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applicants, enrollees, re-enrollees, providers and the general public through a number of activities. Kentucky involved numerous advocacy groups, consumers and legislators in the development of the Family Choices plan. Additional notice activities include advertising in the State’s major newspapers, announcing the information at advisory council and advocacy group meetings, holding public hearings on the proposed changes, working with advocacy groups to disseminate the information, announcement and discussion at legislative committee meetings which are open to the public, distributing news releases, posting the information on the Department for Medicaid Services and KCHIP web sites, conducting statewide eligibility and outreach worker training, and publishing and distributing educational information.

9.10. Provide a 1-year projected budget. A suggested financial form for the budget is attached. The budget must describe: (Section 2107(d)) (42CFR 457.140)

• Planned use of funds, including: - Projected amount to be spent on health services; - Projected amount to be spent on administrative costs, such as outreach, child health initiatives, and evaluation; and - Assumptions on which the budget is based, including cost per child and expected enrollment.

• Projected sources of non-Federal plan expenditures, including any requirements for cost sharing by enrollees.