUTCOMES
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o SSL §363-d subd. 2 (a) through (h).
o 18 NYCRR §521.3(c) (1) through (8).
o Lessons learned through use of the o Self Assessment Tool (Compliance Alert 2010-02)o Focused Review Form for Announced Reviews (Compliance Alert 2011-07,
Document #3)o Focused Review – General Form (Issued 5/2/2011)o Focused Review – Pharmacy Form (Issued 5/3/2011)o Focused Review – Transportation Form (Issued 5/4/2011)
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Self Assessment Tool – Compliance Alert 2010-02o Follows SSL §363-d’s and 18 NYCRR §521.3’s 8 elements;o Includes some questions based upon Affordable Care Act;o Included some questions thought to be helpful;o Not used for compliance program assessments.
Compliance Program Assessment Formo Follows SSL §363-d’s and 18 NYCRR §521.3’s 8 elements only;o Simplifies the questions being posed; ando To be used for compliance program assessments.
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o Compliance Alerts will be discontinued later in 2012:o 2010-02: Effectiveness of Medicaid Provider’s Compliance Program, o 2011-02: Focused Review – General Form,o 2011-03: Focused Review – Pharmacy, o 2011-04: Focused Review – Transportation,o 2011-07: Effectiveness Review Process.
o Compliance Library Forms will be discontinued later in 2012:o Focused Review – General Form (Issued 5/2/2011)o Focused Review – Pharmacy Form (Issued 5/3/2011)o Focused Review – Transportation Form (Issued 5/4/2011)
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o Self Assessment Tool – feel free to make it your own.o Inventory compliance program requirements.o Use in development of compliance work plans.o Report card for communicating to constituencies.o Use in training.o Due diligence assessments of business
partner’s/associate’s compliance programs.o Complete as requested during OMIG’s compliance
program review process.
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o Goal of reviewso Assess Medicaid providers’ compliance programs against the
eight elements and statutory and regulatory requirements.o Assist Medicaid providers in meeting their mandatory
compliance obligations.o Educate Medicaid providers on how they can improve their
compliance programso On a provider by provider basis; ando Through publication of Best Practices, Opportunities for Enhancement
and Insufficiencies.
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o Authority for conducting Compliance Program ReviewsSocial Services Law §363-d subd. 3. and 18 NYCRR §521.4(a):
Commissioner of Health and MIG has authority to determine at any time if a provider has a compliance program that satisfactorily meets the requirements of Social Services Law §363-d.
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o Impact of Failure on Assessment Social Services Law §363-d subd. 3(b) and 18 NYCRR §521.4(c):
If Commissioner of Health and MIG determine that the provider does not have a satisfactory program, the provider may be subject to any sanctions or penalties permitted by state or federal law, including revocation of a provider’s agreement to participate in the Medicaid program.
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o Types of Reviewso Desk Reviews;
o Onsite Reviews – Announced and Unannounced;
o Follow-up Onsite Reviews – Unannounced.
o Corporate Integrity Agreement Compliance Program Reviews
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o Procedure:o Assessment Form completed and returned by Provider;
o Additional information requested of Provider to be submitted;
o Bureau reviews completed Form and all submitted documentation;
o Bureau conducts interviews of the compliance officer (all reviews) & others within the Provider (primarily for onsite reviews);
o Bureau prepares the OMIG portion of the Assessment Form.
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o Life Cycle of an Assessment:o “Discussion Draft Compliance Program Assessment” issued to
Provider:o Provider has 10 business days to advise Bureau of any factual
errors in the Discussion Draft Assessment made by the Bureau of Compliance.
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o Life Cycle of an Assessment: (Cont.)
o “Draft Compliance Program Assessment” issued to Provider:o Provider has 60 calendar days to prepare and implement plans
of correction to address Insufficiencies identified in the Provider’s compliance program.
o Provider’s CEO and compliance officer must execute a certification statement that confirms the plans of correction have been implemented, the Insufficiencies are resolved and that the statements made by the provider are true.
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o Life Cycle of an Assessment: (Cont.)
o “Final Compliance Program Assessment” issued to Provider:o OMIG, reviews the plans of correction, any supporting
documentation submitted by the provider and the certification statements;
o Relying upon the submitted plans of correction and the certification statements OMIG issues a final assessment to provider, DOH, provider’s program agency and internally within OMIG;
o OMIG reserves the right to conduct an unannounced site visit to: o Confirm implementation of the plans of correction;o Accuracy of the certification statements at the time made; ando Assess current status of provider’s compliance program.
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o Social Services Law §363-d subd. 3 a newly enrolling Medicaid provider shall certify that its compliance
program satisfactorily meets the requirements of §363-d.o 18 NYCRR §521.3(b)o upon applying for enrollment and o during December each year …a required Medicaid provider must certify that its compliance
program meets the requirements of Part 521.
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o November 15, 2012 o Webinar #16 on Certification form for 2012.o Sign-up through www.omig.ny.gov .
o December 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012o 2012 Certification form goes live and is available for Medicaid
providers to certify. o Certification form will be posted under the Compliance tab at
www.omig.ny.gov .
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o Compliance Alertso Compliance Library – Best practices, enhancement opportunities and
insufficiencies; forms; toolso More than 4,000 provider audit reports, detailing findings in specific industrieso OMIG Webinars, annual work plans, and annual reportso New York excluded provider listo Self-Disclosure protocolo Corporate Integrity Agreementso Listserv and Twitter (#NYSOMIG)o Bureau of Compliance dedicated e-mail address – [email protected] o Bureau of Compliance dedicated telephone number – 518-408-0401
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