The department shall do all of the following: 1.
(1)#
Encourage, but not require, any hospital or health care system that seeks to apply to participate in the reimbursement program under this subsection to collaborate with any managed care organization with which it has an agreement to provide services to Medical Assistance recipients. The department may not limit patient populations eligible to participate in the intensive care coordination program under this subsection to either those individuals enrolled in managed care to receive Medical Assistance services or those individuals currently receiving Medical Assistance services on a fee-for-service basis. The department may not deny a hospital or health care system applicant for the reimbursement program under this subsection solely because the applicant does not have an agreement to implement an intensive care coordination program with a managed care organization.
(2)#
Respond to the hospital or health care system indicating whether additional information is required to evaluate the application for the reimbursement program under this subsection.
(3)#
After consulting with hospitals, health care systems, and other providers, develop uniform outcome measures to use in determining the efficacy of the program.
(4)#
If the hospital or health care system is selected for the reimbursement program under this subsection, provide a description of the process for enrolling Medical Assistance recipients in intensive care coordination for reimbursement.
(5)#
If the department does not receive a proposal for the reimbursement program under this subsection, solicit proposals for the reimbursement program under this subsection from other health care providers under s. 146.81 (1).