equal-access-payment-practices

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not pay all provider types prospectively or alternatively does not demonstrate that it is not a generally-accepted practice for all provider types, as required by 98.45(m)(1). (Plan Question 4.4.1a). Please note the Lead Agency has an approved waiver for this requirement through August 1, 2026. • The Lead Agency does not pay based on enrollment or alternatively does not provide justification that this is impracticable or is not a generally-accepted practice, as required by 98.45(m)(2). (Plan Question 4.4.1b). Please note the Lead Agency has an approved waiver for this requirement through August 1, 2026. Overall Target Completion Date: 04/30/2026 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 Define policy and parameters around paying based on enrollment. 01/31/2025 2 Promulgate regulations for payment based on enrollment 02/28/2025 3 Redesign system functionality (Bridges) attendance processes to reflect payment based on enrollment 04/30/2025 4 Communication plan and deployment for Providers on payment based on enrollment 04/30/2025 5 Communication plan and deployment for Customers on payment based on enrollment 04/30/2025 6 Training for internal staff on payment based on enrollment 04/30/2025 7 Define policy and parameters around paying providers prospectively 06/30/2025 8 Promulgate CCAP Regulations including cost benefit analysis and fiscal note related to prospective payment 09/30/2025 9 Bridges System Updates and Enhancements for prospective functionality. This includes (1) Technical Design Sessions for system (Bridges) enhancement, (2) Functional Design Document Review and Approval, (3) Technical Design Document Review and Approval and (4) system testing. 02/28/2026 10 Launch Prospective Payments 03/31/2026 11 Operations training materials for prospective payment developed 03/31/2026 12 CCAP Operations trainings on new policy and system functionality deployed 03/31/2026 13 Communication plan re: prospective payment and deployment to community and customers 02/01/2026 14 Communication plan re: prospective payment and deployment to partners and internal staff 02/01/2026