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TEAMKY Demonstration

Approval Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029

Page 36 of 155 iv. Purchase of Billing Systems. Expenditures for the purchase of billing systems for Qualified Applicants. v. Development of Protocols and Procedures. Expenditures to support the specification of steps to be taken in preparation for and execution of the Medicaid and CHIP enrollment process, suspension/unsuspension process for eligible individuals, and provision of care coordination and reentry planning for a period for up to 60 days immediately prior to the expected date of release for individuals qualifying for reentry demonstration initiative services. vi. Additional Activities to Promote Collaboration. Expenditures for additional activities that will advance collaboration among Kentucky’s Qualified Applicants in STC 30(d). This may include conferences and meetings convened with the agencies, organizations, and other stakeholders involved in the initiative. vii. Planning. Expenditures for planning to focus on developing processes and information sharing protocols to: (1) identifying individuals who are potentially eligible for Medicaid and CHIP; (2) assisting with the completion of a Medicaid or CHIP application; (3) submitting the Medicaid or CHIP application to the county social services department or coordinating suspension/unsuspension; (4) screening for eligibility for pre-release services and reentry planning in a period for up to 60 days immediately prior to the expected date of release; (5) delivering necessary services to eligible individuals in a period for up to 60 days immediately prior to the expected date of release and care coordination to support reentry; and (6) establishing on-going oversight and monitoring process upon implementation. viii. Other activities to support a milieu appropriate for provision of pre-release services. Expenditures to provide a milieu appropriate for pre-release services in a period for up to 60 days immediately prior to the expected date of release, including accommodations for private space such as movable screen walls, desks, and chairs, to conduct assessments and interviews within correctional institutions, and support for installation of audio-visual equipment or other technology to support provision of pre-release services delivered via telehealth in a period for up to 60 days immediately prior to the expected date of release and care coordination to support reentry. Expenditures may not include building, construction, or refurbishment of correctional facilities. b. The state may claim FFP in Reentry Demonstration Initiative Planning and Implementation Program expenditures for no more than the annual amounts outlined in Table 1. In the event that the state does not claim the full amount of FFP for a given demonstration year as defined in STC 89, the unspent amounts will roll over to one or more demonstration years not to exceed this demonstration period and the state may claim the remaining amount in a subsequent demonstration year.