1323.1 Definition of Agency

Agency means the single state Medicaid/CHIP agency as well as any contractors or other state agency units authorized to determine eligibility for medical assistance or provide direct support of the medical assistance eligibility determination process. Currently, this means the KanCare Clearinghouse, KDHE Outstationed Workers, KDHE Central Office – Eligibility Unit and DCF PPS workers who make medical determinations. It also includes automated systems that determine medical assistance eligibility to the extent the information is used in the medical assistance determination.