Rule 5160:1-5-02.1 | Medicaid: breast and cervical cancer project (BCCP) definitions.

(a) "Breast or cervical cancer diagnosis" includes metastasized cancer known or presumed by a treating health professional as a complication of breast or cervical cancer.

(c) "Pre-cancerous" means a condition, which, if left untreated is known or presumed by a treating health professional to develop into cancer.

(3) "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Title XV grantee" means an entity receiving funds under a cooperative agreement with the CDC to support activities related to the national breast and cervical cancer early detection program.

(4) "Individual", for the purpose of BCCP medicaid, means a man or woman in need of or receiving treatment for breast or cervical cancer, breast or cervical pre-cancerous conditions, and/or breast or cervical early stage cancer or eligible for BCCP medicaid.

(5) "The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)" means the program of the CDC established under Title XV of the Public Health Service Act, and the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 (Pub. L. No. 101-354).

(6) "The Ohio Department of Health Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (ODH BCCP)" means NBCCEDP funded by the CDC and administered by the Ohio department of health (ODH).

(a) "ODH BCCP breast and cervical cancer screening provider" means an entity which has entered into a written agreement with the ODH BCCP to provide specified breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services for ODH BCCP enrollees.

(b) "ODH BCCP designated local agency or subgrantee" means an entity which has received a grant from ODH to implement specified activities of the ODH BCCP.

(c) "ODH BCCP enrollee" means an individual determined by ODH BCCP, or its designated local agencies or subgrantees, to meet the eligibility requirements (e.g., age and income) for participation in the ODH BCCP.

(d) "ODH BCCP regional case manager" means an individual who determines an individual's eligibility for BCCP, enrolls individuals, schedules services with health care providers, and provides case management to individuals.

(7) "Screened for breast or cervical cancer under NBCCEDP" means that a breast or cervical cancer screening was provided, in full or in part, by CDC Title XV funds or was provided by any other provider/entity which ODH elects to accept as providing screening activities for ODH BCCP.

(a) For the purposes of BCCP medicaid, breast or cervical cancer screening includes diagnostic test(s) following a breast or cervical cancer screening.

(b) For the purposes of BCCP medicaid, case management services provided by a CDC Title XV grantee are not considered breast or cervical cancer screening.

(8) "Treatment" means the provision of medical services to control, minimize, or eliminate cancer or pre-cancerous cells of the breast or cervix. "Treatment" includes the provision of hormonal therapies to prevent recurrence of cancer following breast cancer surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. Monitoring services alone (e.g., Papanicolaou smears, pelvic examinations, clinical breast examinations, mammograms) for recurrence or new primary cancers are not considered treatment.

(a) "Needs treatment" means that according to a written certification by the individual's treating health professional, which is documented by the ODH BCCP, a breast or cervical cancer screening indicates that the individual is in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer. Individuals who are determined to require only monitoring services (e.g., Papanicolaou smears, pelvic examinations, clinical breast examinations, mammograms) are not considered to need treatment.

(b) "No longer receives treatment for breast or cervical cancer" means:

(i) The individual's course of treatment of breast or cervical cancer is completed, or

(ii) The individual chooses to delay or decline available treatment options.

(c) "Treating health professional" means an individual licensed to provide breast or cervical cancer diagnosis and/or treatment services.

(d) "Treatment period" means the period of time, according to a written certification by the individual's treating health professional, needed for the completion of treatment of the individual's breast or cervical cancer or pre-cancerous condition. A treatment period lasting more than twelve months from initial eligibility requires both a review of continuing medicaid eligibility and verification of need for continued treatment.

(9) "Uninsured" means not having creditable coverage for health care services.

(a) For the purposes of determining eligibility under BCCP medicaid, the following are considered creditable coverage:

(i) Health insurance benefits consisting of medical care (provided directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or otherwise, and including items and services paid for as medical care) under any hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital or medical service plan contract;

(ii) Health maintenance organization contract offered by a health insurance issuer;

(iii) Medicare, parts A or B; and,

(iv) Medicaid.

(b) For the purposes of determining eligibility under BCCP medicaid, creditable coverage does not include:

(i) Limited scope coverage such as those which only cover dental, vision, or long-term care;

(ii) Coverage for only a specified disease or illness; or

(iii) Coverage which excludes treatment for breast or cervical cancer, including situations whereby a period of exclusion has been applied, such as for a pre-existing condition, or the individual has exhausted the health insurance plan's covered benefits.

Last updated July 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM