Basic Health Plan Program Amendment

The Department proposes to submit an amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of its Basic Health Program (BHP) Blueprint.  The amendment updates Section 1 to reflect the current Designee. The amendment updates Section 3 to reflect the current Trustees and the process for appointing Trustees. The amendment updates Section 4 to reflect that the standard used to determine the effective date for BHP eligibility will be the Medicaid standard, the enrollment policy used in BHP will be the continuous enrollment process of Medicaid, and the standard used to redetermine BHP eligibility will be to redetermine every 12 months in compliance with federal regulation [42 CFR 600.340(f)].      

There is no annual change to state expenditures as a result of the proposed amendment. 

The public is invited to review and comment on the proposed Blueprint Amendment. 

For further information and to review and comment, please contact:

New York State Department of Health
Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration
99 Washington Ave – One Commerce Plaza
Suite 1200
Albany, New York 12210

Turkessa.Robinson@health.ny.gov