Beneficiary and public notice requirements
(a)The agency must make available a public schedule…#
(a) The agency must make available a public schedule describing current premiums and cost sharing requirements containing the following information:
(1) The group or groups of individuals who are subject to premiums and/or cost sharing and the current amounts;
(2) Mechanisms for making payments for required premiums and cost sharing charges;
(3) The consequences for an applicant or recipient who does not pay a premium or cost sharing charge;
(4) A list of hospitals charging cost sharing for non-emergency use of the emergency department; and
(5) A list of preferred drugs or a mechanism to access such a list, including the agency Web site.
(b)The agency must make the public schedule available to…#
(b) The agency must make the public schedule available to the following in a manner that ensures that affected applicants, beneficiaries, and providers are likely to have access to the notice:
(1) Beneficiaries, at the time of their enrollment and reenrollment after a redetermination of eligibility, and when premiums, cost sharing charges, or aggregate limits are revised, notice to beneficiaries must be in accordance with § 435.905(b) of this chapter;
(2) Applicants, at the time of application;
(3) All participating providers; and
(4) The general public.